Did I just hear 50 dead, 200 injured? Update 58 dead so far 500 injured

[malaise]

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What the fuck!
Stephen Paddock 644 years old Las Vegas.

Guns do kill!

[Pachamama]

1. You heard correctly....

And my guess is that number will continue to rise....

[malaise]

3. Deadliest mass shooting in history

Is this terror yet?

[Pachamama]

8. Done by weapons that shouldn't be allowed and by someone who is an American not on the travel ban

This is terror....our own domestic brand of terror that no wall or travel ban will protect any of us from...

[malaise]

12. No tweet from the racist in chief?

Even CNN is asking how come there is not a word from him

[BumRushDaShow]

13. The station I'm streaming claimed

that they were waiting a response from Drumpf but that some in Congress have started responding.

[catbyte]

31. He just tweeted "Warmest condolences...

and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting. God bless you!"

Warmest condolences? Jesus H. Christ. The asshole does not have one single appropriate human emotion in that bloated orange body.

[sharedvalues]

38. Josh Marshall claims he can't even fake appropriate emotion

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/he-cant-even-fake-it

[Ilsa]

42. He doesn't understand what these words mean in terms of

Human emotion. He probably means "sincerest", but doesn't understand that the two words are not interchangeable.

Pence has already tweeted something appropriate, at least he doesn't appear to be an alien or mal-programmed robot.

[forgotmylogin]

65. "Warmest" is weird.

You give "warmest regards" for a graduation or a childbirth or a wedding.

You give "sincere condolences" for tragedy or death. Not "warm" cuddly feelings.

He's obviously never written a greeting card of any kind without help.

[Ilsa]

66. I doubt he has ever written a condolence card or sent a letter.

He can't stand unpleasant things. He is a germaphobe and hates the sight of anyone's blood. He never cared for his children when they were babies. He has zero skill in comforting others.

[malaise]

49. He's not a well person

Who sends out warmest condolences?

[bdamomma]

73. he doesn't have command of the English

language shows how his dementia is warping his mind. Hi malaise it just never stops huh?

[malaise]

74. Seriously I did not expect to wake up to this

Poor Puerto Rico is now old news

[syringis]

56. I was going to ask.

I have never heard about "warm condolences".

I thought it was an American expression.

[smirkymonkey]

71. Only if that American is a completely clueless idiot.

It's not really appropriate in this situation.

[syringis]

78. I thought it was bizarre

Thank you for the confirmation.

Warmest condolences...

[barbtries]

59. he tweeted god bless

with exclamation points. tone deaf as ever. not a leader, a sick joke.

[Ilsa]

67. He figures if you put "God Bless!"

at the end of everything, it will make it golden, untouchable, and the most perfect tweet of all time.

[maddiemom]

60. Or excuses from Wayne LaPierre?

[AllaN01Bear]

61. DRumphfurherer is most likely recovering from his hard golf weekend and ready to do nothing this wee

[George II]

70. Obama has already made a statement, trump is still tallying how many NFL players knelt yesterday.

[HAB911]

29. Sure sounded like fully automatic to me

[Old Vet]

77. That was fully auto, One pull of trigger and it empties whatever size clip he had in it.......

On and on and on.....Fuck. On a crowd of 20,000 people. Like shooting fish in a barrel....

[barbtries]

47. no.

it's mental illness. not terror. i barely woke up to this news and have already heard about 3 times that this was not an act of terrorism. give me a break.

[malaise]

50. Of course he's white

[barbtries]

52. yep.

i have to go to work and i think i'm in shock. a friend of my son's was there, thankfully she and her party are all safe.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. I heard the presser and was like WTF?

Wasn't sure whether I heard "15" or "50".

If that is true, this will probably be the worst mass shooting ever (modern).

[malaise]

5. I haven't even had a cup off coffee

Damn!

[BumRushDaShow]

10. I've been up since 4:30

and just finished the last sip of coffee. The sound was cutting in and out of the presser on the station I was streaming (local LV NBC station channel 3). The local reporters did say that if what he said was true, the number of injuries "doubled" and the casualties more than doubled.

[Dennis Donovan]

4. Yes, you heard right.

[joshdawg]

18. Yeah, I read the same report.

Damn, double damn.

[babylonsister]

6. I don't think he was that old but

yes, the death count went from 20 to 50 just now.

[arthritisR_US]

7. I don't think he was 644 years old but the rest is right, sadly.

[Pachamama]

11. Sadly the age of the people who are dead because of this man will be more years than 644 years...

[arthritisR_US]

15. Omg, that's a sickening reality

[TDale313]

9. ...

[nitpicker]

14. Yes you did

Per CBS.

I suspect the police etc. have been going through the concert scene and finding more victims, checking intake at hospitals, etc.

Shooter 64 year old white guy (Stephen C. Paddock) living in a retirement community Mesquite AZ with the person of interest.

I hope she is physically OK.

[catbyte]

32. I just heard a report that they had her in custody.

[malaise]

79. She's not even in the country

All lies

[joshdawg]

16. And the NRA's response?

"If only the concertgoers were armed, this would not have happened."

In 3 - 2 - 1

[malaise]

17. That will be coming

and now is not the time to discuss guns.

Funny how they're showing a pic of his companion but we haven't seen one of the man

[joshdawg]

80. With all due respect, now IS the time to discuss guns.

If not now, when?

[malaise]

81. I should have included the sarcasm thingy

[joshdawg]

82. Noted.

[mucifer]

20. Because they could shoot someone from 32 floors UP

[LisaM]

19. Yup.

I suppose that now is NOT THE TIME to talk about gun control.

[malaise]

21. How did they get in that hotel with all thoe weapons?

Guess he did not fit the 'profile'.

[LisaM]

23. How did he have that weapon?

ONE person with the ability to mow down that many people? Who owns that kind of firepower???

[malaise]

25. Not jjust the weapons - the clips

What sort of weapon kills 50+ and injured 200 - how do civilians acquire these weapons?

This is madness. The NRA and the politicians it owns have endangered everyone

[malaise]

57. Did you hear Bratton on GEM$NBComcast?

It's not a terrorist act ...I mean not ISIS or Al Qaeda. WTF????

See there are no white terrorists.

[Cattledog]

27. My guess is golf bag.

[malaise]

28. Makes sense

No one is safe with all these guns

[doodsaq]

22. Clearly this is the result of strict gun laws

Plus Moose-lambs and immigrants.

[malaise]

24. but clearly these weapons should not have been available to

civilians. He was 32 floors about these poor people.

[Vinca]

26. I just got up and turned on the television. WTF?

About all I've gathered is it's a white guy, so . . . phew . . . it's not terrorism. Let's all salute are 2nd amendment freedoms.

[malaise]

37. Looks like he was in the middle of a divorce

as well - the woman is not his wife

[obamanut2012]

30. It has now passed Virginia Tech

[BumRushDaShow]

36. It surpassed Orlando (which was 49). Now #1. nt

[malaise]

40. Many many folks are critical in hospitals - numbers will rise

[BumRushDaShow]

44. Most definitely PLUS

a number of people were taken to hospitals all over the city by attendees and some of the ride services, so it will take time to get the full numbers.

[syringis]

33. Where ? How ? Why ? Who ?

Sorry, It was a hard start this week, I still have not read the news and have no clue of what happened in the world since yesterday.

[malaise]

35. Las Vegas,Nevada

64 year old white male shooting from 32 floors about at concert goers.

[syringis]

48. Thank you

I'm reading.

What a tragedy ! Another...

Why guns are so easy to buy ? First of all why allow people to have guns? It is not necessary nowdays.

I'm not telling such tragedies will not happen is guns are forbidden but it will certainly avoid a lot of people killed.

All my thoughts goes to the victims, their family.

May the victims rest in peace. All my condolences to their families

[hatrack]

34. This is a job for . . . Thoughts-And-Prayers Man!

Faster than a speeding AK-47 round!

More powerful than an NRA spokesman!

Able to leap tired cliches in a single bound!

More useless than tits on a boar!

It's . . . Thought-And-Prayers Man, speeding to the non-assistance of victims and their families nationwide!

Coming soon to a city near you!

[HipChick]

39. White Domestic Terrorism...

Let's say it together....call it by it's name..

[malaise]

41. Early days - we're now hearing on GEM$NBComcast

that he was in the middle of a divorce. This woman with Asian features is not his wife.

[HipChick]

43. Just woke up to this...

White Domestic Terrorism...no travel ban would stop

[malaise]

54. Now the runners are showing

More than 50 dead ...Hmmmmmmmmm!

[dhol82]

45. Wonder if the guy had military training?

What I am hearing the tv sounds like very accurate shooting.
Well, it's either that or just the sheer volume of people allowed him to mow them down.

[barbtries]

46. more than 50 dead, more than 200 wounded.

i am so suspicious! how hard could it be just to keep track of mass purchases of guns and ammunition? how does he haul all that up to a room in a hotel without being noticed?
this is massive. it's so hard to believe. i don't know anything but the USA is totally off the rails. conveniently they killed the guy. :

[malaise]

51. Cattledog suggested golf bag but

guns are legal in Las Vegas. The NRA rules.

[barbtries]

53. so i was just there in May.

IIRC the casinos do not allow guns, and Mandalay Bay has a casino. I don't know. golf bag sounds plausible but there would have to be golf clubs too. the man had an armory. this is absolutely the time to start talking about gun control. this did not have to happen.

[malaise]

55. you're right

and the number of dead is clearly rising. The runner says more than 50 dead now.

[barbtries]

58. it's shocking.

i need to get to work, and i feel utterly laid out. this will touch so many people. if i was a praying person i would be praying that it would wake people up at last so that a demand goes out that lawmakers cannot ignore anymore that we put an end to this madness.

and they can get up there on the tv and say it isn't terrorism. yes it is. yes it is.

[Ilsa]

69. Now over 400 wounded. Not sure how

serious all of them are as some drove themselves to hospitals.

[greytdemocrat]

62. OMG

What a story to wake up to on a Monday.

I wonder what story this nutcase
(well ex-nutcase, not alive anymore)
will have?

[spiderpig]

63. MSNBC update has injured count at 400

Said 400 transported to hospitals.

[Johnny2X2X]

64. Military style weapon with barrel magazine

He had weapons that have no use for hunting or home defense.

[Lifelong Protester]

76. Well those deer are wily, I killed one with my car

going about 55. I didn't have to reload.

[Botany]

68. 406 taken to the hospital in Los Vegas w/50 + dead

[malaise]

72. Think about that numberin terms of the largest aircraft

One fucking man did this - who can defend themselves from a man on the 32nd floor with war weapons.

[ellie]

75. It's fucking unreal