Super Bowl Counter-Snipers

[Rick in Oregon]

Keeping us all safe at the Super Bowl, was some fellows from certain Federal LE agencies with some very trick equipment "up high". Here's a few shots of them at the game last week:



Great birds-eye view, eh? Do you think he's got his angle cosine down for that steep downward angle?



This bring a new definition to the term "fixed positon varmint shooting"....



No biggie, just thought you guys would enjoy seeing just how safe the players and fans were, with their guardian angels "up high" with some very cool kit.

[RAMOS]

Had no idea they had any security like that, pretty cool though. Would not be a bad idea at some of those soccer games we read about! Pictures from your son, Rick?

[steve]

Looks like the best seat in the house!

[Jim White]

Had no idea they had any security like that, pretty cool though. Would not be a bad idea at some of those soccer games we read about! Pictures from your son, Rick?

Doesn't surprise me a bit. The Super Bowl is one of those events that is a prime target.

Jim

[Pmoper]

Would think those binoculars would be better for spotting and scanning than that rifle scope....imagine the excrement in contact with the oscillating blades (shot hitting the fan) if he had an AD and killed someone.... I would have thought a trained marksman (sniper) would know better....its one thing looking at a target, but on a watch...?? Just my 2 cents.....

[K22]

Kind of disturbing to me.

[ryutzy]

Well i think it's great and if somebody went nutz in there we'd all be glad for the snipers. It's a high profile event and I think it was a good call to have some security like that hidden away.

[Mike]

Would think those binoculars would be better for spotting and scanning than that rifle scope....imagine the excrement in contact with the oscillating blades (shot hitting the fan) if he had an AD and killed someone.... I would have thought a trained marksman (sniper) would know better....its one thing looking at a target, but on a watch...?? Just my 2 cents.....

The pictures were either taken before or after the game. The stadium is relatively empty and it looks more (to me) like the guy is posing for a picture than actually scanning for hostile threats. I don't know how scanning is done during the actual game, though.