Sniper’s roost

San Diego county sheriff Bill Gore has put out word that he’s in the market for 25 brand-new Smith & Wesson M&P15 AR .223 rifles, each to be equipped with an EOtech 512A65 holographic weapon sight. The MP in the rifle’s name stands for “Military & Police,” and the long gun is loaded with bells and whistles for the expert sniper, according to friendly fans. The gas-operated, semiautomatic carbine comes battle-ready out of the box in a variety of configurations for sniping at bad guys and other forms of urban combat, according to the gun’s maker. A reviewer for Guns & Ammo magazine commended the weapon’s long range: ”I just love a good quarter-mile coyote gun. Who would have thought I’d find one in an AR-15 type wearing a Smith & Wesson label?”