{"id":200382,"date":"2024-04-13T13:43:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T18:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=200382"},"modified":"2024-04-14T13:33:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T18:33:09","slug":"adam-johnson-and-his-fight-ending-sniper-pistol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/adam-johnson-and-his-fight-ending-sniper-pistol\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Johnson and his Fight-Ending Sniper Pistol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.11.07\u202fAM-1024x555.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.11.07\u202fAM-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.11.07\u202fAM-400x217.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.11.07\u202fAM-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.11.07\u202fAM-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.11.07\u202fAM.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Barrett Light Fifty is a great tool for long-range engagements against hardened targets. However, it would have been tough for mounted patrolman Adam Johnson to carry concealed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">12<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the world of tactical shooting, you pick the right tool for the right target. There is some overlap, to be sure, but you wouldn\u2019t choose a Walther P22 if you were trying to ring steel a kilometer distant. By the same token, a Barrett M82 .50-caliber anti-materiel rifle is a suboptimal choice if your goal is exploding water-filled Coke cans in the backyard of your rural home. While pretty much everybody who has ever squeezed a trigger is familiar with these facts, apparently nobody bothered to tell Austin, Texas, mounted patrolman Adam Johnson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-the-shooter\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"adam-johnson-and-his-fight-ending-sniper-pistol\" title=\"Adam Johnson and his Fight-Ending Sniper Pistol\" data-level=\"2\">The Shooter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-it-gets-weirder\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"adam-johnson-and-his-fight-ending-sniper-pistol\" title=\"Adam Johnson and his Fight-Ending Sniper Pistol\" data-level=\"2\">It Gets Weirder<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-attack\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"adam-johnson-and-his-fight-ending-sniper-pistol\" title=\"Adam Johnson and his Fight-Ending Sniper Pistol\" data-level=\"2\">The Attack<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-kicking-over-the-hornet-s-nest\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"adam-johnson-and-his-fight-ending-sniper-pistol\" title=\"Adam Johnson and his Fight-Ending Sniper Pistol\" data-level=\"2\">Kicking Over the Hornet&#8217;s Nest<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-solution\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"adam-johnson-and-his-fight-ending-sniper-pistol\" title=\"Adam Johnson and his Fight-Ending Sniper Pistol\" data-level=\"2\">The Solution<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-actual-machineguns-are-pretty-rare\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"adam-johnson-and-his-fight-ending-sniper-pistol\" title=\"Adam Johnson and his Fight-Ending Sniper Pistol\" data-level=\"2\">Actual Machineguns Are Pretty Rare<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-magnificent-marksmanship-of-adam-johnson\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"adam-johnson-and-his-fight-ending-sniper-pistol\" title=\"Adam Johnson and his Fight-Ending Sniper Pistol\" data-level=\"2\">Magnificent Marksmanship of Adam Johnson<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-precedents\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"adam-johnson-and-his-fight-ending-sniper-pistol\" title=\"Adam Johnson and his Fight-Ending Sniper Pistol\" data-level=\"2\">Precedents<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-ticking-clock\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"adam-johnson-and-his-fight-ending-sniper-pistol\" title=\"Adam Johnson and his Fight-Ending Sniper Pistol\" data-level=\"2\">Ticking Clock<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-creepy-details\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"adam-johnson-and-his-fight-ending-sniper-pistol\" title=\"Adam Johnson and his Fight-Ending Sniper Pistol\" data-level=\"2\">Creepy Details<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-crack-shot-adam-johnson\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"adam-johnson-and-his-fight-ending-sniper-pistol\" title=\"Adam Johnson and his Fight-Ending Sniper Pistol\" data-level=\"2\">Crack Shot Adam Johnson<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-denouement\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"adam-johnson-and-his-fight-ending-sniper-pistol\" title=\"Adam Johnson and his Fight-Ending Sniper Pistol\" data-level=\"2\">Denouement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-shooter\">The Shooter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-1.00.29\u202fAM-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-1.00.29\u202fAM-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-1.00.29\u202fAM-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-1.00.29\u202fAM-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-1.00.29\u202fAM-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-1.00.29\u202fAM.jpg 1202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ummm, yeah. Whatever this is. Perhaps I&#8217;m just jealous.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By any reasonable metric, Steve Mcquilliams was one seriously quirky dude. Despite being shot to death by police under some truly extraordinary circumstances back in 2014, his Facebook page still remains active. It depicts an enormous white guy with a shaved head and an affinity for both the martial arts and renaissance fairs. One image has Mcquilliams striking his best Mr. Clean pose surrounded by, I counted them, seventeen scantily-clad belly dancers. I have no idea what that was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the police reports are to be believed, Mcquilliams had some pretty eccentric political views as well as a fairly impressive rap sheet. He was arrested for both drug and armed robbery offenses and had done time in federal prison. He was a self-described \u201cHigh Priest of the Phineas Priesthood.\u201d I had to look that up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.19\u202fAM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.19\u202fAM.jpg 598w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.19\u202fAM-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.19\u202fAM-137x150.jpg 137w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I had never heard of the Phineas Priesthood before. Apparently it is something like this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-gets-weirder\">It Gets Weirder<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wikipedia claims, \u201cThe Phineas Priesthood, also called&nbsp;Phineas Priests, are&nbsp;American domestic terrorists who adhere to the ideology which was set forth in the 1990 book&nbsp;<em>Vigilantes of Christendom: The Story of the Phineas Priesthood<\/em>&nbsp;by Richard Kelly Hoskins.\u201d Once again, I have no idea what all that means. Mcquilliams split his time between Austin, Texas, and Kansas City, Kansas, before apparently losing his mind one fateful morning in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Austin, Texas, is a pretty left-wing place. My son used to live there. The motto of the Austin Independent Business Alliance is, \u201cKeep Austin Weird.\u201d They take that mandate seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-1.00.16\u202fAM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-1.00.16\u202fAM.jpg 318w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-1.00.16\u202fAM-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-1.00.16\u202fAM-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">No idea why this guy struggled to find a respectable job. He seems a natural choice for child care, hair styling, life coach, or psychiatry to me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cops postulated that Mcquilliams had difficulty finding a decent job and projected his failures onto others. Mcquilliams found himself mightily agitated that illegal immigrants were being so vigorously coddled while he struggled to make ends meet. He honestly had a point, but he chose a pretty strange method of expressing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-attack\">The Attack<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-1.01.39\u202fAM-1024x463.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-1.01.39\u202fAM-1024x463.png 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-1.01.39\u202fAM-400x181.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-1.01.39\u202fAM-150x68.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-1.01.39\u202fAM-768x347.png 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-1.01.39\u202fAM.png 1048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Arsenal SLR95 is a nicely-executed Bulgarian-made, forged-receiver Kalashnikov rifle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At 0218 on Friday 28 November 2014&#8211;Thanksgiving weekend&#8211;shortly after the local drinking establishments closed, Steve Mcquilliams produced a Smith and Wesson M&amp;P-15 .22-caliber rimfire rifle along with an Arsenal SLR95. The SLR 95 is a fairly high-end Bulgarian-made Kalashnikov. He was decked out in a tactical vest full of magazines and a CamelBak hydration system. He was also carrying a bunch of those miniature propane cylinders designed for camp stoves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mcquilliams cranked up the party by shooting up the federal courthouse. He then indexed to a local bank and peppered it with gunfire before turning his attention to the Mexican consulate. After riddling the facade with bullets he tried and failed to set it afire. He then made his way to the headquarters of the Austin Police Department.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.00.46\u202fAM-848x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.00.46\u202fAM-848x1024.jpg 848w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.00.46\u202fAM-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.00.46\u202fAM-124x150.jpg 124w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.00.46\u202fAM-768x928.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.00.46\u202fAM.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Austin, Texas, is an objectively attractive city. It&#8217;s just weird.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kicking-over-the-hornet-s-nest\">Kicking Over the Hornet&#8217;s Nest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It was the middle of the night, but there were still lots of folks wandering about in the streets. Thankfully, these first three buildings were all but deserted. However, there are always cops at work. There were plenty of folks at the police HQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mcquilliams\u2019 rampage lasted roughly ten minutes. During this time he fired about 100 rounds. Miraculously, he didn\u2019t actually hit anybody. Whether he was a sucky marksman or perhaps just wasn\u2019t in a particularly homicidal mood has been lost to history. Regardless, you can\u2019t shoot up the heart of Austin, Texas, and expect everybody to be good with that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-solution\">The Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.58.58\u202fAM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.58.58\u202fAM.jpg 608w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.58.58\u202fAM-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.58.58\u202fAM-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I found this on Steve Mcquilliams&#8217; Facebook page. Nobody realized where it was going at the time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s the problem with crime. You just never see it coming. I have been privy to a couple myself, and it is always out of the clear blue when you least expect it. In this case, police Sergeant Adam Johnson was just putting away his horse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-10.58.06\u202fAM-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-10.58.06\u202fAM-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-10.58.06\u202fAM-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-10.58.06\u202fAM-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-10.58.06\u202fAM-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-10.58.06\u202fAM-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-10.58.06\u202fAM.jpg 1938w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Even this deep into the Information Age, there yet remains a place in American Law Enforcement for horse-mounted patrols.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Austin fuzz used mounted patrols to help maintain order in the party district. Horses are obviously fairly docile creatures, but they are also both huge and intimidating. My little town maintains mounted patrols as well. If nothing else, the horses are so cool that lots of drunk folks get sufficiently distracted petting the beasts that they tend to avoid trouble. In this case, SGT Johnson and his partner were occupied putting their mounts to bed when they heard gunfire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.04.48\u202fAM-1024x552.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.04.48\u202fAM-1024x552.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.04.48\u202fAM-400x216.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.04.48\u202fAM-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.04.48\u202fAM-768x414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.04.48\u202fAM-1536x829.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.04.48\u202fAM.jpg 1598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I kind of doubt that Steve Mcquilliams was wielding a real-deal automatic weapon. However, truth be known, the presence of a genuine giggle switch doesn&#8217;t really make all that much difference, particularly in untrained hands. Get some, Vasquez&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-actual-machineguns-are-pretty-rare\">Actual Machineguns Are Pretty Rare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The official police press release described it as, \u201cDistinct sounds of loud automatic bursts of gunfire in the area of the main police headquarters.\u201d I\u2019d have to inspect the entrails of that rifle myself before I\u2019d actually believe that. Regardless, it was obviously nonetheless still pretty unsettling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SGT Johnson\u2019s partner quickly tossed him the reins to his horse, drew his service pistol, and ran toward the sounds of gunfire. SGT Johnson now found himself holding onto two restless horses while also striving mightily not to get shot to death. Forensic assessment the following day showed that Mcquilliams cranked off at least five rounds toward Johnson and his horses from a range of about one hundred meters but missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-magnificent-marksmanship-of-adam-johnson\">Magnificent Marksmanship of Adam Johnson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Johnson wisely ducked behind a cement pillar that was part of a parking garage as Mcquilliams merrily blasted away. Then the hulking shooter ran dry. As he paused to reload his Kalashnikov, Adam Johnson did something truly extraordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.03.04\u202fAM-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.03.04\u202fAM-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.03.04\u202fAM-400x284.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.03.04\u202fAM-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.03.04\u202fAM-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.03.04\u202fAM-1536x1092.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.03.04\u202fAM.jpg 1770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Smith and Wesson M&amp;P is an exceptionally well-executed service pistol.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While still holding the reins to not one but two agitated horses in his left hand, SGT Johnson drew his department-issue Smith and Wesson M&amp;P .40-caliber service pistol, steadied his right hand against the concrete pillar he was using for cover, took careful aim, and fired a single round. From roughly the length of a football field, SGT Johnson shot Steve Mcquilliams straight through the heart, killing him where he stood. Wow. Just wow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-precedents\">Precedents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.08.23\u202fAM-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.08.23\u202fAM-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.08.23\u202fAM-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.08.23\u202fAM-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.08.23\u202fAM-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.08.23\u202fAM-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-30-at-11.08.23\u202fAM.jpg 1718w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SWAT competitions allow tactical teams to polish their skills in a collegial environment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Several years ago I read about a memorable SWAT competition. I\u2019ve been to a couple of those. They are generally convivial and fun, offering an opportunity to cross-pollinate, learn new skills, polish techniques, and cultivate friendships all in the spirit of healthy competition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The capstone exercise had the unit sniper in an overwatch position while the entry team cleared a structure, engaged bad guys, and rescued hostages. The timer started when they blew the front door and ended when the building was secured and the sniper struck a 12-inch steel plate located one hundred meters downrange. All went well for one particular team until the sniper suffered a mechanical failure with his rifle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ticking-clock\">Ticking Clock<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t recall the specifics, but it was one of those breathtakingly improbable events that so rarely occurs with a bolt gun. Regardless, the clock was ticking, and the man\u2019s rifle was out of the fight. The sniper in question immediately popped up onto his knees and drew his issue Beretta 92 service pistol. Taking a steady two-handed hold he struck the 100-meter plate with a single 9mm round and stopped the timer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The circumstances under which a Law Enforcement officer might be called upon to make a live pistol shot a football field away are obviously vanishingly rare. However, Adam Johnson and Steve Mcquilliams showed us that, while the odds are indeed small, they aren\u2019t quite zero.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-creepy-details\">Creepy Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.56\u202fAM-1024x856.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.56\u202fAM-1024x856.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.56\u202fAM-359x300.jpg 359w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.56\u202fAM-150x125.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.56\u202fAM-768x642.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.56\u202fAM.jpg 1146w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is Steve Mcquilliams in happier times. With the benefit of hindsight, he was just a strange guy who really went off the deep end.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nobody knows what was going through Steve Mcquilliams\u2019 mind the night of the shooting. Unlike many spree shooters, he did not leave a manifesto. Some of his Facebook posts are fairly colorful, but they didn\u2019t give me a mass shooter lunatic vibe. Two days before the attack he posted a link to the Audioslave song \u201cSet It Off.\u201d That fateful Friday morning he changed his profile photo to a Tarot card that read, \u201cThe Hierophant.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Wikipedia, a hierophant is a person who brings religious congregants into the presence of that which is deemed holy. I obviously had to look that up as well. When the cops got to his body they discovered that he had written, \u201cLet Me Die\u201d on his chest with a Sharpie Marker. He also left a stack of nice clothing folded at his apartment with a note on top that read, \u201cFuneral Clothes.\u201d It\u2019s just tough to get your head around all that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.30\u202fAM-1-1024x1021.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.30\u202fAM-1-1024x1021.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.30\u202fAM-1-301x300.jpg 301w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.30\u202fAM-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.30\u202fAM-1-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.30\u202fAM-1.jpg 1282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Steve Mcquilliams could pass for Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman in dim light. However, I&#8217;d just as soon not encounter either of them in dim light myself.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-31-at-4.37.47\u202fPM-816x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-31-at-4.37.47\u202fPM-816x1024.jpg 816w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-31-at-4.37.47\u202fPM-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-31-at-4.37.47\u202fPM-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-31-at-4.37.47\u202fPM-768x964.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-31-at-4.37.47\u202fPM.jpg 1036w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman. You gotta admit, he kind-of favors Steve Mcquilliams.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-crack-shot-adam-johnson\">Crack Shot Adam Johnson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So, here we have a big geeky bald-headed John Fetterman doppelg\u00e4nger who enjoyed LARPing his way around Renaissance fairs and hanging out with belly dancers but apparently couldn\u2019t land a decent job. For reasons unknown, he went berserk and shot up downtown Austin, Texas, at 2 o\u2019clock in the morning over Thanksgiving weekend. A crack-shot horse cop named Adam Johnson ended all that with a single .40-caliber round fired at a range of roughly one hundred yards\u2026while also simultaneously managing a couple of skittish horses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.09\u202fAM-1022x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.09\u202fAM-1022x1024.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.09\u202fAM-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.09\u202fAM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.09\u202fAM-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-12.59.09\u202fAM.jpg 1264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Steve Mcquilliams was a big, weird guy. Early one morning he just snapped.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-denouement\">Denouement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve made light of Steve Mcquilliams&#8217; sordid circumstances here today. His entire story is actually quite tragic. Mcquilliams was obviously a lost soul who just never quite found his place in the world. It was terribly fortunate that no one else was hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/chalino-sanchez-dead-man-singing\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"adam-johnson-and-his-fight-ending-sniper-pistol\" title=\"Adam Johnson and his Fight-Ending Sniper Pistol\">Dr. Dabbs \u2013 Chalino S\u00e1nchez: Dead Man Singing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ballistic savant Jerry Miculek has successfully made a 1,000-yard shot with a 9mm handgun, but that guy is clearly not human. For us normal folk, tossing a little handgun ammo in a parabolic arc at distant targets can be quite the enjoyable way to kill a lazy Saturday afternoon at the range. I find it simply fascinating that Austin police Sergeant Adam Johnson actually pulled that off for real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"adam-johnson-and-his-fight-ending-sniper-pistol\" title=\"Adam Johnson and his Fight-Ending Sniper Pistol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the world of tactical shooting, you pick the right tool for the right target. 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