How close could a sniper get to the inauguration site?

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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