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It's that time of the morning, just about the top of the hour. let's get a check on moneystream. stocks are mostly higher. asian markets closed up. u.s. stock futures, well, dow futures looked like it's ticked down here. delta will report earnings before the bell today. low fuel prices have been a boon for airlines. later the banks will start to report. the gun control group is seeking damages and counseling for the survivors of the mass shooting in las vegas. gunman stephen paddock had 12 rifles mounted with bump stocks. it speeds up the fire to mimic automatic fire. slide fire has temporaril...

Weapon used, the court hasn't spoken on, other than to suggest that it's okay for the government-- i mean, everyone understands you can't have your own personal cannon. leland: although some people would like. >> right, exactly. you can't buy an f-15. and in the appellate decision, the court made clear talking about personal rights of firearms. and it's not which, it could be public safety and firearms could be restricted. that's an area that's ripe for litigation. in this country people are on both sides and-- >> and look at it practically. slide fire, they make the most popular, and they wer...

Night on their own time to help out as the hospital was full to overflowing. other hospitals in the area as well. of course, now the debate is turning towards gun control. clearly battle lines are being drawn between democrats and republicans over what is possible. so far nobody has pointed to a law that would have prevented paddock on going on this murderous ram pain. people are looking at the slide fire or bump stocks that he allowed a semiautomatic rifle to be fired at automatic rates. those could be something that legislators come together over and maybe lump in with the 1934 ban on automa...

Otherwise known as a slide fire. it is a device that modifies the shoulder rest in order to pull almost constantly, mimicking the effect of a fully automatic weapon. now the atf sources also told us that you can find the components to do that and the advice on how to do it very easily on the internet. we have seen videos from a company called -- and we do not know which company stephen paddock may have gone to to get the expertise on how to do that or to buy the components, but it is an example of what you can find very easily on the internet. according to the atf source, and i am quoting here...

Theory on what you're hearing. so, listen to this. [ automatic gunfire ] >> okay. when experts have analyzed that, sam, they hear 90 shots in 10 seconds. clearly, that's an automatic weapon. correct? >> yes. from the sound on the video clip, i think most folks who are involved in this kind of line of work will be able to tell you that is absolutely fully automatic fire. >> okay. but authorities have not found an automatic weapon. the latest working theory is that he turned his regular rifle into an automatic weapon. and, look, i'm very skittish about haviing this conversation on tv because, ob...