Topic: Backpack

Nate Kornacki examines security footage of the alleged gunman, Tyler Robinson, as he approaches the roof. Kornacki points out that Robinson does not appear to be carrying a 44-inch rifle in his pants or on his back, and the small backpack he is wearing would not be large enough to hold a broken-down 30-06. He questions how Robinson got the weapon to the roof and suggests the FBI's released footage may be "shittily edited" or altered.

Claims that the shooter easily disassembled a long-bore rifle to fit it into a backpack are debunked as "Hollywood mythology." Expert analysis of the Mauser 98 and similar bolt-action rifles shows that disassembly requires removing multiple screws and would ruin the weapon's zero. The segment identifies Steve Wolf, a Hollywood weapons expert, as the source of the disassembly rumor on News Nation, suggesting it was a tactic to explain the lack of footage showing a long gun.