Re:Trump Shot at Pennsylvania Rally
by ultimafan on Sunday July 14, 2024 @11:21PM
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A former sniper would also have a few hundred to a few thousand hours more range time than a random member of the public. I wouldn't doubt that "easy" for someone like that would have a much different meaning than for everyone else.
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Re:Trump Shot at Pennsylvania Rally
by frankzinger on Monday July 15, 2024 @05:34AM
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He was saying it would've been easy for the shooter in question (ie, a random 20-year old).
Mind you, that former sniper was also a Republican congressman so I would not be surprised if he was just using the opportunity to build the Trump Messiah narrative.
Re:Trump Shot at Pennsylvania Rally
by weard_beard on Monday July 15, 2024 @03:37PM
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I'm a god-forsaken liberal with <200 hours range time and I tend to agree. On your 3rd or 4th practice you should be able to put 3 in the 3rd ring at 100 yards.
The real mistake was not going for center mass on someone over 70. A gut wound or lung or even a sizeable chunk from meaty tissue anywhere on the body could put down someone that age from blood loss. There's no achievements for head shots in real life.