Key Breakdown of the Incident

In a surprise Saturday update, VSO Gun Channel host dissects newly released higher-resolution video from the Department of Justice of the third alleged assassination attempt on the president at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The footage shows security personnel removing magnetometers as the event concluded, allowing an assailant to pass through a metal detector. The host narrates: “As the assailant is passing through the one metal detector, he raises his weapon and discharges a shot into the officer that has pressed his pistol out.” The officer reportedly fired five shots in response to the assailant’s single discharge, corroborated by the official report of one shot fired.

Pros: Expert Firearms Analysis and Debunking Theories

• Detailed breakdown of crowd reactions, attributing simultaneous flinches to an auditory cue: “When a firearm is discharged, and you are not expecting a firearm to be discharged, the natural reaction of everyone, whether you are trained or not, is to go like this.”
• Identifies a premature reaction from one individual, suggesting they “tanked an entire 12-gauge shotgun blast in his vest” at close range.
• Explains the officer’s brief one-day hospital stay by analyzing the assailant’s manifesto and ammo photos, concluding low-powered, low-brass buckshot or possibly birdshot was used, not high-velocity slugs or magnum rounds.

Cons: Speculative Elements and Video Quality Gripes

• Relies on low-quality crime scene photos for ammo identification, with the host lamenting: “It’s like an institutional edict that cops can’t take good photos.”
• Some speculation on exact ammo type (e.g., double-aught buck vs. birdshot) due to poor imagery and assailant’s limited firearms knowledge.
• Added elevator music to footage and occasional humor (e.g., “full plaid speed in a Nudo run”) may detract from sobriety for some viewers.

Ammunition Specs and Context

• 1oz slug: 1560 fps.
• 9-pellet double-aught buckshot: 1325 fps (mid-brass example shown).
• Assailant’s likely load: Low-brass, reduced recoil 2¾-inch buckshot or birdshot, insufficient to “break every bone” even without a vest, aided by adrenaline.

The host emphasizes this analysis counters rampant conspiracy theories without diminishing the incident’s gravity: “I’m not trying to detract from the heroics or the seriousness of the situation at all.” Sponsored by Right to Bear, a self-defense legal service highlighted for protections in houses of worship.