(October 5, 2017 at 7:15 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:

(October 5, 2017 at 7:08 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Well, he burned through a few million dollars gambling, he was 64 and had no retirement prospects.

The stories I've seen offer up gambling as a speculative reason, but not any clear figure. Got a link?

I swear I am going to TAR AND FEATHER (Translation, metaphorically KEEP PULLING MY HAIR OUT) the next person that speculates at motive. 

ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS, the sicko bought 30 firearms in less than a year. 

I could give a shit less what his motive was. 

Revenge? So what.

Roof was racially motivated.
Va Tech Shooter and Newton Shooter were mentally ill.
Columbine killers were thrill killers.
Pulse shooter was religiously motivated and took it out on gays.

They all got access to firearms. 

PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT MOTIVE.

That only addresses our need for funding of mental health care.

It still does not address how easy firearms are to obtain.

(October 5, 2017 at 7:15 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:

(October 5, 2017 at 7:08 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Well, he burned through a few million dollars gambling, he was 64 and had no retirement prospects.

The stories I've seen offer up gambling as a speculative reason, but not any clear figure. Got a link?

Didn't book mark any but CNN is where I usually read the news.

Guys, i am really not angry at any one individual on this board, my response has to do more with seeing media on cable news and on the networks spend tons of time on motive, and little to no time on access and flooded market.

It is true we need to fund mental health care, but firearms are still way too easy to obtain.

(October 5, 2017 at 7:55 am)Brian37 Wrote: Guys, i am really not angry at any one individual on this board, my response has to do more with seeing media on cable news and on the networks spend tons of time on motive, and  little to no time on access and flooded market.

It is true we need to fund mental health care, but firearms are still way too easy to obtain.

Suggestion: Be more explicit in your posts. Address them to the person/place/thing you're talking about. Some people start reading a thread at the last unread post, and that's a lock on confusion.

(October 5, 2017 at 7:58 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:

(October 5, 2017 at 7:55 am)Brian37 Wrote: Guys, i am really not angry at any one individual on this board, my response has to do more with seeing media on cable news and on the networks spend tons of time on motive, and  little to no time on access and flooded market.

It is true we need to fund mental health care, but firearms are still way too easy to obtain.

Suggestion: Be more explicit in your posts. Address them to the person/place/thing you're talking about. Some people start reading a thread at the last unread post, and that's a lock on confusion.

I eat led paint and am an ABBA fan, what do you want from me? I like shiny objects. 

In all seriousness I do try to make myself as clear as I can. I don't always do that, but I do try. 

Hold on a second, got distracted, "SQUIRREL!". I am not perfect.

If you were perfect you'd be more obnoxious than you are now.

(October 5, 2017 at 7:02 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:

(October 4, 2017 at 8:39 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Hopefully we will find out soon what his motive was and whether it had anything to do with religion or politics. As far as has been shown, he wasn't a church goer, wasn't a registered Democrat or Republican, and didn't vote. But more info will come out in due time I am sure. Everything is definitely very strange because he doesn't fit the profile of someone who would do something like this.

I'm thinking that he will turn out like the Unabomber or Timothy McVeigh -- ideologically driven. It's beginning to look like the only thing that makes sense to me.

Possibly. But even McVeigh and Kaczynski were clear and vocal about their motives and ideology. With Paddock it's been different. Unless investigators find something he left behind Paddock gave no hint of a motive for his murder rampage. It's been reported that his father had mental issues, a diagnosed psychopath, and was a criminal who made it on the FBI's "ten most wanted" list. Both Paddock and his father seemed unassuming and something of a lone wolf by those who knew them. It was also reported on the news this morning from interviews of people around the casinos who knew him said that he always sat and stared at people, insomuch that people would call him the starer. On another occasion it was said by witnesses that he expressed something along the lines that he wanted to kill his mother and wondered why he was here. But, that's all hearsay at this point as far as reliable witness accounts go. It was also reported on the news that he had taken valiums before the shooting. Don't know if that report had been confirmed for sure or not either. He sent his girlfriend to the Philippines to visit her family and sent $125,000 to her, also reported on the news this morning. Whatever his motives the guy definitely seems to have had some severe mental issues, (like his father did), and possibly just hated people. The police not only found additional guns at his home, but they also found explosives and bomb making materials. For what ever reason, he was planning to kill people. 

Quote:A search of Stephen Paddock's home in Mesquite turned up at least 19 additional firearms, explosives and several thousand rounds of ammunition, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said Monday night. Several pounds of ammonium nitrate, a material used to make explosives, were found in Paddock's car.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/02/us/las-veg...index.html

People still couldn't find out why he decided to do this?

I think the primary reason for the shooting may have been spending too much time at casinos, Brian.

(October 5, 2017 at 8:29 am)tykobrian Wrote: People still couldn't find out why he decided to do this?

It's still being investigated. The authorities may come up with something eventually, who knows at this point.