[quantim]

I have been to countless rallies over decades and have never seen a sharpshooter with a long gun on a tripod for everybody to see. And a video going around showed the sharpshooter lifting his head from the scope, then a split second later put his head back down and the kill shot dispensed immediately.

[MeanWestTexan]

The counter sniper is common.

Generally, you are correct, they make some effort at concealing themselves.

[telescope115]

As a high school freshman, I remember when Nixon came to Rockford, IL, for a campaign rally much like Trump’s. It was at the local airport .I distinctly remember seeing men on the hanger roofs overlooking the entire crowd. I couldn’t see rifles, but I was damn sure they had them. EVERY roof had at least one person up there. Snipers to protect the President, to be sure.

Kinda interesting that Trump wasn’t so well protected.