Sunday, July 14, 2024

Why There Should Br No Flags at Rallies

One of the harder tasks for a sniper is figuring out wind speed so as to make windage adjustments. One of the easier ways to determine wind speed at target range is to look at flags in the wind. Angle of flag from flagpole divided by four gives approximate wind speed at target. Now wind speed may vary between shooter and target, but at distances like what happened Saturday, the difference is not likely to be huge.

I noticed an American flag behind Trump in that one of a kind photo. The Secret Service should remove all flags near the President for exactly this reason.

I would forward this to Secret Service but I am sure it would get lost in the bureaucracy. Hopefully, whatever program monitors the blogosphere for threats on the President's life will catch this and whoever evaluates such material will forward it as a positive aid

2 comments:

  1. The notion that patriotic symbols should be avoided because criminals might misuse them makes as little sense as arguing that guns should be banned because criminals might misuse them.

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    1. Anything flapping in the wind. Yes, there may be people smoking but let's make this a bit harder. Hiring someone with half a brain for Secret Service might help more.

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