Some of the first sniper rifles designed specifically to meet police and other law-enforcement requirements were developed for West German police after the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Algúns dos primeiros exemplos de fusís de francotirador deseñados especificamente para os requirimentos policiais foron os que se fabricaron para a policía de Alemaña Occidental tras a Masacre de Múnic dos Xogos Olímpicos de 1972.