Active shooter in Las Vegas. THIS IS A NON POLITICAL THREAD

I still maintain this is a mental health issue.    We need more mental health care facilities - which started going out under the Reagan era.

I believe that he had 10+ rifles modified to hold higher capacity magazines.

This is my city.  I always knew something like this was possible (and probable) given how many people are tightly packed in a small area, but you never expect to wake up and hear your biggest concerns realized.  I got a call from my MIL last night well after we had gone to bed.  I ignored the call to get rid of the lights and loud sound and then pulled up FB on my phone as soon as I was a bit more with it to see if she had an emergency she was trying to contact me about and had posted about it only to discover people were talking about the shooting.  At the time, it was 3 critically wounded and hotels other than Mandalay also dealing with suspected shooters.  When we had the idiot mow down tourists several months back and the number of deaths went from 20+ speculated to just 1, it was a relief to know that the loss of life wasn't as bad as expected.  To wake up and find out that instead of 3 wounded, we were faced with 50+ deaths and hundreds injured...much worse than what was being speculated last night tears my heart out.

I can't donate blood right now.  I tried to go to a facility and I only have a couple of hours.  The lines are insanely long with 4+ hour waits (with my obligations to pick my kids up from school, the most I can wait is about 3 hours at any point today) and they are using some vacant land from bulldozed buildings as overflow parking because there are so many people wanting to donate.  I am trying to hold onto that sight, that this tragedy is bringing out the best in my community.  Thankfully, it doesn't appear that anyone I know was harmed and I only knew of 2 people who might have been in the area (that was before I learned it was a country music festival and that dropped the number to one...he is a friend's husband who is a valet and the first thing that popped up on FB today was his wife stating that they were all okay).  The closest this has impacted me is that I know of is a former co-worker of my husband's who now drives taxis on the strip.  He was working when it happened and used his vehicle to pile people in and get them out of harm's way and went back and forth for as long as he could.  My husband told me that the interior of his friend's vehicle was covered in blood when all was said and done. You always wonder, but you never expect it to hit you so close to home.

Just heard 2 coworkers discussing this and saying events like this is why we need more concealed carry.

We are getting what we deserve.

My sister and nephew posted on FB that they're safe, and I got texts from my other two sisters. My mom is, of course, with my sister. So she's fine. My other nephew lives at home so if he was in danger/hurt/worse my sister would have let me know by now. When I read this it was 1 am over there so I didn't want to call. So I was up every couple of hours checking to see if they had replied. Praying for Las Vegas and everyone affected by this.

It's the small connections to place or event that enhances the horror. My teenage DS recently saw Jason Aldean perform in an outdoor venue, it was his second or third comment after waking up to the news.

Peace to Refupeas who help make the world smaller in a good way!

My daughter and I spent a few days together in Las Vegas last week. We checked out of Mandalay Bay on Friday; the shooter had checked in on Thursday. I couldn't sleep last night thinking of how close we were to this tragedy. My hearts go out to those that were there. 

I just found out that my cousins daughter was at the concert. She's ok but her friend was shot in the arm, she's going to be ok too. I can't even imagine. Everyone else I know that happened to be in Vegas, I know of 4-5, all are safe.

Have you heard any more about this? Has anyone? Was she actually trying to warn people, or was it just a coincidence?

There has been no evidence whatsoever to base any reasoning that this could be ideology related. They have said (and quite quickly released) that he was not on anyone's radar. He had no criminal history, no known associations with any fringe group. His race never came into my mind when I heard what happened. I don't care what color he is. He obviously has some sort of mental health crisis going on.


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I was going to mention that to them. But if someone thinks that the solution to America’s gun problem is more guns, then there’s not much to be said.

I can’t believe that this is my country.

So happy that your daughter is safe. That must be a tremendous relief.

I do hope that your trip next week is not ruined by this event. I have been to Vegas 3 times for music events in the past year, after a 30 year hiatus, and I never felt unsafe. I was at another huge outdoor country music festival there and loved every minute of it. This is an isolated incident by a crazed person and I hope this tragedy does not make people stop enjoying life and all it offers.

Remembering the victims, these are the names we need to hear, not the cowardly scum that did this.

www.cnn.com/2017/10/02/us/las-vegas-shooting-victims/index.html

The father of my son's best friend was shot. He was in Vegas with his wife, we are from Vancouver BC. Luckily he is ok, it went straight through his shoulder.

This is so heartbreaking.

Thank goodness. This is good news in light of everything else I have read today.