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Kablooie

(18,644 posts) Sun Jun 12, 2016, 08:04 PM Jun 2016

How the hell did one guy keep shooting continuously for 20 minutes? [View all]

One of the victims who was was shot in the shoulder said, "All I heard was gunfire after gunfire. Eventually, I thought you were supposed to run out of ammunition. But it just kept going and going."

I heard he had an AR-15 but even those have to be reloaded after 10 shots or so don't they?

What was this guy using that allowed him to keep shooting that long without having to stop and reload?

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How the hell did one guy keep shooting continuously for 20 minutes? [View all] Kablooie Jun 2016 OP

I'm assured by a gun humper DUer that the kind of weapon is irrelevant Skittles Jun 2016 #1

Apparently that is true ... or at least that's what "they" want us to beleive etherealtruth Jun 2016 #4

they make me sick Skittles Jun 2016 #10

I've added quite a few to my Ignore list today Orrex Jun 2016 #77

They are sick, sick puppies, that bunch. villager Jun 2016 #79

Really? Where? friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 #46

Like at the Paris Bataclan, the attack would be foiled if some patrons carried weapons Albertoo Jun 2016 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jun 2016 #86

... Agschmid Jun 2016 #82

Replacing a magazine doesn't take much time. Didn't anyone there have a gun to stop him? braddy Jun 2016 #2

You don't need a gun, rush him Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #8

nightclubs are different. people likely have been drinking. it's dark JI7 Jun 2016 #12

That is true Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #14

Apparently he took on the security first. quaker bill Jun 2016 #13

That would destroy the more guns meme liberal N proud Jun 2016 #16

more guns is just stupid Skittles Jun 2016 #17

I know! linuxman Jun 2016 #21

LOTS more people.... no safe background for that "good guy" to take any kind of shot.... Bigmack Jun 2016 #30

Its illegal to carry a gun in a Flordia nightclub. Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #26

True... anywhere alcohol is served. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2016 #70

If they did GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #38

It's too bad a club that large didn't have staff who carried if that is allowed, to just terrorists braddy Jun 2016 #40

I could not disagree more. GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #43

There was an armed offduty police doing security Mojorabbit Jun 2016 #78

Must have positioned himself far enough away so he'd have time to reload Skink Jun 2016 #3

In many states you can buy a 100 round drum magazine. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #5

Ah. If he had a 100 round magazine he'd probably only have to reload once. Kablooie Jun 2016 #9

The Colorodo theater killer used a 100 shot drum. It jammed as they often do. PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #15

They also tend to jam and fail to feed correctly Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #11

You can get larger than 10 round magazines. Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #6

My guess is that in the heat of the moment the victim didn't have an entirely accurate mythology Jun 2016 #7

That would be my guess. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jun 2016 #48

Probably several. Not blaming the cops. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #62

I am definitely putting some blame on law enforcement for waiting hours to go in Amishman Jun 2016 #81

I'm going to wait until all the facts are in. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #85

A video has to sound of regular shots, in a rhythym csziggy Jun 2016 #19

It's difficult to tell from audio what the firearm is, though it's definitely a semi-auto. Adrahil Jun 2016 #25

Yes, there was an armed off-duty cop working security. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #31

Some reports said he shot the club security first outside the club csziggy Jun 2016 #37

The laws let people buy too much ammo scscholar Jun 2016 #20

How much should you be able to buy? linuxman Jun 2016 #22

Just did a Google search, and that 22 caliber ammo used to kill this morning... scscholar Jun 2016 #23

Not and remain a good shot. Adrahil Jun 2016 #27

The fifty dead prove that scscholar Jun 2016 #28

.223 is low power Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jun 2016 #52

No. It's designed to injure. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #65

.223 is one of the lowest power centerfire rifle rounds on the market. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #59

Yeah, we all need to train to be snipers and participate in urban warfare. Hoyt Jun 2016 #80

.223. Not .22 Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #29

Shooting is a perishable skill hack89 Jun 2016 #33

To be really good at anything takes a lot of practice Fumesucker Jun 2016 #57

Wasn't there a report that said he was familiar or trained on some of these weapons? Brickbat Jun 2016 #24

He was employed as an armed security guard. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #34

By switching magazines. With a CA-compliant AR-15 he wouldn't have been able to Recursion Jun 2016 #35

On the news with Alan grayson MsFlorida Jun 2016 #36

No, it really is not. GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #39

That figure is for actual assault rifles, not the sporting rifles that look like them. braddy Jun 2016 #41

Wrong. linuxman Jun 2016 #53

He wasn't using an assault rifle. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #60

Only if you pull the trigger 800 times. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #69

No it is not Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #83

I think it would be hard to estimate the amount of time milestogo Jun 2016 #42

I'd like to know how he got it into the club. grossproffit Jun 2016 #44

I've asked that question, haven't seen an answer. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #72

Question is, where were all the trigger happy cops? Darb Jun 2016 #45

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2016 #49

here is one way quickesst Jun 2016 #47

At the Paris Bataclan, the attackers kept shooting for hours Albertoo Jun 2016 #51

So after that happens and an untold number of people kill each other 'in the heat of battle' Rex Jun 2016 #54

Look, there will be other attacks inspired by radical Islam Albertoo Jun 2016 #56

From a tactical point of view that is the worst thing you could possibly do. Rex Jun 2016 #58

LOL. Are you serious? Albertoo Jun 2016 #63

Nevermind, I see you are not serious and don't understand at all. Rex Jun 2016 #64

Tough luck, I have been in the military Albertoo Jun 2016 #66

Right, sure you have. Rex Jun 2016 #67

LOL. Right, sure you can tell. Albertoo Jun 2016 #68

Yep Dem2 Jun 2016 #71

His idea is idiotic to the extreme and even he knows it. Rex Jun 2016 #73

I agree Dem2 Jun 2016 #74

Same here, the anger is telling. Rex Jun 2016 #75

Yes, it is a buffoonish NRA talking point. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #76

Brought a lot of magazines. backscatter712 Jun 2016 #55

It only takes a few seconds to reload, and he reportedly had a handgun as a backup weapon. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #61

word is it was multiple shooters. Jesus Malverde Jun 2016 #84

Word from where? ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #87