Regarding the "metal detectors and security guards everywhere" discussion, I always feel it's important to point out that overall murder rates in the U.S. are at historic lows these days. It's ticked up a smidge since 2014, but it's still nowhere near the levels that were seen in the 70s, 80s, and 90s.

Are you more likely today to be killed in a mass shooting compared to the past? Probably. But your overall likelihood of being hurt is still extremely low. Don't let events like this keep you from going out and living life (or being so protective of your kids that they don't learn how to live life in the first place).
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I saw the first video coming out right before I went to bed last night, and it was pretty clear that there were going to be a lot more than two deaths when it was all over. Terrible.
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The FBI has spoken with Eric Paddock, the brother of the gunman, at his home in central Florida. Paddock has also given a few interviews at greater length.
“He was my brother and it’s like an asteroid fell out of the sky,” Paddock told CNN. He said he last spoke to his brother when Stephen wanted to check in on their mother after Hurricane Irma.
Paddock expressed shock and horror to CBS that his brother could commit such a crime. He had “no religious affiliation, no political affiliation, he just hung out”, Paddock said.
“He’s not an avid gun guy at all. The fact that he had those kind of weapons is just – where the hell did he get automatic weapons? He has no military background or anything like that. He’s just a guy who lived in a house in Mesquite, drove down and gambled in Las Vegas. He did stuff. Ate burritos.”
Paddock said that when he heard the news he became scared for Paddock’s girlfriend, Marilou Danley, worrying that “he might’ve hurt her too”.
Police have said Danley was out of the country, unharmed and speaking with investigators.
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Here's a good visual of where the shooter and the victims were all located.


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Excellent point. You'll get too many knee jerk reactions right now, versus good intelligent thought.
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not terribly accurate, he was on the end of a wing. still unclear why 2 windows are broken out.

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Black Bob was booted from the thread by Dartgod a while ago, just for the record. Carry on.
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Not necessarily. I mean he opened fire on a country music event. Who goes to country music events? Usually Christian white people. Could have just been pissed at Trump. Could just be a coincidence. Who really knows at this point.
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Corner suite?
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My guess would be moving from window to window for different angles as the crowd moved together to escape
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Terrible terrible news.

From early reports just seems like a normal guy. Wonder what happened
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possible,though assuming those panes are something near 4' wide, that would be a big suite.
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Craps is so frustrating.
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Rent more than one room. That is your answer.
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I have often wondered why so many of these shooters are so incompetent and have really have been grateful they were because typically they have a low kill rate.

This guy was not incompetent and was entirely too efficient.


100% chance foreign terrorist copy this method in the future.
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