M0oP0o@mander.xyz to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 7 months agoPossible snipers seen at OSU. Administration says they're not snipers but should be treated like they are.midwest.socialimagemessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: ohio@midwest.social
arrow-up120arrow-down1imagePossible snipers seen at OSU. Administration says they're not snipers but should be treated like they are.midwest.socialM0oP0o@mander.xyz to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square107fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: ohio@midwest.social
minus-squarekerrigan778@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoI think you either overestimate overpenetration at range or underestimate the training a sniper has on that very subject.
minus-squareM0oP0o@mander.xyzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-27 months agoAs someone who has shot this round, no I don’t think I am overestimating the penetration. Also as it turns out police (I think state troopers in this case) snipers operate at ranges of 100 yards or less according to the police https://www.police1.com/swat/articles/a-first-of-its-kind-effort-describes-police-sniper-use-of-force-engagements-in-us-j7JjrYjYZmPtsoMt/. I know of no way to magic a bullet fired into a crowd to not over penetrate and yes I checked if there was some sort of less lethal or low pen police round (I found none). Know your target and what is beyond it. This is basic firearm safety, but that seems to not be common in the US of A.
I think you either overestimate overpenetration at range or underestimate the training a sniper has on that very subject.
As someone who has shot this round, no I don’t think I am overestimating the penetration. Also as it turns out police (I think state troopers in this case) snipers operate at ranges of 100 yards or less according to the police https://www.police1.com/swat/articles/a-first-of-its-kind-effort-describes-police-sniper-use-of-force-engagements-in-us-j7JjrYjYZmPtsoMt/. I know of no way to magic a bullet fired into a crowd to not over penetrate and yes I checked if there was some sort of less lethal or low pen police round (I found none).
Know your target and what is beyond it. This is basic firearm safety, but that seems to not be common in the US of A.