Oswald in the doorway: the blog of the Oswald Innocence Campaign, by Ralph Cinque

 On the left, I have a very tight grip on the gun. And you need a tight grip because the less the gun moves, the better. My index finger is not just there to squeeze the trigger. It is also gripping the gun on the right side.

In the middle, I have my middle finger on the trigger and my index finger is extended along the barrel. But, even though I am a small man with a small hand, my index finger still reaches the cylinder gap, where the burning hot gases come out. So, I'd be crazy to fire the gun that way. Plus, I can't have my index finger on the barrel because the barrel has to rotate freely. How's it going to do that if my index finger is on it?

So, the only way I could fire it with my middle finger on the trigger is what you see on the right. But, that is both awkward and insecure, and it feels terrible. My index finger isn't gripping the gun on the right side, and neither is my middle finger.

So, there is no right away to fire this gun with your middle finger.

And I'm sure the same is true for the Colt Cobra that Jack Ruby had.

There is zero chance that Jack Ruby was the one pulling the trigger with his middle finger. He would not have done that for any reason. There is no scenario by which he would have done it. You can't even conjure one up. It is completely and totally implausible. And it's one more proof that the Shooter was NOT Jack Ruby.