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Analyst tom fuentes is with us. he brought up the tracer ammo at the phoenix gun show he tried to buy, they say, but could not obtain. why do you think it was he was not able to get his hands on that? >> i think i heard a couple of accounts that, you know, he wasn't able to get it because they departmeidn't have it or w of it at the time. there are various laws whether or not that could be sold in various states. he made a half hearted attempt to obtain it and did not try harder to get it elsewhere. >> let's listen to sheriff kevin mcmayo last night to try to discern a motive here. okay. i apo...

This nature normally leave some sort of note or evidence or some sort of explanation of why? >> reporter: yes. from what we have seen from mass shootings around the country, the more famous or deadlier shootings, there is a manifesto left behind that lets us know what that motive is. on this one at this point that doesn't appear to be the case. >> they are looking for it. very, very hard. a law enforcement official told cnn the gunman tried to buy tracer ammo before the attack. what does that tell you? >> reporter: well, it tells me he knew what he was going to be doing. tracer ammunition is t...

It was. one of the downfalls from his point of view with tracer ammunition is that it also allows people on the ground to see where the shooter is. that's something else for him to consider. >> we don't know why he didn't research that tracer ammo. do you have an explanation of why he looked at it and asked questions and didn't buy it? >> no, i have no idea. tracer ammunition is not illegal. it can be bought on the internet. there may be states where it might be illegal, but it's readily available. >> thanks very much. we will get back to you as well. there is other developments we are followi...

A rifle. >> i wonder if that tracer ammo if some of that was in the guns, the bump stock guns that then got jammed, forced him to go to other guns. 12 of the 23 weapons in the room had the bump stocks. we now know from a report that for several reports that he did buy this tracer ammunition. that's significant because what that would allow the shooter to do is see where those bullets are landing in the crowd and would increase his accuracy. every fourth or fifth bullet would send out a light beam that would go and show exactly where it's landing. so it could actually have made the situation mo...