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RD:
It's simple. If I'm an S-S sniper, and I'm looking through my 6-25x Svwarowski riflescope, and I see;
1: A baton-twirler staring at the President: Don't shoot.
2: A protestor yelling at the President: Don't shoot.
3: Someone reaching inside their jacket, while staring intently at the President and bulling through the crowd: Safety Off, Take up the slack, Hold....
3a: Above-mentioned someone taking a pistol out of his jacket: Exhale and fire.
4: A long black object, perhaps with a glint of light above it, in a location where I know none of my fellow agents are stationed: Centre my crosshair on the glint, exhale and fire.
5: Man with a rifle: Centre my crosshair on his chest, exhale and fire.
It's really fairly simple. With the 9-24x scopes the Secret Service uses, you can just about read a watch from 300 meters; threats can be easily identified based upon what they've got in their hands.
Additionally: "they've been ordered not to look directly at President Bush". Just in case you "have a hard time believing that people are being instructed to "not look at the President."
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