Mr. Specter. The barrel of the rifle?
The Chairman. Congressman Ford, will you excuse me for just a few minutes to run across the street to my office. You conduct during my absence.
Representative Ford. Will you proceed, Mr. Specter?
Mr. Specter. What is your best estimate of the distance between where you were standing and the man holding the rifle whom you have just described?
(The Chief Justice left the hearing room.)
Mr. Rowland. 150 feet approximately, very possibly more. I don't know for sure.
Mr. Specter. Are you very good at judging distances of that sort?
Mr. Rowland. Fairly good.
Mr. Specter. Have you had any experience or practice at judging such distances?
Mr. Rowland. Yes. Even in using the method in physics or, you know, elementary physics of looking at a position in two different views, you can tell its distance. I did that quite frequently. And the best I can recollect it was within 150 to 175 feet.