• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    We just watched 2 botched attempts at assassination recently. Its clearly not an easy thing to pull off on high profile targets.

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      One of which was done by someone who was kicked off a shooting team for being a dangerously bad shot.

      Give me a modern 30 cal hunting rifle, a good scope, ammo, and a benchrest at a 200 yard range and a target. I could teach you to hit a head-sized target in an afternoon, including time to dial in the scope. Hardest skill to learn is calming your nerves when it’s a real human head.

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        1 day ago

        And I’m telling you none of that good shot shit matters because the average person would not be able to remain calm for that. You need training.

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          6 hours ago

          And I’m telling you it’s hardly impossible.

          Edit: and it’s very telling that you didn’t consider that factor until I brought it up.