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In reply to the discussion: Salon: "the Warren Commission... was stacked with RFK’s political enemies" [View all]former9thward
(31,997 posts)That is a test to determine if you have fired a gun recently. Firing a rifle you would have it on your cheeks and hands. The test indicated he had not fired any weapons recently. There is a clear association of that rifle and Oswald. But since the rifle was in poor condition (The FBI had to fix the sight in order to get it to work) and since Oswald passed the test then it is not so clear he ever fired the weapon.
You will hear from WC enthusiasts that the paraffin test is "unreliable." Yet thousands of people have been convicted on the basis of failing the test. But with Oswald it is "unreliable."
Was he part of the conspiracy? Most likely and Oswald himself said "I'm a patsy."
He was hired at the book depository long before Kennedy's trip was planned.