Las Vegas shooting

[swoop42]

I'm actually surprised he didn't fire upon the SWAT team as they crept down the corridor given the preparation he did in terms of cameras in and outside his room.

Looking at the supposedly leaked pictures from inside the hotel room he had a lot of ammunition still on hand.

[Pa Marmo]

[Pies4shaw]

Another "unconfirmed" report: http://www.magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.php?t=82913

[Pa Marmo]

Another "unconfirmed" report: http://www.magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.php?t=82913

Sounds legit

[think positive]

[Pies4shaw]

[Pi]

American gun owners actually used to believe in gun control!

quote:

"I have never believed in the general practice of carrying weapons. I do not believe in the general promiscuous toting of guns. I think it should be sharply restricted and only under licenses."

Most will be surprised from whence it came:
http://time.com/4431356/nra-gun-control-history/

Then; during the glorious progressive late sixties, this happens:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... 775941e43a

Since then gun massacre after gun massacre has happened.

Unless you change the mindset of the NRA and its leadership you will never have effective gun laws in America. All they have to do is go back to what they used to be about, gun safety and regulation.

But what will happen is the usual pissing contest from the radicals of both sides.

.>>>racist , misogynist. no KKK, no guns in fascist USA!,
Or
>>>> Second amendment all the way, Guns ,Jesus and the USA.

[stui magpie]

[Skids]

[stui magpie]

^

the explosive he had, tannerite I believe, is a bit special. Easy to buy as it's a 2 part compund, very stable and needs something like a high velocity bullet to set it off. Doesn't burn and won't explode from normal percussion. ( I googled it, not too hard to make either)

A highly motivated individual will find a way, no doubt, but the desire to find the motive doesn't lessen the fact that having easy access to the guns made the job relatively easy.

[swoop42]

^

the explosive he had, tannerite I believe, is a bit special. Easy to buy as it's a 2 part compund, very stable and needs something like a high velocity bullet to set it off. Doesn't burn and won't explode from normal percussion. ( I googled it, not too hard to make either)

A highly motivated individual will find a way, no doubt, but the desire to find the motive doesn't lessen the fact that having easy access to the guns made the job relatively easy.

Odd. Tick.

Gun Lover. Tick.

Remote shack. Tick.

Knowledge of explosives. Tick.

Dislike of authority. Tick.

Am I missing something Stui?

[stui magpie]

^

No criminal record tick.

nah, you're not missing anything.

[Skids]

Geez... these things have sold out since the shooting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... CCT8JtwQeI

Madness.

[HAL]

Ah.

[Mugwump]

^

No criminal record tick.

nah, you're not missing anything.

These events were once incredibly rare, though guns were widely owned in America for generations. They are now common. The question is why ?

One possibility is the widespread use of antidepressants, which seem to have a correlation with rage and homicidal and suicidal tendencies in a few people. So many of these mass killings - including by Islamists - seem to be conducted by people who are on anti-depressants or who have a long history of drug abuse. This individual was recently prescribed Daiazepam.

Of course, the causal effect, if any, may be the other way around - it may be that depression causes both murderous intent and a reliance on anti-depressants. But if we mess with synaptic processes, it would not be surprising to find that this has effects which seem incomprehensible to those with normal brain function.

This is not to advocate gun liberalization, which is clearly another necessary factor here. I would, however, like an inquiry into the question of anti-depressants and homicide.