Tragedy in Vegas, do you think anything will be done with the gun laws or the same old rhetoric?

Unfortunately, I think nothing will be done (still). I think the lawmakers (many, not just one) would have to be personally affected by a tragedy such as this for them to realize something really needs to be done. And then, I don't know how much they can really do.
 

RadishRose said:
Does anyone believe the shooter was mentally ill?
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For Sure! No rational person would go to the lengths this lunatic did in planning and executing this tragedy. IMO, virtually Anyone who commits an act of violence is unbalanced...and Paddock took things to a new level. He may not have had a "traditional" mental illness, but he was most certainly Nuts. Perhaps this reported analysis of his brain will show some medical issue...but most certainly, he was Not normal.
 
Psychopaths see the world differently than the rest of us. While most never resort to this level of atrocity, the potentiality is always there. Yet, they are currently not classed as mentally ill, their brains are just wired differently. Some believe it is an atavistic trait perpetuated in the survival of the species from the brutal caveman era. A clever person without empathy is often the ultimate survivor, their focus is totally on their self interest. Unfortunately, lacking the inhibitors which restrain most of us, they can erupt, just as this monster did.
 
CeeCee said:
We are a big country and unless you live in the gang infested parts of a city or state, I bet you don't even hear of any shootings.

Ive lived in 4 different states and in 66 years Ive not known one person who was killed by a gun.

I'm not counting the shooting sprees that make the headlines.
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The highest murder rates are in prisons. Guards shoot a few, but prisoners find other ways. I guess it's not considered a problem because it's not gun violence.

Shooting sprees account for only a tiny fraction of murders.
 
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