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I think you are confusing a military sniper with a SWAT team marksman. They serve different purposes entirely. Some of what this vehicle is intended to do is provide an awe inspiring show of force to make offenders weigh their options carefully. A marksman in plain sight can sometimes be more effective then a hidden one if the offender gives up without the marksman firing a shot. While a military style sniper hidden an unseen is in most cases, only good to take down the offender. This platform simply provides the LEOs a mobile platform for a marksman that can be placed in plain sight for the best possible shot when there is no available cover as well as provide a very visual deterrent.jpinst said:That is a nice restoration but a sniper platform on a super loud APC is retarded. That said, why would you put a chain gun next to a sniper platform? I though snipers did not want to be seen or heard, and did not want attention drawn to them. You will hear this thing rolling in from a mile away. I think you should donate it to the police in Lebanon, not much use for a small town sheriff in the USA.
Certainly makes sense to me. However, for every reason we can find that sworn law enforcement personnel should not have armored vehicles, is at least worth five reasons why the average citizen should not have them either We might as well say that police and other public safety personnel shouldn’t be able to have body armor either…after all, it may save their lives in the event one of us decides to shoot them one day Sounds pretty silly when you put it in words doesn’t it? The truth is, I have a very personal reason for my strong support of protective equipment for the folks that put themselves in harms way for the rest of us, as I know if bad can happen, it will. And on Aug 9, 2005 “bad” happened to a member of my family. http://www.odmp.org/officer/17836-correctional-officer-wayne-thomas-(cotton)-morgan This was a fine man, and if anyone would like to do further research available on the internet, you will understand why I say that. Not that this is any reason that folks can’t disagree with what I do…as that is certainly one of the many freedoms he, and many like him, has served and even died for. So understandably, this is the same reason that I can’t (and wont) simply sit on my handswreckerman893 said:As long as the "powers that be" don't have a problem with me owning one, I don't have a problem with them owning one.
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