Did The Vegas Shooter Use A Fully Automatic Weapon?

hot air ^ | 10-2-17

[doug from upland]

Opinion is divided this morning on Twitter among people who, unlike me, know more than the most basic basics about firearms. It’s not a matter of mere curiosity; as you (should) know, fully automatic weapons have been illegal in the U.S. for decades, which is why even mass shooters hellbent on murder unto death never use them. If Stephen Paddock used a machine gun, how on earth did he get it?

[doug from upland]

Charles C. W. Cooke ✔@charlescwcooke If true, big departure. Full auto costs $10,000+, requires deep FBI check; legal autos used 3 crimes since ‘34. (1) https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/914822207913721857 … 5:23 AM - Oct 2, 2017 157 157 Replies 1,189 1,189 Retweets 1,547 1,547 likes

[BenLurkin]

Probably not, I mean...those things are illegal

/s

[Dalberg-Acton]

From hearing the video, yes.

[Buckeye McFrog]

No way you could get off 400 rounds otherwise. Your finger would be ready to fall off halfway through that.

[TruthWillWin]

It sure sounded like an automatic was used on the videos that are being shown.

[TnTnTn]

Slide fire stocks most likely....

[Sopater]

... as you (should) know, fully automatic weapons have been illegal in the U.S. for decades...

Well, that's not true.

[eastforker]

The guy had money so it seems. It isn’t hard to convert semi into full automatic.

[jimbug]

From the sound bytes I heard, it sounded like this maniac had high capacity drum mags.

[robroys woman]

Opinion is divided this morning on Twitter among people who, unlike me, know more than the most basic basics about firearms.

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Among those that know more than those that know more than the most basic basics about firearms, opinions are not divided. It was a fully automatic gun.

I have to admit that if he injured over 500 and killed over 50, you would think the barrel would be a blob of molten steel, though.

[nevergore]

The sound from the video definitely indicates a rate of fire from a fully automatic rifle...... whether initially designed or modified, the end result in this case would be similar.....

[freedumb2003]

>>From hearing the video, yes.<

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was what I heard. Had to be.

Get ready for the gun grabbers, who I am sure are jumping with glee at this tragedy.

[ifinnegan]

What is the legal status of such guns?

[rktman]

Yup. Same thing I heard.

[ealgeone]

This presumes he would acquire a fully automatic weapon legally.

[Reno89519]

My wife, and I am sure she is not alone, is asking this morning why automatic weapons are allowed ‘with all of these attacks’. Explained to her that I think this is the first US terrorist attack with an automatic weapon. Ban machine guns she suggests. And how do we carve that out and keep the 2nd amendment alive? Argument on both sides is that automatic weapons likely make up what, maybe 1% of all privately owned guns?

[Sopater]

What is the legal status of such guns?

Machine Guns Are Legal: A Practical Guide to Full Auto

[laplata]

I have to admit that if he injured over 500 and killed over 50, you would think the barrel would be a blob of molten steel, though.

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He had more than one.

[mazda77]

The amount of rounds does not matter in the discussion. It was fully automatic, whether original or modified is the only question of a salient post event investigation. My ear says they were 308 or 7.62 rounds, most likely 7.62.