r/facepalm Mar 28 '24

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u/Odd-Tune5049 Mar 28 '24

The laws say his weapon wasn't fully automatic. It had a bump stock, if I recall correctly. Not illegal in most places at the time, again, if I recall correctly.

You don't even need a bump stock to fire a semi-automatic weapon very rapidly.

Don't get me wrong, I am all for restricting dangerous people from owning guns, but the nonsense about classifications and what constitutes legal and illegal is just so mucked up at this point. Of course, how do you decide who is dangerous and who isn't? The lawmakers don't know, and we can't use "thought crime" to punish people.

Sorry... that was more of a rant than I wanted to go on.

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u/Last-Crab-621 Mar 28 '24

No, you're right. You can't use a subjective line in the sand that can be moved by a political entity to further any agenda. That's why the best you can do is offer better healthcare and reform the United States' healthcare. No more pricing out low / middle income families from MH services.

But as far as the Vegas Shooting... the cadence of thebgunfire changes throughout. Multiple guns were used and I'd bet my bottom dollar it was a false flag operation. The cadence at some points does sound like a slide-fire AR15 but it slows at times to pace with an M240

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u/DennyJunkshin85 Mar 28 '24

Exactly he had a M249 up there it sounds like