Newly Uncovered Incident Points to Missed Opportunity for JFK's Protection

As conspiracy theories persist, some JFK assassination records remain withheld

Author Stephen F. Knott discovered an incident that occurred a year before JFK's assassination where a rifle was pointed at JFK during an open-vehicle presidential motorcade in Springfield, Illinois.
The rifle was spotted by a police officer and two individuals, a 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy, were arrested but never charged as they claimed they were trying to get a better look at the president.
Knott believes this incident was a missed opportunity to improve presidential protection practices.
The JFK assassination continues to fuel conspiracy theories, with around 65% of Americans today not believing the official lone gunman version.
Despite the release of five million pages of official documents relating to the assassination, some records are still being withheld by the government.