A Texas Ranger holds a .308 calibre rifle with the lettering ‘American Sniper’ etched on the side as he answers questions from a defence attorney during the capital murder trial of former Marine Cpl Eddie Ray Routh at the Erath County, Donald R. Jones Justice Centre in Stephenville, Texas, yesterday. Routh is charged with fatally shooting Chris Kyle, the former US Navy SEAL whose autobiography was turned into the hit movie American Sniper.

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