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Mr Rowe moved to defend the professionalism of the marksmen to do their jobs.

Using marksmen to empty death row would be preferable, he said, than the alternative - building a gas chamber.

Perhaps there is a good deal to be said for such efforts of commerce to persuade trained marksmen to busy themselves with shots not fired in anger.

Trapshooting originated in England in the late 18th century when marksmen, to improve their hunting skills, shot at live pigeons released from cages or box traps.

In 1991, the authority began using marksmen to shoot down gulls, among the leaders on the bad-bird list because of their prevalence.

Ranger units originated during the French and Indian War (1756 63), when the British formed special units of expert woodsmen and marksmen to range the forests on scouting, screening, and harassing missions.

The authorities will then provide an extra five bullets and allow the marksman to stand just two metres from his target, and have another go.

Because of the density of the herds, it was easy for even an inexpert shot to bring one down, but the fleet antelope, another abundant food source, took a good marksman to fell.

At the inquest, the officer who shot Duggan twice, known as V53, insisted he was sure Duggan was holding a gun when challenged, forcing the police marksman to fire in self-defence.

Long's acquittal takes the pressure off police chiefs who would have faced a potential rebellion from armed officers if he had become the first police marksman to be convicted of murdering a suspect.

The president said that if his rivals really believed he had faked the incident, then they should stand on a Jeep in public -- as he was when shot -- and let him pay for the world's best marksman to try to graze them, to see if the injuries could be faked.