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>> on semiautomatics, the trigger has to be pulled each time. automatic weapons, ju pull the trigger once and hold it down. it is possible to buy buffer-stocks to convert semiautomatic weapons to perform likeautomatic weapons. dianne feinstein tweeting, im looking with ways to ban bump-stocks and close this loophole. doing nothing is a tragedy. she tried to get that legislation in 2013, to no avail. i fried to buy bump-fire stocks. theres several gun shops. every gun shop owner said, no. we do n...

Sniper. >> so its most likely the one on the right -- the one on the left couldnt reach that far, could it? >> it could reach the middle of the parking lot because its about 400 yards from his window to the middle of the parking lot. and hes not trying to pick out individuals with that. hes just spraying into the crowd. >> 9, 11 minutes, 20 volleys. explain that. >> you look at the picture of the suspect splayed out on the floor there, you notice hes wearing gloves. >> right. >> and thats becaus...

>> trace: he had to learn his planning someplace. and you are right, there are no seeming ties to radicalization, but he was very methodical. not only did he have guns in all of his houses, but he brought the weapons that he wanted to, automatic weapons, bump stock as, he had different vantages. which overlooked the venues. he had video cameras, one out the peephole so that he could see in the hallway and one in the food cart. this was premeditated, certainly. he learned that skill set someplace...

>> trace: he had to learn his planning someplace. and you are right, there are no seeming ties to radicalization, but he was very methodical. not only did he have guns in all of his houses, but he brought the weapons that he wanted to, automatic weapons, bump stock as, he had different vantages. which overlooked the venues. he had video cameras, one out the peephole so that he could see in the hallway and one in the food cart. this was premeditated, certainly. he learned that skill set someplace...

Members of the hill didnt know about. thats these bump fire stock gadgets that you can buy online for $40 that turn a semi automatic weapon into a weapon that acts, at least, like an automatic weapon. were you familiar with bump fire stocks? >> no, i wasnt. >> do you think that congress should look into that to see if perhaps they should be outlawed? >> i think theres no question we ought to look into that. automatic weapons -- when i saw the clips and heard the fire, i just assumed he had an au...

But thats it. >> heres the evidence, 90% of the public supports universal background checks, lets do a thought experiment. would we have background checks? >> brian: you know whats fascinating about this conversation, a background check when i left stopped this guy, theres nothing in his background. he was able to get guns legally. if you want to make it semiautomatic to automatic, that means a ban of automatic weapons, people have already been four, its already been through. if you want to to a...

His own life. here you see just his legs. >> more details this morning, authorities say paddock fired on the huge crowd of the country music festival for 9 to 11 minutes. they also revised the death toll to 58 and injured. he used a bump stock to make his weapons fire like automatic weapons and placed cameras inside and outside his hotel room to watch for police. las vegas police released a portion of body cam video from the night of the shooting. >> hey, you guys, get down! go that way. [ gunfi...

Weapons armed with bump stocks in the shooters room which creates an automatic effect using the recoil of the gun to create multiple fires and create an automatic effect. it is a loophole in an existing ban. it wouldnt restrict gun rights. automatic weapons are band. lets do something to support this. >> bill: i dont mean to interrupt you in the interest of time im trying to get to a than conclusion. >> bill: are you hearing that talk? >> im urging republicans to get behind it. a two-minute deci...

Atlanta, he noted, i remember your loyalty. and theres nothing hes going to do to cross the nra, even if its as minor as starting to try and address this problem, for example, through background checks. the bump stocks im hearing some members of congress, like lindsey graham possibly express an openness to looking at that, but the problem is such a colossal mess right now with the flood of these weapons out there and access to these devices that can be used to alter them, to make them into the l...

He was up to. looking for various steps along the way that indicate that he was planning this for a long time. that he had considered other options. and theyve given hints they are looking into that. theyre right now exploiting his electronic communications, trying figure out if he left behind any signs. but the deputy director of the fbi said this morning at a cnbc conference that so far they just dont know what the motive is. there havent been any of the usual indicators that are left in the t...