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[M52B28]

I'm not very educated on guns but that AR-15 sounds like it's definitely firing a lot faster than the other video. Is this something that can change easily?

As someone mentioned, the weapon that we're hearing in this attack is a gun that was modified to shoot at near automatic speeds. The AR-15 you see is a true automatic with a beta-magazine attachment.

It is likely that the person just modified the trigger to make it cycle faster and applied a larger magazine. The only thing I could think of that is easy enough to acquire is an AR-15 with a large capacity magazine.

 

[fr0st]

Anyone got a link to the media briefing?

 

[Ihyll]

As someone mentioned, the weapon that we're hearing in this attack is a gun that was modified to shoot at near automatic speeds. The AR-15 you see is a true automatic with a beta-magazine attachment.

Yep

Full auto capable weapons are hard to come by and super expensive. Might be easier in NV but idk..most likely a modified AR15 with a large drum magazine

 

[SomedayTheFire]

This is the most disgusting thing -charging money, not the photo- I've ever seen.

It's a standard license.

 

[Kadin]

As someone mentioned, the weapon that we're hearing in this attack is a gun that was modified to shoot at near automatic speeds. The AR-15 you see is a true automatic with a beta-magazine attachment.

It is likely that the person just modified the trigger to make it cycle faster and applied a larger magazine. The only thing I could think of that is easy enough to acquire is an AR-15 with a large capacity magazine.

Ah okay, thanks for the explanation. It definitely sounded the same, just the ROF was very different to me.

 

[MThanded]

This is the most disgusting thing -charging money, not the photo- I've ever seen.

This is literally how Getty works. I assume all pictures are automatically priced.

 

[lenovox1]

It could've been sound echoing off of buildings making it sound like multiple shooters.

Yes, the event venue, Las Vegas Village, is an open field adjacent to the Mandalay Bay.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

wtf it seems rather tasteless for Getty to be charging nearly $600 for pictures of a dead body on an active scene

http://www.gettyimages.com/license/856486874

I dunno whats worse, the fact this is a thing or the fact people are actually doing it.

 

[Syranth]

Edit: Decided to pull this info back.

 

[xfactor99]

This Vegas-based reporter on the scene is saying a police source told her more than 20 people dead....

https://twitter.com/rachelacrosby/status/914758960216817664

https://twitter.com/rachelacrosby

 

[jellies_two]

Protecting vegas strip on nye is going to be hard. Metal detectors at all the hotels? That will put a crimp in the flow of people in and out of the gaming floors.

 

[JettDash]

I was wondering why flights were affected but looking at a map Mandalay Bay is super close to McCarran so I guess that explains it.

 

[hitme]

Edit: Decided to pull this info back.

Saw the info, but pulling it back is for the best.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Protecting vegas strip on nye is going to be hard. Metal detectors at all the hotels? That will put a crimp in the flow of people in and out of the gaming floors.

They already block off a lot of the hotels unless you're staying there as it approaches midnight.

 

[antonz]

Police Radio announced 5 more criticals were just sent out to hospitals. UMC is now at Capacity and any further wounded should be sent to other hospitals unless its absolutely life threatening

 

[Xumbrega]

Man this is so sad

Stay safe VegasGAF

 

[joshcryer]

They already block off a lot of the hotels unless you're staying there as it approaches midnight.

I expect New Years style security year round now with TSA style checking at all casinos and parking garages.

 

[Kadin]

I'm really surprised they're able to determine that there are no other shooters with all the hotels around there. I'm glad they came to this conclusion but that area is just rife with spots for people to hide out. What chaos.

Oh and I was happy (wrong word I know but can't think of another) to see at least these people had room to move and get out, trampling is always such a huge contributor to injuries with stuff like this.

 

[ronaldthump]

not possible. actual.

saw video. holy fucking shit.

murrrica needs gun control yo

 

[ph1l0z0ph3r]

Def sounds like an m4 with a hellfire trigger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=9DhGoDp2ktk

Was just looking up things to do in Vegas for an upcoming trip and was amazed at how many gun ranges and easy access to insane weapons they have.

 

[DeathPeak]

I'm really surprised they're able to determine that there are no other shooters with all the hotels around there. I'm glad they came to this conclusion but that area is just rife with spots for people to hide out. What chaos.

Oh and I was happy (wrong word I know but can't think of another) to see at least these people had room to move and get out, trampling is always such a huge contributor to injuries with stuff like this.

I don't think there have been any reports of people being rushed to hospitals from other sites, so that might be why it's been determined that it was just the one shooter?

 

[superdeluxe]

Witness on KTNV said he felt shooter reloaded 15 times :/

 

[Metalmarc]

Shit woke to this news in the UK

Stay safe vegas based gaf

 

[Kadin]

I don't think there have been any reports of people being rushed to hospitals from other sites, so that might be why it's been determined that it was just the one shooter?

Yeah that's a good point. When I think of Vegas, I just think of one hotel next to another, and another, etc. They're not as close as I think they are which I didn't think about until now.

 

[lenovox1]

I was wondering why flights were affected but looking at a map Mandalay Bay is super close to McCarran so I guess that explains it.

It's about 2 miles south. The airport is never more than 20 minutes away from anywhere on the Strip corridor. The last thing the authorities need is for someone to escape to another city by plane as this was clearly a thought out attack.

 

[Won]

Man my first night in Vegas and this happens. Luckily I was still at the Rio when it happened. Got turned around on my way back to the Strip thinking it was some robbery kind of deal. And now I see the clips on TV. Damn. :/

 

[antonz]

Fake calls continue to pour in to the police claiming shootings at nearby casinos.

 

[scitek]

https://twitter.com/RyanMcKinnell/status/914755192444272640

Whoa what the fuck?

This girl says 45 min before the shots were fired, a woman pushed her way to the front row and started telling people they were going to die tonight before being escorted out by security.

 

[ronaldthump]

More than 20 dead. Holy shit

https://twitter.com/rachelacrosby/status/914758960216817664

 

[ronco2000]

Good thing the shooter wasn't sniping from that height. Nobody would have been safe. Also been harder to locate him or her.

Stay safe LV.

 

[eyeball_kid]

A nurse who was at the scene was just being interviewed on KTNV and said she saw several dead at one of the areas she was trying to provide help at.

 

[Dmax3901]

https://twitter.com/RyanMcKinnell/status/914755192444272640

Whoa what the fuck?

This girl says 45 min before the shots were fired, a woman pushed her way to the front row and started telling people they were going to die tonight before being escorted out by security.

I saw this live, she said it was a Hispanic couple and they looked like normal people. I wouldn't read too much into it at this stage. Could've just been a drunken altercation with some passionate language i.e. a coincidence.

 

[iPaul93]

Jesus Christ!When will this madness end?

 

[oatmeal]

More than 20 dead. Holy shit

https://twitter.com/rachelacrosby/status/914758960216817664

No

 

[lenovox1]

This Vegas-based reporter on the scene is saying a police source told her more than 20 people dead....

https://twitter.com/rachelacrosby/status/914758960216817664

https://twitter.com/rachelacrosby

We only have reports of 24 casualties, not deaths. Stay on very very high media during periods of like these.

 

[Neptonic]

https://youtu.be/MhtTHAv0HSc

That sounds like too consistent of a fire rate

Def sounds like an m4 with a hellfire trigger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=9DhGoDp2ktk

That’s gotta be it

 

[fierrotlepou]

https://t.co/F1oAwCkJwF

About to be a media briefing here by the LVMPD.

 

[JettDash]

It's about 2 miles south. The airport is never more than 20 minutes away from anywhere on the Strip corridor. The last thing the authorities need is for someone to escape to another city by plane as this was clearly a thought out attack.

I'm looking at a map. McCarran is much closer than two miles. It is directly to the east.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Shooting from a hotel room seems very unlike ISIS while everything else screams ISIS.

 

[Bornstellar]

EDIT: Nm.

 

[Ozigizo]

https://t.co/F1oAwCkJwF

About to be a media briefing here by the LVMPD.

Any YouTube link? I hate using the Facebook app.

Ah https://youtu.be/n_HTCLhEJGo

 

[BigJonsson]

Also where the hell was hotel security?

What is hotel security going to do against someone with that kind of firepower?

 

[Kadin]

Any YouTube link? I hate using the Facebook app.

I'm assuming it would be on their live site as well.

http://www.ktvu.com/live

 

[Mario]

Still stuck at the Bellagio. Going to be hours before we get back to our hotel and can sleep this off.

 

[Pankratous]

Also where the hell was hotel security?

Probably had no idea where it coming from for quite a while and even if they did; they're not exactly trained to take on an armed and active shooter. Can't blame them.

 

[JettDash]

Also where the hell was hotel security?

Waiting for the police?

 

[Vice]

We only have reports of 24 casualties, not deaths. Stay on very very high media during periods of like these.

She’s a reporter for one of the biggest newspapers in the country and the main one for LV. She is a reliable source.

 

[lenovox1]

 

[Occam]

Can't wait for the NRA to tell us how this wouldn't have occurred if the victims had carried automatic rifles, too.

Which is obviously why these mass shootings with assault weapons don't happen in Europe at regular intervals.

 

[DeathPeak]

She’s a reporter for one of the biggest newspapers in the country and the main one for LV. She is a reliable source.

Eh, I'd wait for the press briefing.