Were any Rally Point members caught in the mess in Las Vegas?
We do have Nellis AFB that is close to the Strip.
I tagged this terrorism but it is unknown at this time. Just thinking of our airman who are locals in Las Vegas.
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http://wreg.com/2017/10/02/west-tennessee-man-killed-in-las-vegas-mass-shooting/
West Tennessee man killed in Las Vegas mass shooting
A nurse from West Tennessee was one of the victims of the horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas, multiple sources have confirmed.
https://hotair.com/archives/2017/10/02/report-bump-stocks-found-vegas-shooters-hotel-room/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U6tORrODJE
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/breakingnews/facebook-and-google-enabled-fake-news-links-to-las-vegas-shooting-hoaxes/ar-AAsPTpp?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp
https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&source=hp&q=vegas+gunman+had+bump+device&oq=vegas+gunman+had+bump+device&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i160k1.4238.14830.0.15258.30.29.0.0.0.0.566.4435.0j14j3j2j1j1.22.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..8.20.4009.6..0j35i39k1j0i131k1j0i3k1j0i20i264k1j0i22i30k1j0i22i10i30k1j33i22i29i30k1j33i21k1.141.MqLHZ3nZNoo
The devices could have converted semi-automatic firearms into fully automatic ones, officials said.
A semi-automatic weapon requires one trigger pull for each round fired. With a fully automatic firearm, one trigger pull can unleash continuous rounds until the magazine is empty.
A bump stock device does not make the weapon an automatic weapon. What it really does (and why they are currently legal) is that it assist the individual in actuating the trigger multiple times in rapid succession. Adding a spring to the device may make it illegal, but it still requires the trigger to be actuated for each round fired, but it still does not make it a machine gun by the definition as used by the ATF.
For the purposes of the National Firearms Act the term Machinegun means:
1. Any weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger
2. The frame or receiver of any such weapon
3. Any part designed and intended solely and exclusively or combination of parts designed and intended for use in converting a weapon into a machinegun, or
4. Any combination of parts from which a machinegun can be assembled if such parts are in the possession or under the control of a person.
(Numbers added by me for clarification. Note 1 and 2, and the specifics of: by a single function of the trigger.)
Reference:
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/firearms-guides-importation-verification-firearms-national-firearms-act-definitions-0
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionUScode.action?collectionCode=USCODE&searchPath=Title+26%2FSubtitle+E%2FCHAPTER+53&oldPath=Title+26%2FSubtitle+E&isCollapsed=true&selectedYearFrom=2011&ycord=1419
Firearms - Guides - Importation & Verification of Firearms - National Firearms Act Definitions -...
Note: Due to the similarity in appearance and general configuration of semiautomatic firearms, a comprehensive examination of the firearm and/or its component parts is required to correctly determine its classification.
"Two officials familiar with the investigation told the AP that Paddock had two bump stocks. They are investigating whether those stocks were used to modify weapons used in the massacre, according to the officials, who were briefed by law enforcement and spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is still unfolding."
Note that it says that they are 'still' investigating whether those stocks were used to modify weapons used in the massacre. Also note that this came from a secondary source: "...according to officials, who were briefed by law enforcement..."; not a primary source.