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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 10:58 PM

eleny (45,895 posts)

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77 replies	Author	Time	Post
How close could a sniper get to the inauguration site? [View all]	Jeebo	Jan 13	OP
I just asked that same question	MontanaMama	Jan 13	#1
Jesus what a thought....	fantase56	Jan 13	#2
Good god	Deuxcents	Jan 13	#3
I think a 50 caliber sniper rifle maxes out at 2,000 yds	TexasProgresive	Jan 13	#4
Not so effective against personnel beyond 1000 meters.	Klaralven	Jan 13	#6
It isn't that the rifle isn't effective	sarisataka	Jan 13	#17
Fifty Caliber legal?	StClone	Jan 13	#10
Yes... if you have about $10K... and the range..?	albacore	Jan 13	#26
Thanks. I remember several states (NY for one) tried to ban it	StClone	Jan 13	#33
Not sure	Timewas	Jan 13	#24
3,871 yards	sir pball	Jan 14	#39
I'm with you. I just posted the 2,000 yards as close to the maximum range.	TexasProgresive	Jan 14	#42
With a shot that far, even the earths rotation has to be accounted for.	A HERETIC I AM	Jan 14	#46
I do have concerns greater that a lone sniper. It lies in the huge amount of NG and LEO presence	TexasProgresive	Jan 14	#51
At least as much luck as skill, for sure	sir pball	Jan 14	#52
I am more concerned about a cadre of hate filled LEO or Guardsmen	TexasProgresive	Jan 14	#54
There is a bit more to it	sarisataka	Jan 13	#5
A Canadian sniper has the longest recorded kill shot at 2.1 miles	Submariner	Jan 13	#7
Over a mile, I don't like the idea of it being outside either. I am also worried that the law	doc03	Jan 13	#8
Agreed!	SheltieLover	Jan 13	#18
On what basis do you not trust the Secret Service?	cwydro	Jan 14	#47
Well,	Turin_C3PO	Jan 14	#53
Well the Secret Service will have a half a dozen machine guns within about 20ft of the President	fescuerescue	Jan 14	#57
DO you not think the Secret Service has a contingency for this?	William769	Jan 13	#9
Some of us remember the assassination of Anwar Sadat October 6, 1981	TexasProgresive	Jan 14	#50
My thoughts are with that many stationed the higher the probability	littlemissmartypants	Jan 14	#62
Quite the corundum	sarisataka	Jan 14	#63
Be chicken little all you want.	William769	Jan 14	#65
Yes, any line of sight where this is possible is blocked by bulletproof glass	DrToast	Jan 14	#68
There will be helicopters, drones, security on buildings, etc. Maybe they'll tell	Hoyt	Jan 13	#11
Just as I suspect his security detail nixed the train trip, I suspect they will pressure him to	tblue37	Jan 13	#27
Accidental dupe. Self-delete.	tblue37	Jan 13	#28
something's going on, I get dupes also.. A pop up box asks if I want to post this again... nt	mitch96	Jan 14	#37
I hope he is going to be fitted with a bullet proof vest.	Doreen	Jan 13	#12
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Jan 13	#15
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Washington Monument	eleny	Jan 13	#19
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Jan 13	#31
Is the Colorado Candidate invited?	lame54	Jan 13	#14
Is VA-5 invited ?? MSNBC says his staff involved	Captain Zero	Jan 14	#60
Won't he be protected by bulletproof glass?	subterranean	Jan 13	#16
I was wondering the same thing.	foo_fighter999	Jan 13	#36
I've beed thinking about this question for over a week.	BigmanPigman	Jan 13	#20
Wouldn't be distance but line of sight that's the problem	coti	Jan 13	#21
What if an asteroid hits the building? They'd better hold it underground.	marble falls	Jan 13	#22
Lol.	cwydro	Jan 14	#45
I do my best. I try to panic at only specifically identified threats.	marble falls	Jan 14	#48
Lol, buckle up because if there's one thing DU is good at - it's total panic over anything.	cwydro	Jan 14	#55
Trump sowed a bumper crop, didn't he?	marble falls	Jan 14	#56
He sure as hell did, thank god so many prognostications have NOT come true lol.	cwydro	Jan 14	#58
Easy 90% vapored.	marble falls	Jan 14	#61
Some still being recycled lol.	cwydro	Jan 14	#74
Not that easy to have a clear shot from a mile or two away.	onenote	Jan 13	#23
Joe's crowd will, by necessity, be about 1/100th the size of Obama's- I think he's OK. Nt	Fiendish Thingy	Jan 13	#30
the organizers of the inauguration	bdamomma	Jan 14	#69
Bet your ass wherever a sniper could hide, there will be agents there or in counter-sniping position	SoFlaBro	Jan 14	#67
The Secret Service Plans For Every Contingency	ChoppinBroccoli	Jan 13	#25
In a perfect world. (nt)	Paladin	Jan 14	#72
Think about inaugurations over the past 50 years at the same site- any sniper problems? Nt	Fiendish Thingy	Jan 13	#29
I'm sure there will be plenty of bulletproof glass surrounding him	left-of-center2012	Jan 13	#32
Well now that we are all being surveilled because of this post....	SlogginThroughIt	Jan 13	#34
Boy, so much wrong here.	GulfCoast66	Jan 13	#35
The Gravy Seals aren't disciplined enough to maintain the training required...	EarthFirst	Jan 14	#38
There are ex-military in that mob.	MoonRiver	Jan 14	#41
Depends on the number of, and degree to which, seditious Republican legislators are	Roisin Ni Fiachra	Jan 14	#40
Came to say this!	superpatriotman	Jan 14	#44
You don't want an answer to this question	pfitz59	Jan 14	#43
Let's do it in the Rotunda like in '85.	FreepFryer	Jan 14	#49
Mike is in the private sector now	fescuerescue	Jan 14	#64
Heh. (Nt)	FreepFryer	Jan 14	#66
Look! The Secret Service is on this.	MineralMan	Jan 14	#59
Reports on TV	bdamomma	Jan 14	#70
Yes, it is, pretty much.	MineralMan	Jan 14	#71
Given the events of this past week, I question the optimism on this thread. (nt)	Paladin	Jan 14	#73
Should be done behind bulletproof glass	radius777	Jan 14	#75
I don't think this a good thread to have. I would delete it if I were you.	yellowcanine	Jan 14	#76
I completely agree. Don't give em any ideas.	IsItJustMe	Jan 14	#77

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