[Grampa Dave]

FYI

You guys ever remember the Secret Service guys getting called out on a so called community crime?

[lainde]

This makes no sense...I don't like this at all. WHAT is the rationale?????

[RandyRep]

I have three guesses on how and why the SS is involved...

One is that some of them live in this specific area and have kids and are concerned. Moonlighting, as it were.

The second is the more logical one - the SS has tremendous knowledge about the art of sniping - they have to protect POTUS and others. I think they are helping with the psych profile and the forensics and the observation.

Based on what's been said to date about the profiling , I would guess they have narrowed the sniper's home location to a 5 to 10 square mile area. The SS knows how to observe from high places, and may be deployed in the target area to try to see the vehicle before it reaches its destination.

Too many guesses...

[FRMAG]

The powers and amndate if the SS are pretty broad. In this case I'd say they are involved because an event of this magnitude can have an impact on their perceived view of the safety of the Prersident.

[keepvotin]

Perhaps there is a concern that this maniac is part of a terrorist cell, with plans on killing government officials. That would be a good reason to send the president's body guards to find him. A pre-emptive strike kind of approach.

[Squantos]

Yep....BTW youngster !!! What in the heck are you doing up this late ?;o) Better be a cold beer involved in the answer.........

USSS Tech services solves a whole lot of crimes. This sniper is too close to their protectee to ignore. Beside it'll hopefully catch the turd before s/he can kill again. Free training for the counter sniper teams ect ect.

Stay Safe !

[Lion's Cub]

I think this is the most telling aspect that marks this as suspected terrorism.

I also think there's a good chance that the sniper is some way connected to the child.

I don't think it's an accident that the victim was thirteen. Thirteen is the age of accountability in Christianity and for the bar mitzvah in Judaism. I think the sniper used a thirteen year old so he could rationalize that he was shooting an adult instead of a child.

I also suspect that to know this boy was thirteen, he had to have some passing knowledge of the victim's family. He may even have chosen him because he knew the kid would be getting there early when he'd have a pretty clear shot.

I'm betting the sniper is black muslim and probably connected to al Fuqra.

[Eva]

I guess the secret service guys will have to suffice for homeland security, since Tommy boy has been holding up the security bill in his Democrat lockbox.

[Mo1]

I don't ever recall this SS being involved is a case like this

[Robert_Paulson2]

islam... strikes again? who knows?

Of course Mr. Daschle does not believe the president needs the authority to move personnel to fit the needs of assymetric counter terrorism warfare or operations....

They should have authorized unfettered homeland defense... six months ago. And if this turns out to be islamikazis... the innocent blood will be at least in part, on the hands of those, who have sought to TIE our president's hands for political gain.

will we hold the democrats responsible?

[harpseal]

This is a first.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown

[Travis McGee]

The USSS has the best tech available for locating the source of a bullet in real time. That's my guess.

[rintense]

There's more here than meets the eye. I wonder what else they found at the scene other than a tarot card.

[Man of the Right]

They started with Columbine (check their site re school safety).