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...Istanbul, a fan claimed that the American head of state was a symbolic leader of Turkey. But right on the U.S. doorstep in Mexico City, Obama was surrounded by no throngs but only thousands of federal police and soldiers, including snipers overlooking the paths of his bulletproof limousine. Machine gun crews were stationed in front of his hotel...
...final kill was “epic,” recounts winner Saul U. Gorman '09. After waiting over an hour outside his target’s locked door, Gorman finally managed to shoot a bullet from his dart gun through the narrow gap between the door and the carpet, hitting his unsuspecting victim's foot and earning eternal glory. Now that’s a true assassin...
...caliber gun and improved scope could employ "fire and forget" technologies including "fin-stabilized projectiles, spin-stabilized projectiles, internal and/or external aero-actuation control methods, projectile guidance technologies, tamper proofing, small stable power supplies, and advanced sighting, optical resolution and clarity technologies." In other words, bullets that, once fired at a specific target, fly themselves into it by changing shape. The new gun should be no heavier than the combined 46-lb. weight of the current $11,500 M107 sniper rifle and all its associated gear (including ammo, tripod, scope and slide rules for target calculations). (See pictures...
DARPA says the Pentagon needs the vastly improved rifle because the use of snipers has ballooned from 250 to 800 annually. The sharpshooters require extensive and expensive training - all of which could be reduced with a better gun. Snipers "are unable to take a shot the vast majority of the time" because of wind or other weather factors, and a lack of confidence in their ability to hit the target or flee if detected. Those shortcomings could be greatly reduced by the new longer-range rifle. How much longer range? "Specific system performance objectives (e.g., range, accuracy and target speed...
...they bear more of the risks themselves. Twenty-seven percent have raided their retirement or college savings to pay the bills. Violent crime may not be up, but fear of it is: 40% of people say that since the downturn began, they are more worried about their personal safety. Gun sales at large retail stores have jumped 39% this year, according to the SportsOneSource, a research firm that tracks the sporting-goods industry, and shops are reporting ammunition shortages; they can't keep up with demand...