Active Shooter Situation at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas

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Just woke up, when did this happen? Absolutely horrendous.

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What an atrocity

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Shooter lived in Melbourne until only a few years back. Wow.

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The death toll is going well over one hundred when all is done and over with.

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They're theorizing the motivation was gambling debts on MSNBC.

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A CBS exec was fired for celebrating the deaths of  country fans and "Repugs" - apparently she never heard of Clay Aiken.

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The shooter was apparently a multi millionaire.

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So, because I trust this for him to come up with news rather than just my listening to NPR and the BBC, is there any clue yet what this dudes motive was?

Rumors about gambling debts. That's about it.

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There's no legitimate second amendment defense in regards to bump stocks. They're an accessory, not the actual weapon itself.

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Steve Scalise chimes in with a terrible opinion on gun control:

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https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/steve-scalise-says-las-vegas-shooting-hasnt-changed-stance-gun-control/

Unbelievable. People who advocate prayer as a substitute for assistance or policy action of any kind are despicable. I can accept that argument that people benefit from prayer because it allows them to contemplate and reach spiritual clarity. But saying that somehow prayer benefits victims of actual violence, and is somehow more important than having a substantial debate about how to solve these issues, is horrendous beyond words. People who believe in prayer over legislating in this country shouldn't be allowed to write or vote on laws.

Also the mention to law enforcement and not to medical professionals and first responders who saved his life is also pretty gross. Those doctors must have prayed pretty damn hard when he entered the ER this summer.

It's terrible because you don't agree with it.. I believe that's a perfectly good response.

This "rise above politics in times of national tragedy" bit would be more compelling if the White House (and I GUARANTEE you the NRA and RNC as well) distributed talking points lists to political allies within hours of the shooting. In fact, the whole "lets unite in this time of tragedy, not make political points" was top on the list of political points to make.

That's standard practice, i.e., literally BOTH SIDES.