What I’m curious about now is the “personal journal of combat tactics” said to be recovered at the Dallas sniper’s home. Mind immediately goes to the tactics section of 2083: A European Declaration of Independence, Anders Brevik’s pre-attack manifesto/memoir.

A big point Brevik made was that modern police’s strongest weapons weren’t guns but radios and the ability to concentrate forces and set up sieges; accordingly he emphasized forward motion, that every second spent pinned in cover exchanging fire was a win for police and the strategy was to power through first responders, with ballistic armor and heavier weapons that meant you’d come out ahead in equal exchanges.

That bit in Dallas rushing a cop taking cover behind a pillar in particular reminded me of Brevik’s “Thrust of the Martyr” technique, don’t know how close it compares to actual military CQB tactics dude might’ve trained in.