Shooting in Vegas

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- 10/02/2017 at 7:06 AM #43163
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  Tony (admin)
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  Just saw the news about the shooting in Vegas. 50 killed and 400+ injured. Some guy shooting at a concert from a hotel hundreds of yards away. Man that’s horrible.
- 10/02/2017 at 9:24 AM #43168
  
  PlainsUte
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  Crazy is so far it seems like shooter was a random semi-retired baby boomer, with no military, political or religious history.
  - 10/02/2017 at 9:29 AM #43169
    
    ProudUte
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    It seems that today if you are feeling depressed and life is no longer worth living – that instead of committing suicide, you go out killing as many people as you can. I feel for the families affected by this horrible tragedy.
    - 10/03/2017 at 1:14 AM #43256
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      RavenousUte
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      To be fair… It was a country music concert outside his window on its 3rd day of performances.
- 10/02/2017 at 9:34 AM #43170
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  ProudUte
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  Why does anyone need automatic weapons like was used last night. I understand that we are not going to be like England or Australia. But, why do we allow these kind of weapons to be sold to the public?
  - 10/02/2017 at 9:41 AM #43172
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    KJU
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    I am a strong believer in gun rights, but I agree a fully automatic weapon has no place outside of the Military.
  - 10/02/2017 at 12:59 PM #43191
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    gUrthBrooks
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    The US government does NOT allow automatic weapons to be sold to the public without some kind of military purpose.
- 10/02/2017 at 9:47 AM #43173
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  KiYi-Ute
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  Horrible tragedy. This guy was a terrorist, plain and simple.
- 10/02/2017 at 10:21 AM #43175
  
  ironman1315
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  Automatic weapon seemed to have been used.
- 10/02/2017 at 10:53 AM #43179
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  leftyjace
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  I can’t help but wonder if the new “normal” of insults, disrespect, racism, and bullying in this country influenced the shooter.
- 10/02/2017 at 12:33 PM #43190
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  Utahute72
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  I would point out that fully automatic weapons are already illegal to own unless you have a special collectors permit. Semi-automatic weapons are ubiquitous including most hunting weapons and hand guns.
  - 10/02/2017 at 1:10 PM #43194
    
    utefansince79
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    One has to wonder why his soul and mind were so troubled that he wanted to kill dozens of innocent strangers. So sad.
  - 10/02/2017 at 2:04 PM #43198
    
    Mano
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    Fully automatic rifles may be illegal, but it is easy to legally modify an AR-15 to be essentially fully automatic by simply changing the stock.
    
    http://www.cabelas.com/product/SLIDEFIRE-AR-SSAR-STOCK/2069421.uts?productVariantId=4167788&WT.tsrc=PPC&WT.mc_id=GoogleProductAds&WT.z_mc_id1=04171716&rid=20&gclid=Cj0KCQjwx8fOBRD7ARIsAPVq-NlU46a6n_O38JbWh4qKlp-0yDDxYAZ6mSAK1fOmt6g_ow2iESOgpLYaAq6DEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
    - 10/02/2017 at 5:28 PM #43209
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      RedLine
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      This is a really great point. Prohibition did not stop alcohol purchase or consuption. Not advocating for bans or restictions of firearms, but bans as a whole only deter the masses but do nothing to stop the actions of individuals. Bans also create hotbeds for blackmarkets.
    - 10/02/2017 at 6:26 PM #43212
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      Utahute72
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      You can modify ANY semi automatic weapon illegally.
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