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Originally posted by NikonUser:
I do not believe the security guard who caused the mass murderer to stop shooting and kill himself was armed. I don't even think the guard had any idea of what was going on in that room or outside.

Correct. He was unarmed. I believe he was responding to the smoke alarm, not knowingly confronting the shooter.

According the report I saw, only 17 of the 200 security guards at the Mandalay Bay are armed.

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already has been reported, from a Florida source, that he was a registered Democrat. What mass shooter has not been?

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4. Shooting back up at him gives a poor angle for hitting him, particularly if he was recessed back in the room at all. Facing incoming rounds, at night, unknown wind conditions between the ground and the room, glittering & curved building structure make obtaining a good shooting resolution very challenging for most LEOs.

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Originally posted by 46and2:

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already has been reported, from a Florida source, that he was a registered Democrat. What mass shooter has not been?

Several pages back another member posted that there's a difference in middle initials between the shooter and the Democrat in Florida, was this discrepancy resolved?

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Originally posted by lopezp:

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already has been reported, from a Florida source, that he was a registered Democrat. What mass shooter has not been?

Several pages back another member posted that there's a difference in middle initials between the shooter and the Democrat in Florida, was this discrepancy resolved?

This was being discussed on local radio this morning. Both names with middle initials "C" and "G" showed a record of the same address here in Viera. The theory is that the discrepancy resulted from a clerical error

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Originally posted by ChuckFinley:
1. It already has been reported, from a Florida source, that he was a registered Democrat. What mass shooter has not been?

2. If the NRA had tried to make a hot red line stand against bump stocks then they could have risked being shut out of the conversation. This gives them a seat at the table.

3. Wonder if some TV cop show will have an episode mirroring this sometime? I'm afraid some in the media are already spinning such plots.

4. Shooting back up at him gives a poor angle for hitting him, particularly if he was recessed back in the room at all. Facing incoming rounds, at night, unknown wind conditions between the ground and the room, glittering & curved building structure make obtaining a good shooting resolution very challenging for most LEOs.

5. If anything, while there was still a massive crowd to aim at overall, the bump stocks may have prevented him from hitting any one target that he, in his demonic mind, might have selected. This says nothing to distract from the abject tragedy of the whole situation, but perhaps there were some rounds that skipped harmlessly off the pavement without hurting anyone because of the negative effects of the gimmick stocks. One may hope that was the case.

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Originally posted by gw3971:
I'm not sure we need to hit him. As A1 said earlier in this thread, If we can get some rounds in the room, I'm betting that he would have scurried off and killed himself. Most of these guys quit at the first sign of resistance. We don't carry long guns at big arenas and events because admin is afraid it looks like military mentality. Perhaps its time to rethink that mentality.

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Originally posted by Tommydogg:
That CBS lawyer that opened her trap now says she is getting death threats on face book. I have no sympathy for her!

I doubt it. She is using it for sympathy and to make herself a victim. Its the liberal way.

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Originally posted by LDD:
What about landing rounds in other people's rooms?

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Originally posted by Jimineer:
Heads up if you're interested, Chris Cox will be on Tucker tonight and LaPierre will be on Hannity tonight.

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Originally posted by NikonUser:
I do not believe the security guard who caused the mass murderer to stop shooting and kill himself was armed. I don't even think the guard had any idea of what was going on in that room or outside.

Correct. He was unarmed. I believe he was responding to the smoke alarm, not knowingly confronting the shooter.

According the report I saw, only 17 of the 200 security guards at the Mandalay Bay are armed.

I stand corrected, I thought he was armed. Vegas security is often armed, considering the amount of money flowing in and out of the gaming floor.

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Originally posted by showpro:
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- I don't think the shooter was insane. I think he was a psychopath, a heritable trait likely from his father. This lack of empathy enabled him to do what he did, not insanity.

- I spent a lot of time around casinos, having worked in them for many years. My guess would be that he'd gambled away most of his retirement nest egg and isn't as "wealthy" as his brother thinks. The shooting is a big f-u to Vegas and probably Mandalay Bay in particular.

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Originally posted by showpro:
I don't think the shooter was insane. I think he was a psychopath, a heritable trait likely from his father. This lack of empathy enabled him to do what he did, not insanity.