President Kennedy was told from the beginning of his trip to Texas that it was a bad idea to stop in Dallas. The Secret Service and CIA told JFK that there was a security risk involved if he did not allow them to put a protective shell around his car. When President Kennedy's car came into his view that day, Lee Harvey Oswald shot President Kennedy in the head. At fir

Many people were heartbroken, shocked, and scared when they heard the news of JFK's death. Most people couldn't believe what had happened. "I couldn't believe it, I just thought to myself 'How could this happen to us, to the United States?'", said 80 year old Ed Braman. Parts of the U.S. were threatened and frightened by what they had just heard. "I was scared and threatened, it was the first exposure to the vulnerability of the United States. We had lost our leader. It really exposed us to our own mortality. If the President could get shot, what's keeping us from getting killed?" said 54 year old veteran Jim Hillman. Many people felt the same way as Jim Hillman. After the assassination of JFK the amount of gun purchases for protection increased by 32 percent. The most widely spread emotion throughout the United States after they re

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