Re: in defense of Lon Horiuchi

["Brian B. Riley" <brianbr@together.net>]

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On 9/11/97 3:43 PM, Chip Mefford (cmefford@avwashington.com)  passed
this wisdom:


>Even dumb ole me, who ain't no crack shot, with one of those nifty 
>(off theshelf) Styer-Mannlicher countersniper rifles with the neato 
>Zeiss autoranging scope was able to punch a coke can 5 for 5 after 
>one ranging(cheater) shot at 600 meters. I'm told that the FBI has 
>much nicer rifles than that. And I ain't trained.
>
>(couldn't hit the Mountain Dew can, couldn't see it)  

  Horiuchi shot Mrs Weaver at slightly over 200 meters .... not much o
of a chnace he didn't hit what he was aiming at ... which begs the
question of *wha* was he aiming at?  The rules of engagement
promulgated by Louis Freehs buddy Potts (I think) were nothing more
than a death warrant and I have heard that most of the FBI marksmen
balked at them ... but not good ole 'doin what I'm told to do' Lon ...
yeah right!

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