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The sniper shot at former President Donald Trump from 130 yards away on roof of manufacturing plant (hexbear.net)

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I'm not a gun guy and I've been lazy (I only read the very short article) but to me it seems like a 10/10 "What the fuck were they thinking?" screw up by the Secret Service.

Sniper shot at former President Donald Trump from 130 yards away on roof of manufacturing plant

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[-] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 52 points 1 month ago

130 yards?!! The fuck was he using a snub nosed revolver, how you miss at that range?

[-] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

He likely didn’t adjust for elevation and windage. He likely had the crosshairs exactly lined up where wanted but was too inexperienced or in too much of a rush to properly adjust