Originally posted by Aristotle
...Survivalist Groups and Militias are still a threat to our country and our people. I would also point out that the acts of terrorism that these groups commit often lack the common hallmarks of traditional terrorism. I would also point out that even if the gunmen have no military training they would still have access to such training and equipment through one of these organizations.
If we are playing "guess who" then I would put my money on a gun bunny from some well organized militia group. This may be an even worse case scenario then the ex-military sniper however. What the gun bunny would lack for in training he would make up for with a well organized network of contacts and safe houses.
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Oh. Ok. Sure. It's the NRA's fault now. Or whatever survivalist group has safehouses. Safehouses???
I don't know if you've been to a shooting range lately, or another place where us crazy-nutziod NRA folks hang out, but I can assure you that the attitude towards the sniper IS NOT one that would inspire us to house the sniper in a safehouse! More likely, the sniper would be tied up to the 100 yard range marker and the shooters would fire at will.
Don't you realize that perhaps, *maybe*, gun enthusiasts like myself don't enjoy having crazies go shooting people becasue the rest of the country is so quick to damn us??? Sound familiar?
BINGO! Yes! It is the same reason dnd players don't like to have their hobby brought up on Court TV.
<But hey, they're all gun nuts, so they would definitely help a killer out as long as that person was using a GUN!>
Lame, lame, lame, lame, lame. Can't attack dnd but you can attack gun enthusiasts. Sheesh. You have no idea how much your post incenced me. To make it even, I should comment on your other favorite hobby and it's
obvious connection to the sniper and how you should be investigated. But that would be silly and ungrounded, wouldn't it?
ANYway,
150 to 200 yards is not a long enough distance for millitary personnel to consider using a sniper rifle. An M-4 assualt rifle is accurate to 700 yards (at least, as long as there is a marine behind the trigger.) If this chump is using a high powered sniper rifle, he isn't millitary. His safety would increase by factors the farther his position is away from his target. He's not getting farther away because he doesn't feel comfortable at longer distances. Not comfortable at long distances is not a hallmark of a US issue sniper.
Nope. Not millitary. Perhaps self taught at ranges, but not millitary.
