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Originally posted by 125shifter
When I was little kid in about 1974, the Houston SWAT team came and talked to us in school. The officer said the Houston SWAT teams had only fired two shots in the existance of their teams. Of course both shots were fatal.
What happened to the time when these guys were used only for these situations and where was the sniper in the above story posted by David that would have prevented this gunbattle?
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They didn't wait for a full team to arrive(Which may or may not have been a mistake), and obviously a sniper is going to be a no-go inside a mall. Once they got the man outside all manner of things like LOS restrictions and the presence of other civvies can cause a 'no shoot' situation to develop even under circumstances where a military sniper would shoot. Most police forces use 7mm Rem Mag or .300 Win Mag for their sniper rifles, which are VERY powerful rounds. Therefore one must be ENTIRELY sure of their target and the backstop before engaging a target. Also, many(if not most) Police snipers do not practice engagements much beyond a couple hundred meters, whereas military snipers train for direct fire engagements out beyond 1000 meters plus.