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>> what are the modifications associated with the weaponry? i can't give you an answer on whether any of them are automatic or not. but we are aware of a device called a bump stock, and that enables an individual to speed up the discharge of ammunition. >> on semiautomatic weapons the trigger has to be pulled each time a round is fired. on automatic weapons the trigger can be pulled and held once to fire multiple rounds. automatic weapons sales are banned in the u.s. there is an exception if they were built prior to 1986, registered with the government and special exception with treasury. now,...

More deadly. this is a new issue. it's contrary to public policy in the united states. for over 80 years we've had very stringent controls on machine guns, on automatic weapons. and that is not something that is controversial in the same way that various other aspects of the gun control debate are. so, i think that there's possibility here -- this is unusual for a mass shooting in that there really does seem to be a specific policy intervention that would have made a lot of difference. often after mass shootings people will talk about background checks, waiting periods, those sort of things bu...

About the las vegas gunman. how he installed cameras to watch police. how he manipulated his guns to make them even more dangerous and while you were sleeping the killer's girlfriend back in the country, landing at lax. wait until you hear what her sisters are saying this morning. remarkable. welcome back to early start. i'm christine romans in new york. >> i'm dave briggs in las vegas. 31 minutes past the hour. 48 hours after the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. modern history. this morning, new details about las vegas shooter stephen paddock. his enormous cache of weapons, his extensive plann...

In the shooter's hotel room had what are called bump fire stocks or bump stocks. >> what are the modifications associated with the weaponry? i can't give you an answer on whether any of them are automatic or not, but we are aware of a device called a bump stock, and that enables an individual to speed up the discharge of ammunition. >> now, a total of 47 guns have been found, purchased in four different states. on semiautomatic weapons the trigger has to be pulled each time a round is fired. an automatic the trigger can be pulled and held once to fire multiple rounds. there is a slight loophol...

But these, the purpose of the ar -15 series weapons is to kill and mame human beings. that's it and what the m16 series roof els were designed for for our military but they certainly kill but beyond that when a round of an ar-15 hits you, it's meant to just tear the body apart so the wounded person can't get up and fight again and so to me having those weapons in civilian hands is absolutely madness and by the way those four deputies that didn't go into the school i think i can tell you what happened. they're outside with handguns and they're hearing that semi- automatic fire inside, pop pop p...