Reports: Alleged Las Vegas Shooter Had At Least 18 Weapons In Hotel Room

Drapes billow out of broken windows at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, on the Las Vegas Strip following a deadly shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas. A gunman was found dead inside a ho... Drapes billow out of broken windows at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, on the Las Vegas Strip following a deadly shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas. A gunman was found dead inside a hotel room. (AP Photo/John Locher) MORE LESS
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The gunman who killed at least 58 people and injured hundreds more Sunday night in Las Vegas had at least 18 weapons in his hotel room, according to multiple reports citing unnamed sources.

ABC News, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times all reported similar information about the alleged shooter, Stephen Craig Paddock, a 64-year-old white man from Mesquite, Nevada who police say took his own life prior to their forcible entry into his hotel room.

Citing two unnamed sources familiar with the investigation, ABC News reported that there was “a combination of rifles and handguns at the scene.” One of the sources said there were 19 weapons found in Paddock’s room.

The New York Times, citing an unnamed law enforcement official, reported Paddock had more than 19 rifles and “hundreds” of rounds of ammunition. Two of Paddock’s rifles, the Times reported, had scopes and were mounted on tripods positioned out two separate windows.

And the Wall Street Journal, citing an unnamed law enforcement official, said “at least one” of Paddock’s weapons was fully automatic. The same source also said “some” of the weapons were fully automatic, according to the Journal.

The Journal reported: “The weapons included AR-15-style and AK-47-style rifles as well as a large cache of ammunition, the official said.”

At a press briefing Monday morning, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said of the alleged shooter’s weaponry: “We are still going through the search warrant actively at this time, but it’s in excess of 10 rifles.”

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  1. 18 guns? He must have had an “innie,” rather than just a little one.

  2. Avatar for dave48 dave48 says:

    It wouldn’t shock me if this turned out to be the result of a brain tumor similar to the one Charles Whitman had. This person became extremely homicidal in his mid 60’s for no apparent reason and without any real warning. Brain tumors can, in some cases, cause sudden, drastic changes in a person’s behavior.

    Also, you can buy a gat crank modifier for a semi-automatic rifle in most states for about $40. It won’t exactly make you’re gun fully automatic (so they’re legal) but it will allow you to fire up to 600 rounds/minute.

  3. Just exercising his Second Amendment Right™ to be armed to the teeth. Another Murkin just wanting to protect himself (from an army). Also, white, therefore not a terrorist.

    Sorry for the snark but I have been over this gun insanity for decades.

  4. Q. How’d he get all that weaponry up there past hotel security?

  5. 10 bullets per second doesn’t count as “fully automatic”?

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