David Von Pein

A fellow by the name of Brendan (who originally posted this information at the JFK-Lancer forum) made a very good video recently about the general operation of a Mannlicher-Carcano rifle (equipped with the exact same type of cheap Japanese telescope that was on Lee Oswald's rifle). I don't know if Brendan is a conspiracy believer or not, but this video is quite good at showing some of the basic properties of the MC rifle. Brendan gets a few facts wrong in the video (the head shot was at 88 yards, not 77), but overall I was impressed by the things I saw in this video presentation:

My list of best JFK assassination books includes: "Reclaiming History" by Vincent T. Bugliosi (2007) "Oswald's Game" by Jean Davison (1983) "With Malice" by Dale K. Myers (1998) "Kennedy And Lincoln" by Dr. John K. Lattimer (1980) "November 22, 1963: You Are The Jury" by David W. Belin (1973) "The JFK Myths" by Larry M. Sturdivan (2005) "Pictures Of The Pain" by Richard B. Trask (1994) "That Day In Dallas" by Richard B. Trask (1998) "The Death Of A President" by William Manchester (1967) "Case Closed" by Gerald Posner (1993) "National Nightmare On Six Feet Of Film" by Richard B. Trask (2005) "The Warren Commission Report" (1964) "The Day Kennedy Was Shot" by Jim Bishop (1968) "Conspiracy Of One" by Jim Moore (1990) "The Memories: JFK: 1961-1963" by Cecil Stoughton, Chester V. Clifton, and Hugh Sidey (1973) -- This book isn't really a book about the assassination, but I put it on my "favorites" list anyway. "The Killing Of A President" by Robert J. Groden (1993) -- This book is recommended only for the great pictures it contains. I certainly wouldn't recommend it for anything else, particularly the outlandish theories presented in the book, which include Mr. Groden's shot-by-shot shooting scenario, where Groden says it's very likely that ZERO shots (out of up to TEN!) came from the "Oswald" window on the sixth floor of the TSBD, even though Groden thinks Oswald was being framed and set up as the proverbial "patsy" from the sixth-floor window that Groden thinks it's likely nobody was firing from. (See Pages 20 through 40 of TKOAP for additional robust laughs.)

My name is David Von Pein. I was born in Richmond, Indiana, on December 27, 1961 (which was President Kennedy's 342nd day in office). I first became interested in JFK's assassination in 1981, when I read David Lifton's book "Best Evidence". (Thank heavens I didn't buy into Mr. Lifton's impossible theories.) I also have a deep interest in the media coverage surrounding JFK's life and death. I have a large collection of video and audio programs relating to John F. Kennedy. Also See: http://jfk-archives.blogspot.com / DVP Interview