Shooting in Vegas

[Tony (admin)]

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.

[PlainsUte]

Crazy is so far it seems like shooter was a random semi-retired baby boomer, with no military, political or religious history.

[ProudUte]

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.

 

[RavenousUte]

To be fair… It was a country music concert outside his window on its 3rd day of performances.

[ProudUte]

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?

 

[KJU]

I am a strong believer in gun rights, but I agree a fully automatic weapon has no place outside of the Military.

[gUrthBrooks]

The US government does NOT allow automatic weapons to be sold to the public without some kind of military purpose.

[KiYi-Ute]

Horrible tragedy. This guy was a terrorist, plain and simple.

[ironman1315]

Automatic weapon seemed to have been used.

[leftyjace]

I can’t help but wonder if the new “normal” of insults, disrespect, racism, and bullying in this country influenced the shooter.

[Utahute72]

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.

[utefansince79]

One has to wonder why his soul and mind were so troubled that he wanted to kill dozens of innocent strangers.  So sad.

 

[Mano]

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

[RedLine]

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. 

[Utahute72]

You can modify ANY semi automatic weapon illegally.