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mentsch1
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you don’t understand the physics of shooting. Bullets aren’t laser beams, you need to compensate for distance (ie gravity) with elevation. In other words you hit things by shooting in an arc (with the arc being steeper at the end). Hitting something within a window frame is almost impossible because the bullet will hit the window frame in the final moments (as it passes DOWN at the end of the arc)
This is why snipers shoot from tables within a room rather then standing at the window.
Even someone “competent with a rifle” would have had a 0% chance, considering this and other variables.
This is why I am also pro gun control
Because it takes seichel to know when not to use your gun. Unless this is taught and mandated as part of owning a gun, it leads to potential for damage. Look at the statistics of children shooting themselves. Look at the perceptions that watching too many movies make (that all you need is a scope and rifle and suddenly you will hit everything without having to worry about collateral damage)