User blog comment:Damac1214/New Modern Warfare 3 gamemode "Roll Call" revealed + September DLC leaked/@comment-4373501-20120729190846/@comment-174.54.118.133-20120730124255

Yes because SMG's can easily kill you at a sniping distance. A little annoying when you try to snipe, and get killed across the map by an AR or SMG that has close to no recoil