And that's what it's all about...

I have no desire to get caught. My goal is to stir things up so these finance types will think long and hard about their line of work and that bad PR, fines or even jail time will seem like the good old days. Then, after I've shaken things up, I'll disappear. So what am I going to do and how am I going to do it?

I figure I'll start with a top-level executive. Lots of these types have public profiles - online biographies with pictures, interviews, magazine articles, speaking engagements. So it will be relatively easy to id who I'm gunning for. Believe it or not, I would feel bad if I shot the wrong person. Remember that line from the movie "True Lies?" When Jamie Lee Curtis find out her husband (Governor Arnie) is actually a secret agent she asks him if he killed anyone and he replies "Yah but they were all bad people." That works for me. I also figure once what I am doing gets into the news, the highest profile guys will go to ground with beefed up security, fewer public appearances and no more sitting by windows or public appearances.

I know it's going to be tough to find a high profile target that will also have either the travel profile or office location that makes him vulnerable. Yeah, I guess I am sexist. I'd have some qualms about shooting a woman. Fortunately for me, glass ceiling or no, it's still a male-centric club. Anyway, I know it's going to take a lot of legwork to sift through the list of possibilities and build the list of probables.

Just thinking out loud here, if I find a target with a corner office and a good firing location for me I'd jump on it. So what's a good firing location? It's easy to get to (and away) it has good concealment and is less than 500 yards away. If I'm close to perpendicular to the window glass, that will reduce the amount of deflection when the bullet hits the glass. To boot, the glass could be strengthened and have a ballistic film treatment. Better still, if the target has a country estate with no neighbors, likes to spend time outdoors and there's some high ground within a 1000 yards, I'm golden.

You can take it for granted that I am good with guns. I've shot for most of my life and I know how to keep things simple. While I like "exotic" guns, I'm definitely not going to use them because it would make it easier to track me down and catch me. Remember I have no desire to be caught. For example, if I used a .50 caliber BMG rifle, I'd easily have a 1000 yard killing range and be able to ignore most ballistic protection. But there aren't that many .50 cals out there compared to medium caliber hunting rifles. And if I'm at the range with a .50, people take notice. If I'm shooting a generic hunting rifle, I'm just another guy at the range. Ammo is easier too. I can just buy hunting ammo a box at a time here and there. I figure 3 shots tops at the target and 40-60 rounds for practicing and zeroing.

I've also started building "silencers." Building a decent suppressor or "can" is actually pretty easy to do, especially if you don't need it to be compact, long lasting or dry. Most of the technology is pretty old school and really good suppressors were being made about a hundred years ago. (look up Hiram Percy Maxim) And yes I know homemade cans are illegal but what's that on top of a murder rap? You can bet your ass I'll be obeying speed limits though. Oh did I mention I have a degree in Engineering?

-Pinstripe Sniper