Maddog wrote:Keyser wrote:Maddog wrote:Keyser wrote:Firstly RIP to all those innocent victims and my deep condolences to their friends and families.
Nothing will ever be done - the gun lobby in America is far too powerful and the NRA is a huge supporter of Trump and vice-versa.
In fact the NRA will probably call for even more gun rights very shortly.
Many of them are simply fucking bonkers.
It is not 1791 anymore.
I always remember Obama's distraught and tearful frustration at not being able to pass any meaningful laws to combat this neverending slaughter.
People like Paddock can just pop in to their local shop and buy a automatic rifle or machine gun.
FFS - I simply despair.
You can't pop into a local shop and buy an automatic rifle. Only a very tiny percentage of Americans can possess an automatic rifle.
If this guy had an automatic rifle, it was likely an illegal one.
It said on the news earlier (I forget which side) that it was possible to purchase a machine gun in some states in America MD!
I am (of course) not as well versed in US gun laws as you are though.
What are the rules in Texas?
Machine guns are regulated by the federal government. You have to have a very special license to purchase one.
The problem with most news reports is they confuse semi automatic with fully automatic. Semi automatic only fires one bullet for every pull of the trigger. Fully automatics shoot rounds as long as the trigger remains pulled.
This guy had 10 rifles and had set up the room to maximise the amount of rounds he could fire.
Thanks for that reply MD.