Originally Posted by BWillie:
I do admit, it's kind of weird this guy wasn't even into guns, wasn't in the military previously, wasn't religious, was apparently a normal dude up until recently. It would appear this took intense planning, logistics and a skillful marksman.
Indeed. As a person who knows little about guns, i wouldnt even know what kind of gun would be effective from that distance. I suppose there are books and websites you could read, but there are lots of logistical issues shooting people from 350 ft up and what looks like nearly 1/4 mile away. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
I wonder how they narrowed down what room he was in exactly? These hotels are gigantic. Sensors on the windows? Guests in the room next to him who reported gunfire?
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
I have two friends with family members that were at the concert. I read the full account from one person, who wasn't injured, and it was terrifying.
In the other case, the girl was shot in the arm and her boyfriend, in the head. No word yet on the extent of his injury.
Thoughts and prayers for you friends and their families, and for everyone there. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
I wonder how they narrowed down what room he was in exactly? These hotels are gigantic. Sensors on the windows? Guests in the room next to him who reported gunfire?
the smoke from the shooting set off the smoke alarm [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
I have two friends with family members that were at the concert. I read the full account from one person, who wasn't injured, and it was terrifying.
In the other case, the girl was shot in the arm and her boyfriend, in the head. No word yet on the extent of his injury.
That's horrible Dane. Prayers to them and their families [Reply]
Originally Posted by Marcellus:
Its very very bizzare, they guy would have had to spent a lot of time and effort planning this one would think so its not like he just snapped one day and pulled out a gun and started shooting.
Yeah, this is weird. The logistics involved - hauling all those rifles and all that ammo around, in a way that obviously arose no suspicion. Just hauling a few hundred rounds and a couple of rifles to the range is a pain in the ass. I also find it hard to believe that this guy previously demonstrated no interest in guns, yet was able to pull this off.
Don't buy the "snapped" angle, either. You don't snap and then spend days and thousands of dollars on equipment planning this shit.
This is bent. How bent is something I guess we'll find out later. [Reply]
I'm not shocked he could do this. Any one of us could do this if we had the interest and could source the firepower. Shooting down into a huge crowd from an elevated posiition is not skillful. It is the proverbial fish in a barrel. People didn't run because they expoected the fire was ground base and were not sure which direction to run. Even during the reloading pauses you hear people in the videos hesitant to move, some still in disbelief it was real.
Now, if these were full auto, then that is a real question how a novice got them, as while they are legal with permits, it's not a simple process. If it was bumpfire, that easy to modify by reading the instructions or watching youtube. [Reply]
