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2026-04-02 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Crowdsourcing the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting

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Posted by Cretle Fleregum5456 2026-04-02 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1801 views ] Top

1 As someone from vegas who was indirectly affected by this horrendous crime, fuck off for trying to make up some conspiracy bullshit about it.

Seriously, go fuck yourself.

Posted by Penguin of the Best Desert 2026-04-02 07:11|| 2026-04-02 07:11|| Front Page Top

2 Those who don't remember, won't remember.

Kim Kardashian's kids will NOT be able to see her new Las Vegas film as it'll be rated R and full of naughty jokes

Posted by Skidmark 2026-04-02 10:34|| 2026-04-02 10:34|| Front Page Top

3 Meanwhile Vegas bird. You were not there, nor was I. However I didn't flunk 3rd grade math 11 years in a row. Your life must suck.

Over 3000 rounds… from 27 AR-15’s” in ten minutes: False. Paddock fired 1,058 rounds total (1,049 from twelve AR-15-style rifles with bump stocks, 8 from two AR-10-style rifles, plus one suicide shot). He had 24 firearms in the two hotel suites, not 27 AR-15s—14 were AR-15-style (12–13 fitted with bump stocks), plus 8 AR-10s, one bolt-action, and one revolver. He only used about 15 of them.
• “Drop a gun after each 30-round mag… reload each of the 27 AR’s at least four times”: False. Many rifles had 100-round drum magazines. He fired in bursts of 80–100 rounds, with natural pauses while swapping pre-staged rifles (he had multiple set up on bipods/tripods) or reloading. The entire attack lasted ~10–11 minutes with interruptions—not continuous fire requiring impossible reload gymnastics.
• “Non-stop stream… fire rate much higher than a bumpstock AR-15… like an M240 machine gun”: Misleading. Audio/video analysis showed bursts consistent with bump stocks (which can reach ~400–900 rounds per minute by harnessing recoil to reset the trigger automatically). Some 10-second clips hit ~90 rounds, which matches documented bump-stock performance. An M240 is a true belt-fed machine gun (~700–1,000 rpm sustained); bump stocks mimic rapid semi-auto fire but still require the shooter to maintain forward pressure. There were audible pauses in the gunfire, not one endless stream.
• “Investigative photos… only show 50 spent shells”: False. Crime-scene documentation lists ~1,050 expended .223/5.56 casings and 8 .308 casings in the room. Released photos and the LVMPD report show hundreds of casings scattered across the floor.

Posted by Woodrow 2026-04-02 12:28|| 2026-04-02 12:28|| Front Page Top

4 I saw video footage night of on the Chans of the helicopter fly over with muzzle blasts erupting from the side door.

I also saw muzzle blasts from the hotel, but not from Paddocks room.

It was largely speculated it was an attempted hit on a Saudi Prince, MBS, who was in Vegas at the time.

Posted by mossomo 2026-04-02 14:40|| 2026-04-02 14:40|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Clem+Elmish4239 2026-04-02 20:43|| 2026-04-02 20:43|| Front Page Top

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