Shooting at Las Vegas casino

Nine Rounds a Second: How the Las Vegas Gunman Outfitted a Rifle to Fire Faster

90 shots in 10 seconds. How many 10 second increments did he do in those 10 minutes?

 

I want an actual count, though. Maybe FBI has counted them up by now.

 

What It Feels Like When The Internet Decides Your Daughter’s Death Is Fake

 

Had a couple good friends over on Saturday night who are gun enthusiasts. Got to hold a gun for the first time ever. A Smith & Wesson handgun of some sort. It was heavy, really solid. Both guys want to take me shooting one day soon and I’ll probably take them up on it.

He argues that the individual right to defend himself is paramount.

 

Until then you’d never held any sort of firearm? No skeet- or target-shooting at camp?

 

I don’t think so. Paintball.

 

I’ve never held a handgun ... but, hell, my kids shot skeet on church retreats. Episcopalian church retreats!

 

The NRA is God's work.

 

That's obviously not the real church.

 

I've been listening to Radiolab's More Perfect episode "The Gun Show" about the 2nd amendment and it's legal history. Really really interesting stuff.
The Gun Show

 

Why bother running this poll? As long as the NRA is writing checks to Congress, the opinion of the people won't matter.

Support for stricter gun laws hits all-time high in poll

 

It’s like the ACA. People think they are against it when they really aren’t.