Kirchner’s luckiest day ever!

robfosters · 2 Sep 2022 at 14:11

Argentinas Vice President narrowly escaped assassination when a gun jammed as the trigg was pulled at point blank range.

she must be thanking heaven and all her lucky stars after this. Incredible!

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: Gun jams during bid to kill Argentina vice-president

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner escapes unharmed after a gunman's weapon jammed at the last moment.

www.bbc.co.uk

Efour · 2 Sep 2022 at 14:31

Chris Wilson · 2 Sep 2022 at 14:32

I'd have expected a rash of the forum's firearms experts to be here by now, with various pieces of advice and condemnation for the efforts of the would be assassin and his choice of weapon

Perhaps they're busy in the Ukraine thread...

robfosters · 2 Sep 2022 at 14:37

Chris Wilson said:
I'd have expected a rash of the forum's firearms experts to be here by now, with various pieces of advice and condemnation for the efforts of the would be assassin and his choice of weapon Perhaps they're busy in the Ukraine thread...

At least they’re not as bad as the twitterati who are insisting it’s a publicity stunt :rolleyes:

Hades · 2 Sep 2022 at 14:45

Well at least we can rule out Alec Baldwin then.

arknor · 2 Sep 2022 at 14:55

coulda just used a knife at that range

StriderX · 2 Sep 2022 at 15:00

To play devil's advocate... Have South American politicians ever thought about the possibility of being less openly corrupt especially when their country is going through an immensely painful recession where favouring their own little corner might create grudges elsewhere?

robfosters · 2 Sep 2022 at 20:47

Chris Wilson said:
I'd have expected a rash of the forum's firearms experts to be here by now, with various pieces of advice and condemnation for the efforts of the would be assassin and his choice of weapon Perhaps they're busy in the Ukraine thread...

Got to tear themselves away from the Alec Baldwin thread first!

GGizmo · 2 Sep 2022 at 21:48

She's the luckiest woman alive.

Terminal_Boy · 2 Sep 2022 at 21:51

Hades said:
Well at least we can rule out Alec Baldwin then.

Nah, this bloke pulled the trigger just like Alec did, you can hear it click.

Terminal_Boy · 2 Sep 2022 at 21:52

Chris Wilson said:
I'd have expected a rash of the forum's firearms experts to be here by now, with various pieces of advice and condemnation for the efforts of the would be assassin and his choice of weapon Perhaps they're busy in the Ukraine thread...

I await the confirmation of the type and model of weapon used first.

Diddums · 2 Sep 2022 at 22:01

BowdonUK said:
She's the luckiest woman alive.

Incorrect, that'll be my wife.

robfosters · 2 Sep 2022 at 22:03

BowdonUK said:
She's the luckiest woman alive.

Yep. If I was her I would have got back in the car and told the driver to take me straight to the nearest church to pray and thank all the gods in the universe!

Tephnos · 2 Sep 2022 at 22:05

I know some Argentines. This may not be what it seems - she was being indicted for corruption charges, and there are reports that this may have been a 'fake' assassination attempt in order to get the media off her back and into sympathy mode - and the president has called for a national holiday because of this.

All a bit strange.