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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 2257095" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>You are correct that the Austin PD did not at that time have scoped rifles in their arsenal that were suitable for engaging a sniper.</p><p></p><p>A commonly overlooked fact about the Whitman massacre is that the first effective response actually came from students and nearby civilians who began shooting back at Whitman with their own hunting rifles.</p><p></p><p>They failed to hit him, but their return fire <em>saved lives</em> by forcing him to duck and remain below the wall and aim and shoot through the rain gutters which severely limited his visibility and field of fire. The return fire gave police the cover they needed to approach and enter the building where they made their way up the stairs and subsequently killed him.</p><p></p><p>The point to all of this is that a scoped bolt action rifle is every bit as lethal as an AR-15 in the hands of one who knows how to use it. Indeed, Whitman was making shots at distances of up to 500 meters which is beyond the effective range of an AR-15.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 2257095, member: 14668"] You are correct that the Austin PD did not at that time have scoped rifles in their arsenal that were suitable for engaging a sniper. A commonly overlooked fact about the Whitman massacre is that the first effective response actually came from students and nearby civilians who began shooting back at Whitman with their own hunting rifles. They failed to hit him, but their return fire [I]saved lives[/I] by forcing him to duck and remain below the wall and aim and shoot through the rain gutters which severely limited his visibility and field of fire. The return fire gave police the cover they needed to approach and enter the building where they made their way up the stairs and subsequently killed him. The point to all of this is that a scoped bolt action rifle is every bit as lethal as an AR-15 in the hands of one who knows how to use it. Indeed, Whitman was making shots at distances of up to 500 meters which is beyond the effective range of an AR-15. [/QUOTE]
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