tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post6432825016882216252..comments2024-03-28T11:58:42.109-07:00Comments on Raconteur Report: More Rose FertilizerAesophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-74414420986824760272017-11-28T05:17:07.869-08:002017-11-28T05:17:07.869-08:00I quickly skimmed this set of comments and agree t...I quickly skimmed this set of comments and agree that this Paddock "fall-guy" was not, likely, the shooter (or only shooter). I have not heard whether all the spent bullets swept up on the crime scene were carefully examined to see if they came from the weapons found in the hotel. I know that the energy remaining in the ammunition shot at 400 plus yards (my understanding of the distance fired), is no longer accurate if shooting a 55gr bullet (the ones most readily available since B.O. was placed in office). There may be a question answered as to how many firearms were fired delivering all those rounds and establish whether the accused, dead, perpetrater was really the only shooter. How many cartridge cases were found in the "only room(s)" from which all the shots were supposed to be fired? This is only the beginning of the "unanswered" questions. Will they be giving the "care and upkeep" of the vital information to the same "credible" part of the Federal Government for safe keeping as they did for the Assassination of JFK? Just wondering. Are there any real "Protectors of the Public" in the LVPD (or any other Law Enforcement Agency)? We have been duped by a "legal system, not a Justice System" and this will not bode well.Exringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123289463769836112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-53901786982699205802017-11-27T19:22:37.327-08:002017-11-27T19:22:37.327-08:00'They' are not legal in Nevada. Or we'...'They' are not legal in Nevada. Or we'd all own one. Or three. <br /> - Grandpa Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-25151069126757497632017-11-27T15:36:40.834-08:002017-11-27T15:36:40.834-08:00I am glad that Idiot did use a Full Auto MG like a...I am glad that Idiot did use a Full Auto MG like a MG-42 or any 7.62-7.92 weapon. The casualties would have been a lot higher with an NFA MG. So for planning why not at least try to get one he had the money and clean record. There are places to rent them in Vegas so the could have known they were legal in Nevada. While at the rental place he could have inquired about buying one? Maybe he did and di not want to go through the hassle????Sabre22https://www.blogger.com/profile/17380582645499051908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-23140440166037103312017-11-27T12:25:29.656-08:002017-11-27T12:25:29.656-08:00Doug Poppa, ex-cop and Las Vegas casino security e...Doug Poppa, ex-cop and Las Vegas casino security expert, will be on Hagmann Report tonight to talk about the LV massacre. Poppa has broken a lot of news on the event, and I recommend catching the show if you can.Matt Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491354555037801238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-65759327329402930922017-11-27T08:09:15.390-08:002017-11-27T08:09:15.390-08:00I just returned from doing a little plinking out o...I just returned from doing a little plinking out on the mesa of Northern New Mexico. It took me an hour to take 7 long guns from their safes, put them into their proper cases, gather enough ammo and magazines to enjoy two hours of shooting, and carry them out to my F-150. How in the Hell did a 64 year old novice carry 20+ rifles (200+lb.) and 4000 rounds of ammunition (400-500+lb.) Magazines and cases up 32 floors in a busy hotel?. Oh, I suppose he disassembled 20+ rifles and secretly hid them in his luggage and reassembled them while enjoying the Las Vegas night life and hours of gambling. Bartonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-57259011413128100112017-11-27T07:55:39.319-08:002017-11-27T07:55:39.319-08:00Maybe they are selling us this steaming pile of BS...Maybe they are selling us this steaming pile of BS to avoid mentioning the attempted assassination of the Saudi Prince. Too many helicopters, accounts of multiple shooters at multiple locations by multiple witnesses (some of whom are now dead from "accidents") to account for with their wounded narrative. So the MSM dropped the Weinstein bomb and this story got scrubbed. <br /><br />We really only know one thing for certain: Paddock did not do thisjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17413972386703285070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-10953063944542072912017-11-25T19:25:25.022-08:002017-11-25T19:25:25.022-08:00*blind, drug-induced stupor...*blind, drug-induced stupor...RSRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-24594391807608071932017-11-25T19:24:04.547-08:002017-11-25T19:24:04.547-08:00Older than I am -- While crazy is crazy, I don'...Older than I am -- While crazy is crazy, I don't see "bored" as explaining it... Possible the adrenaline awoke him from some blood stupor, and he killed himself after realizing extent of his actions -- real or imagined. <br />Possible he thought he was setting the first stage of a larger plan in motion and killed himself after realizing he'd been duped. <br />Possible he was a patsy and real shooter escaped. <br />Possible he was real shooter and handler shot him and escaped rather than allow full plan of destruction to be realized.<br /><br />Bored doesn't strike me as possible (even if bored, surely he'd find some otherway to amuse himself destructively if not just by making loud noises/drawing attention). Suicide by cop doesn't strike me as possible given same as above/not presenting oneself as a consistent threat.<br />The other "partially committed crazy guy scenarios" also don't seem to fit. RSRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-61635722438873593402017-11-25T19:14:04.555-08:002017-11-25T19:14:04.555-08:00Loren -- don't disagree, but relatively consis...Loren -- don't disagree, but relatively consistent rate of fire from audio indicates a practiced slidefire shooter IMO. <br />We've also been told in regards to Paddock that "he's not a gun guy" and "an avid gun guy w/ intimate knowledge of 2A." We also know that allegedly he had casinos shampoo carpets with plain water prior to his stays and his foreign girlfriend "looked plain" and didn't wear perfume or makeup due to the same allergies... Chronically debilitating allergies and avid shooter really don't align IMO, but YMMV.<br /><br />Regardless, with that many high quality weapons weapons, that many unfired mags, and the meticulous planner profile, the math still seems off to me provided he had backup weapons in place (presumably with mags all in battery and round in chamber), etc, preparations. Also, these aren't AK drum mags either. The 40 round 5.56 mags are almost certainly the PMAG extendeds. We know he had the surefire 4 stack mags. Neither have any secret or special procedure for loading and ensuring performance. And his brass appeared to be milspec/equivalent brass cartridges so unlikely he was shooting crap ammo that would have repeatedly jammed either. <br /><br />Not discounting your perspective -- I just don't see that the "facts" currently presented/known align with some unpracticed shooter nutjob style conspiracy... We've seen that before and many fewer rounds were fired/much greater number of malfunctions in those scenarios...RSRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-11580192020131561952017-11-25T08:14:01.142-08:002017-11-25T08:14:01.142-08:00The ability to buy a bunch of guns and 2 days of p...The ability to buy a bunch of guns and 2 days of practice does not an expert make. A poor hit rate and jams from mis-loaded mags is par for the course for mall ninjas and wannabe bad guys.lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00011213166003657827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-2132963279289586852017-11-25T08:09:10.004-08:002017-11-25T08:09:10.004-08:00That twit could get a job as an Empire Trooper in ...That twit could get a job as an Empire Trooper in the Star Wars world robins111https://www.blogger.com/profile/14847712978087149467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-84291898031442600792017-11-25T05:51:57.684-08:002017-11-25T05:51:57.684-08:00Maybe he got Bored?
Like when you're a kid blo...Maybe he got Bored?<br />Like when you're a kid blowing things up. Wow, that was cool. Do it again! Eventually you get bored.<br />Except this time, it's not going to be going back home hoping Mom doesn't find out.<br /><br /><br /><br />Older than I amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025857969926145212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-56250770008023721522017-11-25T00:51:00.324-08:002017-11-25T00:51:00.324-08:00*7) Why have that many malfunctions with high end ...*7) Why have that many malfunctions with high end ARs?<br /><br />In re to Dan -- Paddock allegedly shot regularly in the desert near his home. He was filmed going to desert a day or two before shooting around about the time he purchased the ruger bolt gun. Surely he would have practiced... Also, 1100 rounds/3 guns = 367 rounds per gun. 1100 rounds/4 guns = 275 rounds per gun. Assuming at least factory lube in place, that's a very high malfunction rate for decent brass (saw somewhere discussion of headstamp, but brass and not steel) and considering he was allegedly meticulous, a planner, proficient w/ firearms, etc, including read owner manuals that all discuss proper lubricant...<br /><br />Generally dry, recently cleaned, and decent quality ARs get 500-900 rounds before jamming w/ mag dumps.RSRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-42057637993523221782017-11-25T00:37:58.729-08:002017-11-25T00:37:58.729-08:00We also still don't know:
1) why the cop who m...We also still don't know:<br />1) why the cop who made entry into the suite fired his weapon while in the suite?<br />2) why if only "18 30-round magazines of .308 ammunition and 15 40-round magazines of .223 ammunition" ( https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/authorities-still-not-clear-on-who-stephen-paddock-was/ ) loaded and ready for action, a "meticulous planner" who had "planned to get away" had an additional 2800 loose rounds in suite?<br />3) whether anyone else was in the room with him?<br />4) what time the windows were broken (have repeatedly seen that the hotel's security system should have noted/recorded)?<br />5) why did patrol officers make entry over an hour after shots started being fired? why not make entry sooner? why not SWAT making entry if waiting over an hour?<br />6) is 1100 rounds in 9 minutes, ~2 rounds per second, plausible given a shooter with his (in)experience, especially with multiple jammed weapons, and him seemingly firing at least one .308 AR w/ 20-30 round mags as well and several other mag changes...?RSRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-91737459405778622682017-11-24T22:49:55.794-08:002017-11-24T22:49:55.794-08:00If Paddock was actually clever but inexperienced w...If Paddock was actually clever but inexperienced with firearms he may not have known that AR pattern rifles don't run well dry....and can jam after a couple hundred rounds. While I agree that the whole thing stinks like last week's fish and it's possible someone else was involved it's just as possible the Paddock did act alone and it's his lack of real world experience with AR's that kept a horrific event from being worse. Either way we are NEVER going to know all the facts.....there is something, some fact, some info they want kept secret for some reason and the FBI etc are keeping a lid on this. Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-78793439566043226662017-11-24T22:38:17.039-08:002017-11-24T22:38:17.039-08:00Soooo...nearly two months later we know the same t...Soooo...nearly two months later we know the same three things;<br />1. Bunch of people got shot (and shot at)<br />2. This Paddock guy's head-shot body was found in the suite<br />3. This whole thing STINKS<br /><br />Boat GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com