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Spoiler Alert: Photo of the Day - Inside look at Secret Service weapons at LSU game yesterday
Citizen Free Press ^ | 11/11/19 | Kane

Posted on 11/11/2019 3:01:45 PM PST by LibWhacker

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5:38 PM - Nov 9, 2019



TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Sports
KEYWORDS: banglist; lsu; secretservice; trump; weapons
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To: LibWhacker
Suppressor protects ears with large heavy hitting rounds like .300 WinMag, and .338 Lapua.

Can also make it hard for the bad guys to pinpoint where the shot came from.

61 posted on 11/11/2019 5:18:19 PM PST by doorgunner69
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To: DUMBGRUNT

You are probably right although they do look cylindrical to me. That was why I immediately thought of those Nikons.

The Canon IS would make sense and I agree with you about holding them too far away. I would not have even thought about it but realized that I always hold my upper arms against my body for a more stability.

I never even thought about it and have been using them since around 1958.


62 posted on 11/11/2019 5:22:02 PM PST by yarddog ( For I am persuaded.)
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To: doorgunner69

Yeah, even when I was making good money, I could not have afforded those or the scopes or the binoculars.

I have had some decent, Winchesters, Remingtons and even a couple of H&K’s. Leopold and Redfield’s back when Redfield was a great scope.

I even got a couple of nice Steiners from pawn shops near Ft. Stewart. Those Steiners have a great wow factor tho after you have them for a while you realize that they are excellent but there are better ones.


63 posted on 11/11/2019 5:29:03 PM PST by yarddog ( For I am persuaded.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Yeah, chassis bolt guns and some AR platform on the right, can see the charging handle.


64 posted on 11/11/2019 5:33:05 PM PST by doorgunner69
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To: All

A couple of years ago I was at an event in Israel with Netanyahu in attendance. There were two towers on each side of the bleachers where we were seated, with sniper/spotter teams in each. They were constantly and openly scanning the crowd with the scopes of the rifles. Several times I looked up to see a rifle pointed in my direction.


65 posted on 11/11/2019 5:33:39 PM PST by pajama pundit (I don't have enough faith to believe in evolution.)
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To: mountainlion

Look closer, there are 2


66 posted on 11/11/2019 5:35:23 PM PST by bantam
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To: LibWhacker
There is no room for military weapons at a public sports venue. These are dangerous and meant to kill people. Could they not simply put up a "No guns/bombs allowed" sign?




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67 posted on 11/11/2019 5:43:21 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: Malsua
A professional wouldn't have the barrels pointed at the fans on the other side of the stadium.

Look at #65. In the real world it happens and has to happen for quickest response to a threat.

68 posted on 11/11/2019 5:45:24 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: Repeal The 17th

I thought the SS does not generally allow local LE to have weapons in the vicinity of the president. Could be wrong.


69 posted on 11/11/2019 5:47:40 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: steve86

Maybe 20 years ago I attended a political rally in the lake yard in DeFuniak Springs. Connie Mack and Jeb Bush were speaking.

The only reason I was there was for the free hot dogs and cokes. Also a little curiosity. There were a few guys there who looked out of place. They were wearing suits but not the sun glasses I always associate with Secret Service.

I took several photos of them and in one I can see one of the SS types staring right at me.


70 posted on 11/11/2019 5:55:20 PM PST by yarddog ( For I am persuaded.)
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To: yarddog

Oh Boy,,,


71 posted on 11/11/2019 6:01:05 PM PST by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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To: yarddog
Maybe there are a certain number of SWAT-type officers from local departments who go through an enhanced background check and clearance so they are permitted that role. Or could they be National Guard or would P.C.* prevent that.

* posse comitatus or politically correct

72 posted on 11/11/2019 6:09:48 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: steve86

I still have that photo somewhere. I am pretty sure they were SS but no way of knowing. There were also Walton, County Deputies and they were wearing those sun glasses.


73 posted on 11/11/2019 6:14:30 PM PST by yarddog ( For I am persuaded.)
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To: pajama pundit
"I looked up to see a rifle pointed in my direction"

That rifle was aimed at you.

Watchers pay attention to those that watch them.

74 posted on 11/11/2019 6:26:28 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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To: LibWhacker

Love this!


75 posted on 11/11/2019 6:48:04 PM PST by FamiliarFace
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Bet there were at least 4 of these manned platforms if not more.


76 posted on 11/11/2019 7:20:17 PM PST by Newbomb Turk
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To: Howie66
That reminds me of when our guys landed in Somalia (home of Jihadi Omar) and those knobs from CNN were on the beach, lighting them up with their camera lights. I still can’t figure out how those CNN turds didn’t get blown away......

Because we already had people on the ground that advised the landing teams not to smoke the idiot reporters onshore.

But we should have light them up proper.

77 posted on 11/11/2019 7:27:14 PM PST by Newbomb Turk
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To: Newbomb Turk

No kidding!


78 posted on 11/12/2019 4:59:20 AM PST by Howie66 ("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat.....")
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To: yarddog
I would love to have those rifles. The binoculars too.

Most all you need is money. Quite a bit of it. Or you can get a semiauto H&K PSG-1 in the same price range...without optics.

Sorry, you can't get ammo at WalMart.

You can't get a T-5000, either.

79 posted on 11/20/2019 10:26:58 AM PST by archy
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To: archy

It is always money.

I have wanted an H&K PSG-1 since the 1980s. Even when I had a comfortable income they were just too expensive.


80 posted on 11/20/2019 3:08:52 PM PST by yarddog ( For I am persuaded.)
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