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LanternWaste

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115. Seems to be the most popular reason people post on message boards.

Mon Oct 2, 2017, 11:56 AM

Oct 2017

"So I think I was right on that one..."

Unfortunately, that seems to be the most popular reason people post on message boards. We are often too far entertained by the sound of our own guesses, regardless of chastisement.

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Active shooter Mandalay Bay Casino Las Vegas... [View all] PoiBoy Oct 2017 OP

Here's a link to a local station that's live streaming. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2017 #1

Scanner melman Oct 2017 #2

Listening now. Eko Oct 2017 #25

Holy Shit! Leith Oct 2017 #3

It Was the Route 91 Country Music Festival Leith Oct 2017 #9

Jason Aldean was performing when gunfire started. bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #28

With all the cameras around Las Vegas, how does one get to that sort of vantage point... TomCADem Oct 2017 #4

Working theory right now is that they checked in as guests... PoiBoy Oct 2017 #55

Yahoo!! Just Like The Ol' West SoCalMusicLover Oct 2017 #5

This sounds really bad melman Oct 2017 #6

The stream you posted is reporting bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #7

MSNBC live stream bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #8

Witnesses tell me people were getting shot around them #LasVegas bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #10

Why do they show his face and her chest the whole time? BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #24

No tripod? bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #26

Perhaps the cameraman films the chest it might help him get a tripod. TheBlackAdder Oct 2017 #52

Dear God.....active shooter also at NYNY per scanner n/t rainbow4321 Oct 2017 #11

Confirmed bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #15

cosmo and a few others too FreeState Oct 2017 #31

CONFIRMED first hand: My son in law is boarding up the doors Nevernose Oct 2017 #38

two videos melman Oct 2017 #12

Sounds like a war zone... yuiyoshida Oct 2017 #53

That wasn't a semi auto, it was a full automatic weapon. herding cats Oct 2017 #60

Yeah, that wasn't a civilian gun. NutmegYankee Oct 2017 #64

they have kits Eko Oct 2017 #66

It didn't sound like a "bump-fire" AR-15 - it sounds like a 7.62 Russian style clatter nt NutmegYankee Oct 2017 #71

With around a 30 round clip. nt herding cats Oct 2017 #75

There are without a doubt kits out there for full auto Eko Oct 2017 #83

It actually takes more than a kit to convert a civilian weapon. NutmegYankee Oct 2017 #87

The way those kits work is by bumping your finger on the trigger via the recoil. herding cats Oct 2017 #93

Sure, Eko Oct 2017 #95

I'm sorry. That predates me, and I don't know anything about it. herding cats Oct 2017 #102

Stupid details for us to be talking about anyway. Eko Oct 2017 #105

According to the Washington Post, it was an AK-47 style gun NutmegYankee Oct 2017 #116

No, it wasn't. Of this I'm sadly sure. herding cats Oct 2017 #67

full auto.... large caliber pfitz59 Oct 2017 #79

Yep. I'd bet money on that. herding cats Oct 2017 #80

Think so too, how the hell does someone get an yuiyoshida Oct 2017 #99

I don't know. herding cats Oct 2017 #103

Fox Channel 5 Shows People Trying to Escape Leith Oct 2017 #13

The News Station From Link Above...."Many Fatalities Reported" nt SoCalMusicLover Oct 2017 #14

Video from the concert bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #16

Sounds like fully automatic weapons. n/t LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #40

Looks really bad. bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #41

Video made my hair stand up. Horrifying. n/t LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #42

More videos bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #50

Yes videohead5 Oct 2017 #61

It was. herding cats Oct 2017 #62

Holy hell! The sound of automatic gun fire can be clearly heard in this video. bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #17

There were three separate times you could hear it. BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #20

Move to the sticks bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #23

Or just my neighborhood in Las Vegas Nevernose Oct 2017 #34

I hope and pray they are safe. bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #36

Got a mass text from daughters husband Nevernose Oct 2017 #43

Lol. cwydro Oct 2017 #59

Yeah. MSNBC has it but only plays the first burst. If only they would stop for a minute and play it. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2017 #48

I got pissed off when the guy kept talking over the sound of shooting BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #56

Oh, no! herding cats Oct 2017 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author melman Oct 2017 #19

Damn... nmgaucho Oct 2017 #21

Video Clips on TV Leith Oct 2017 #22

All three are confirmed? herding cats Oct 2017 #30

Listen to the scanner in this thread and you'll hear how bad this is going to be. bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #37

Yeah, I started listening after I posted this. It's chaos. herding cats Oct 2017 #45

Def Mandalay and NYNY Nevernose Oct 2017 #44

Thank you. herding cats Oct 2017 #46

Very bad. Multiple sites possible. n/t LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #27

BREAKING: @msnbc @News3LV, citing PD sources, report mass shooting. 2 suspects, many victims, bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #29

#BREAKING: PARAMEDICS BEING SHOT AT AT THE TROPICANA! bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #32

Gun fire from the NYNY parking lot Nevernose Oct 2017 #33

Images from the active shooter scene so far around Tropicana and Las Vegas Boulevard bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #35

#BREAKING: Dispatch to Officer about to enter The Paris where shots are being fired: be safe on bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #39

one suspect down in Mandalay Bay tenderfoot Oct 2017 #47

25+ Dead SoCalMusicLover Oct 2017 #49

Officially still 2 dead, 24 wounded Nevernose Oct 2017 #70

Irresponsible to keep stating that without confirmation. cwydro Oct 2017 #104

Horrible video NutmegYankee Oct 2017 #51

Surreal melman Oct 2017 #54

Looking at twitter and listening to police radio, it appears the shooter was on a balcony. NutmegYankee Oct 2017 #57

Can you tell if it's multiple guns? Nevernose Oct 2017 #58

Police chatter indicated that the shooter was on a balcony. NutmegYankee Oct 2017 #63

My ears just couldn't tell from the video Nevernose Oct 2017 #68

I think it's starting to shape up like one maniac shooting off a balcony. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2017 #69

Christ I hope so Nevernose Oct 2017 #73

My friend messaged me from Wynn. He sounded like he's on the other end. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2017 #77

That should be safe Nevernose Oct 2017 #84

The scene on MSNBC seems more like a crime scene than an active shooter. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2017 #90

Terrorist analyst on MSNBC said it was the sound of a sub-machine gun. n/t bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #81

But at one point it sounds like 2-3 at once Nevernose Oct 2017 #86

- Bigredhunk Oct 2017 #65

Holy hell! romanic Oct 2017 #72

Report of one possible suspect in custody in connection with shooting in Las Vegas, and @MandalayBay bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #74

#BREAKING: Police taking three women in custody behind CVS. bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #76

One lady on stage 45 mins before shooting Nevernose Oct 2017 #89

WTF bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #91

A Concert Goer Was Interviewed on the Street Leith Oct 2017 #114

What you just said is on the Twitter. bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #94

SWAT is sweeping adjacent hotels Nevernose Oct 2017 #78

Las Vegas shooting witness: "One guy ended up dying in my arms" bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #82

Still hearing gunshots, now from another direction. bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #85

Cops JUST announced only one shooter Nevernose Oct 2017 #88

She's an EP for ABC. n/t bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #92

Don't trust twitter. joshcryer Oct 2017 #98

I trust Twitter bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #106

Well the police just chastized people for saying there were multiple shooters... joshcryer Oct 2017 #109

Those accounts came from the police scanners. bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #110

Seems to be the most popular reason people post on message boards. LanternWaste Oct 2017 #115

Tragic video of people being rescued with fencing as gurneys: joshcryer Oct 2017 #96

That was one of the most depressing videos I've seen so far from Vegas. bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #107

How horrible, I just have no words left. 58Sunliner Oct 2017 #97

Link to BBC live thread nitpicker Oct 2017 #100

A friend of mind just posted pfitz59 Oct 2017 #101

20 dead 100 plus injured per CNN bench scientist Oct 2017 #108

This is chilling: "you're all going to die tonight" demmiblue Oct 2017 #111

Shooter identified spinbaby Oct 2017 #112

This message was self-deleted by its author demmiblue Oct 2017 #113