[Crimson Dynamo]

A source within the Secret Service community tells RCP that the agency’s
rules of engagement in this situation are to wait until the president is fired
upon to return fire.

“You want to take a shot then find out the guy was holding a telescope?” the
source asked. “The Secret Service is by nature reactive … and you better be
right when you do react or you’re f-----d.”

The Secret Service protocol requires that any counter sniper aware of a
potential shooter must radio directly to the intelligence division team to
respond and investigate. In this case, the investigation may have been cut
short by the shooter firing his weapon, so the counter sniper then fired as
quickly as possible in return.

The source praised the counter sniper who acquired the target and responded
within three seconds, calling their performance “incredible.”




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