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From: kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey)
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Subject: Re: [OT] What is happening in/to the US ?
Date: 16 Jul 2024 23:26:24 -0000
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John Dallman <jgd@cix.co.uk> wrote:
>Trying to hit a person giving a speech, and thus moving a bit, in the ear
>without doing significant harm is the act of a fool with a greatly
>exaggerated idea of his own marksmanship. He was much more likely to kill
>the target than get the result that eventuated. 
>
>I'm really not convinced by the self-sacrifice idea. 

America is filled with people who have guns and who know that they are safe
because they have a gun.  The NRA told them so.  They can't possibly be safe
without a gun, but with a gun they are completely safe.  And so they don't
need to actually practice at the range or do any weapons or situational
training, because just having the gun there keeps them safe.

These people are all convinced that they could hit anything and that they
will always behave rationally in a tense situation because they have never
seen this stuff on television.

So, I am not surprised that someone would attempt a crazy shot like this
with a crappy weapon like that.  I haven't heard if he was using the stock
sights on the thing or if he'd got something intended for proper sniping.
--scott
-- 
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."