JFK Assassination: What was the Magic Bullet theory?

Question

Can someone explain it in detail? I think it's something about a stray bullet that came out of nowhere and hit a Sheriff's Deputy in the leg and was later found just laying there on a stretcher. Is this correct, and if so how is it explained?

Answer 1

The Single Bullet Theory (pejoratively referred to as the magic bullet theory by critics and conspiracy theorists) is thought to be an essential element of the Warren Commission theory that only one assassin was responsible for the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy.
The theory, generally credited to Warren Commission staffer Arlen Specter (now a US Senator), posits that a single bullet, known as "Warren Commission Exhibit 399" (also known as "CE399"), caused all of the non-fatal wounds in both President John F. Kennedy and Governor John Connally. The fatal head wound to the President was caused by another bullet, from another area of Dealey Plaza, where Kennedy was assassinated.
According to the single bullet theory, a one-inch long, copper jacketed, lead core 6.5 millimeter rifle bullet fired from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository passed through President Kennedy’s neck, Governor Connally’s chest and wrist and embedded itself in the Governor’s thigh. In doing so, the bullet traversed 15 layers of clothing, 7 layers of skin, approximately 15 inches of tissue, struck a tie knot, removed 4 inches of rib and shattered a radius bone. The bullet that is supposed to have done all this damage was found on Governor Connally’s stretcher in the corridor at the Parkland Hospital in Dallas. It became a key Commission exhibit, identified as CE399. Its copper jacket was completely intact. The bullet’s nose appeared normal but the tail was compressed laterally on one side (see below: Theorized Path).

Answer 2

Sort of. It is a pejorative term used by conspiracy theorists who doubt that a single bullet could have had the travectory and or the energy to do the damage it did to JFK and Texas Governor Connally. The answer is it could. For a brilliant debunking of magic bullet conspiracy nuts see the following site: http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/sbt.htm

Answer 3

in case you could % to work out a action picture that enables to instruct the magic bullet concept replaced into bull, watch JFK, the action picture with kevin costner. this is an account of activities in the life of Jim Garrison, who re-opened the case some years after the Warren Commision.

Answer 4

It's the theory that only one bullet caused the nonfatal injuries to both Prez JFK and Govner Conally. It is supposed to have gone through JFK's shoulder, then hit something, go towards other shoulder, go out that shoulder, go thru conally's upper arm, then wrist, then like chest or somthing, then conally's thigh. Its kinda stupid cuz the bullet would've had to change directions like 6 times.

Answer 5

One of the bullets went thru the Governor and changed direction, in mid-air mind you, and fatally struck the President..