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  • Tactical shooting: A new take on weekend recreation (firearms training is too "lightly regulated")

    06/05/2006 6:39:00 PM PDT · by Atlas Sneezed · 36 replies · 1,169+ views
    Monterey Herald / The Washington Post ^ | 5/28/2006 | DAVID A. FAHRENTHOLD
    MONTROSE, Colo. - Marcus Klintmalm's two victims lay sprawled on the ground, their weapons released by hands gone limp. Spent cartridge casings, his and theirs, were everywhere -- testimony to two gunfights. The shooting had stopped. It was time to debrief. ''Where did you hit him?'' an instructor asked Klintmalm, referring to one of the assailants. The man was standing now, with a mark of orange wax from Klintmalm's ''bullet'' on his pants. ''In the hip,'' Klintmalm said. If the fight had been real, that might not have been good enough, the instructor said. ''He may not be dead.'' Such...
  • Scout Snipers Stalk K-Bay

    07/16/2003 8:13:28 PM PDT · by kellynla · 11 replies · 428+ views
    MILITARY.COM ^ | 7/11/2003 | L/CPL. MONROE F. SEIGLE
    MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii -- The Scout Sniper Basic Course recently moved from its previous location at 3rd Marine Regiment to MCB Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay's Regimental Schools, in order to more efficiently train devil dogs of the 3rd Marine Division. The school will now receive its funding from the base, and is also allowing other branches of the Armed Forces to attend the 10-week-long course. "The Marine Corps has the best sniper program in the world," said Gunnery Sgt. Richard Tisdale, staff noncommissioned officer in charge of the Scout Sniper School. "A sniper needs to be trained...