World's most powerful rifle raising fears in hands of Syrian rebels [how did they get this gun?]

FoxNews ^ | 4/3/2013 | Paul Alster

[Servant of the Cross]

New YouTube video from the Syrian battlefield shows rebels firing the same high-powered sniper rifle favored by U.S. Navy SEALs, leaving some experts wondering who the ragtag army of insurgents might train the guns on in the future.

The British-made AS-50, accurate from a distance of 20 football fields, is made for British Special Forces and Navy SEALs.

[Servant of the Cross]

What Difference Does It Make?!

[driftdiver]

Not good but I doubt many of them know how to shoot well enough to use it at that distance, nor will they be able to keep it operational.

Obama will probably send someone to teach them.

[KC_Lion]

Up You all's Alley.

Traitorous Bastard.

[SkyDancer]

"Oh, I dunno - good for a laugh anyway"

[Jonty30]

The sand will do wonders for these weapons.

[SpaceBar]

They probably got it through a muslim nation like England.

[KC_Lion]

Except I will guarantee you these weapons will but used to wage War on Israel.

These Syrian Rebels have ties to Hamas (among many).

How many of our Kinsmen will die because of these powerful weapons?

Not to mention loosing our technology and military edge.

[ltc8k6]

2,000 yards is chump change these days.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_recorded_sniper_kills

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

France has about 4 times as great a proportion of Muslims, compared to the U.K. The proportion of Muslims is greater in the U.K, compared to the U.S. — but, the U.S. has a greater number of Muslims than the U.K.

[vette6387]

A “present” from FUBO!

[MtBaldy]

Owning a hammer does not make you a carpenter any more than owning a sniper rifle makes you a sniper. I own a .308 sniper rifle but would never claim to be a sniper. I do think they need to find and terminate whoever is supplying the Syrians with these rifles.

[shibumi]

Not to pick nits, but the AS-50 is not the world's most powerful rifle.

*This is*

[the anti-liberal]

"whoever is supplying the Syrians with these rifles" <p>My first thought is 'Benghazi-gate' and our own administration...

[Don W]

Holey crap! Now THAT’s a gun!

[AnAmericanAbroad]

Good one. Couple folks got knocked right on their kiesters.

That’s one hell of a rifle! Even the ones who got knocked down clearly had a good time firing it.

[SkyDancer]

For a measly $10,500 it’s yours.http://www.50bmgstore.com/50bmgcurrentprices.htm

[KSCITYBOY]

They will be killing Americans with these at first opportunity - what the f is Obama doing?

[shibumi]

Not having done it myself, I can only guess. But my guess would be that the endorphin rush is almost immediate.

[driftdiver]

They will be killing Americans with these at first opportunity - what the f is Obama doing?

I think you already said what he is doing.