Well the Secret Service will have a half a dozen machine guns within about 20ft of the President (Reply #57)

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Thu Jan 14, 2021, 09:43 AM

57. Well the Secret Service will have a half a dozen machine guns within about 20ft of the President

and at this very moment there are probably a dozen guns within 30 foot of Biden. Right now, this second. So the worry about the SS not protecting against rifle shots from miles away is a bit misplaced.

If the SS would want to do something horrible, there's not a damn thing anyone in the world anyone could do about it.

But the people that are armed near the President, are probably the most vetted and monitored people on the planet.

For reference, take a look at the 3rd photo down on this page. The man in the suit there is an SS agent a few seconds after Reagan was shot. That's a machine gun he is holding.

https://www.pennlive.com/life/2019/03/must-see-photos-of-the-attempted-assassination-of-president-ronald-reagan-in-1981.html

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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
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Jan 13	#13
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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