Talk:List of United States presidential assassination attempts and plots

message: "William Clyde Allen III, a U.S. Navy veteran, sent a letter containing castor beans to President Trump"
I put it to you that this cannot be considered an assassination attempt.Ordinary Person (talk) 12:20, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  beans 

message: I reverted this article after a 7/6 edit included unsourced and false information that named a living person and jokingly accused them of a serious crime. I think that the version that includes this vandalism should not be publicly visible. Rcondron2002 (talk) 22:39, 6 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clearing of version from publicly-viewable article history 

message: There have been several attempts to add two cases of threats against Joe Biden to the article. But they were threats that were made in October 2020, when he was still a candidate. This article is supposed to be about threats against sitting U.S. Presidents. So I have removed the Joe Biden sections. I'm coming here to explain why. -- MelanieN (talk) 19:19, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Joe Biden 

message: What should every entry in the section "Assassination attempts and plots" have? My ideas:
* For the attacker's background, his name, age, occupation and state of residence.
* Every entry should describe the motive in sufficient detail. "Mentally ill" or "political extremist" are too broad. State whether the attacker was sane or insane, unless already implied.
* If the plot was a conspiracy, describe the conspirators.
* The location and date of the attack are also necessary, the weapon used, casualties and how the incident ended.
* The rest of the attacker's life, including his criminal sentence.
* Where the president was at the time and what he was doing. It is also important to mention, if true, that the attacker was not actually near the president.
* The historical significance and aftermath of the attempted assassination, and any noteworthy firsts, such as "first attempted assassination by an Islamist extremist" (not yet noted in the article) or "only assassination attempt to use a forklift as a weapon" (see section Donald Trump).  — Preceding unsigned comment added by OneToZero (talk • contribs) 01:54, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Necessary detail for entries 

message: I feel we should probably add the event that happened a year ago, in which a pedophile named Alexander Hillel Treisman got only a couple of blocks away from Joe Biden's house with an AR-15 and stated online that he was going to kill him. It seems relevant because of how close he got to the Biden home, and the fact that he faces additional criminal charges in regards to child pornography. HumanHistory1 (talk) 15:18, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Biden was a candidate at the time, so it doesn't count. OneToZero (talk) 23:47, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alexander Hillel Treisman 

message: Where's Reagan!? You know, the guy who was ACTUALLY shot? 76.102.196.178 (talk) 23:01, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: You mean under the heading "presidents wounded"? Please read the entire article before posting here. Acroterion (talk) 23:16, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing President! 

message: Should there be a section for "credible threats"? For instance, one George Todsen threatened to kill President John Quincy Adams, and the threat was taken seriously by Adams' security (Although Adams did not take it seriously). He even approached the White House where Adams told him off. AlfLandonFan (talk) 18:05, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I would say it goes beyond the scope of the article to include threats that weren't acted on. If Todsen approached the White House but didn't actually attempt anything with Adams, it doesn't seem that notable, and if he did, then it was an attempt that could already be included in this list. Admittedly it's fuzzy between a single person's threat and a "plot". Jerodast (talk) 07:43, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Threats