There appear to be some big pieces missing in all this. I believe this guy was planning on having an individual or individuals help. Just too many weapons to make any sense and a heck of a lot of ammo. In addition, has anyone seen the video with what appears to be gunfire coming from the 12th-floor area with accompanying sound? That same video shows zero muzzle flash from the floor/windows where he was said to be.

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(10-03-2017, 11:01 AM)Frailbones Wrote:

(10-03-2017, 10:57 AM)FBT Wrote: Not all of the guns they found were rifles.  So, not all of them were intended to be used to shoot at the concert crowd.  We don't know how many weapons he actually fired during the time he was actively attacking the crowd.  As quickly as these weapons cycled through a magazine, it's pretty likely he used several weapons before reloading and starting over.

It doesn't sound like there's a grand conspiracy here at all, but we'll have to wait and see what evidence they dig up.  On the face of it, it looks like some lunatic who just snapped and decided to unleash hell on innocent victims.  There's  been no motive released, or any kind of explanation for this.  I think he was stockpiled with weapons hoping to have enough time to use as many as possible, and in that regard, he was tragically successful.

So far they've reported that 2 of the rifles had bump stocks.  That's not to say that he had not converted any of the other rifles he had in the room to be fully automatic.  This was a guy who had the financial resources to do this any way he saw fit unfortunately.

What are bump stocks? Are these things anyone can purchase outright or are they hard to come by?

Bumpstocks are easy to come by but they are gimmicky at best, especially if you are trying to target a specific area with any accuracy. The bump fire stock cannot be shouldered or supported by a tripod. It just won't work. It requires shooters forced muscle feedback against the recoil.

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