![]() ![]() "It looks like he can't decide if he will shoot multiple people quickly from 20 yards away in the dark or one person carefully from 500 yards away in the blindingly bright sunlight," IrishCherokee wrote. "The gun is set up with equipment for vastly different roles, thus making it it heavy and unwieldy," ToxDoc said. "I want to know how that cop can even see that red dot he has on that 45 mount," FubarFreak wrote. but the fact that he is a public servant blatantly wasting tax dollars to mistreat his neighbors that adds to the tragedy of the setting. It would be his prerogative to do this on his own time and dollar… and sure, we would still make fun of him…. User IrishCherokee agreed: "He has no justifiable need for at least half the stuff he has. They also referenced other officers carrying similar weapons as evidence that "it seems it's a standard (HORRIBLE!) setup for them." Perhaps this is part of the reason that the FBI had to be called in. In other words, it's evidence that many police in Ferguson have little idea how to use the weapons tech they've loaded onto their guns. "All in all, this guy looks like a goof and I'd be amazed if he was even capable of aligning his scope and rifle," the user went on. "Also, the fact he's wearing Marine camouflage (MARPAT) shows just how militarized their police force is." Also, it's usually best to shoot without wearing a helmet that gets in the way but that's forgivable." "He seems to be using high powered optics… for relatively short/medium range," Prettyniceguytoo wrote. "He has a flashlight, a bipod but is using a tripod and has a red dot sight mounted at the front of his gun on a 45 mount on the wrong side of the gun. "That set up would actually be kind of goofy, if the whole thing weren't so screwed up."Īnother, Prettyniceguytoo, chimed in soon after: "That's actually hilarious. It could be chambered in 5.56 NATO," user ToxDoc wrote. ![]() I'm not a gun expert, however, so I turned to Reddit's r/guns forum, which has been very helpful in the past, for some background. I asked if they could tell me what kind of gun the officer in the photo was using. The response-on the thread, and in direct messages-was nearly immediate, and certainly unexpected. ![]() When Will Someone Fly a Drone Over Ferguson? I saw mine-proof vehicles, flash bang grenades, rifles, and tear gas being deployed against unarmed protestors, so I set out to write about the range of technology the civilians were up against. Like countless other Americans, I've watched with awe and horror the events unfolding in the small St. If that is a standard configuration then they are wasting a lot of money for no other reason than to look like characters from Call of Duty," thereddaikon wrote. "t's a really goofy and impractical setup. ![]()
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