"Paddock had purchased several firearms, many in California, however they didn’t appear to be among those found in the hotel room."
"Meanwhile the owner of a Utah gun store said Paddock visited the store several times this year and bought a shotgun after passing a federal gun background check.
Dixie GunWorx owner Chris Michel said Paddock was new to the area and visiting local gun shops.
Paddock bought the shotgun in February and last visited the store in St George, Utah, in the spring.
Mr Michael said he spoke with Paddock to make sure there were no signs that he should not be allowed to buy a gun.
“There were no red flags,” he said. “I had no idea he would be capable of this.”"
https://archive.is/ORChI

There are many other conventional weapons to choose from, for the decimation of throngs of people.

@alexgreen what law would prevent this man from acquiring illegal guns

Define an "illegal gun".

@Bar of Candy so the guns he did the shooting with were illegal

"Another gun shop owner Christopher Sullivan told the New York Times Paddock had purchased a handgun and two rifles from his shop in the past year.
Mr Sullivan, the general manager of Guns & Guitars in Mesquite, said the purchases met legal and routine federal screening requirements.
"

@Wheelz a gun that he did not acquire legally

I'm not a governor. That not my job . @Scary_Clown

right wingers....

I know that.

But I am making a point.

@Scary_Clown

@Bar of Candy iffy source tbh

you looked for a while

couldn't get anything better?

No, guys, that's unacceptable.

https://archive.is/vbwSa

Diff source with more stuff on the semi-autos

If crazy idiots cannot buy their guns, such temptations of mass calamity will be executed by other means.

Exhibit A: Nice, France

Nothing you can really do.

so, it wont be as easy with guns, think about if he tried that with a knife how far would he have goten??@Wheelz

Still looking man, takes time to do research, especially when most of his guns aren't conclusively one way or the other

83 deaths by vehicle

@Blood He could've done the same with a car.

government is still doing their thing

: )

ok but cars are not designed to kill

So what?

They can be used to kill, their uses are purely subjective.

"Authorities are still investigating how the shooter came into possession of the firearms."

Adhere to conventional law, or carry out what you see as a fit utilization of your given object.

also he would not have enough space to gain the momentum required to kill as many people, roads were blocked for the event

Source?

Not that it is of any relevance to my notion.

@Blood a man with a knife recently killed 29 people in china

mass killings are definitly possible with no guns at all

My point percisely.

but they are alot more difficult without guns

no.

https://archive.is/y3rQA , While he may or may not have gotten most of his guns legally, I cede the point that he snuck the guns into his hotel room illegally, since he was not allowed firearms in the hotel he was shooting from