Given the attack occurred during a concert, I immediately thought of the November 2015 attacks at the Bataclan in Paris as well as the bombing attack at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, UK this past May.
At this point, MSNBC is characterizing this as "a mass shooting" but only two people are confirmed dead. I suspect those numbers will be significantly higher. Given the aforementioned Islamic terrorist acts one must consider that possibility. Unsurprisingly though MSNBC, CNN and even FNC are not prepared to entertain that thought and perhaps never will even this proves to be the case.
Of course, it is possible that this something other than an act of Islamic terrorism but I believe this to be highly unlikely.
Not sure when I'll be going to bed much less be able to sleep.
UPDATE: I am watching MSNBC and listening to a retired ATF agent named Jack Cavanagh who notes that Las Vegas has long been the desired target of Islamic terrorists because it is a symbol of the decadent West. Given the weaponry involved and the chaos caused I would be very surprised if Islamic terrorists aren't responsible for this act of evil.
UPDATE II: I flipped to CNN and saw anchors Natalie Allen and Rosemary Church discussing the "gun epidemic" in America. Somehow I don't think the person or persons responsible for this attack would have been deterred by tougher background checks. To make matters worse they said they couldn't remember a time when people attending a concert were in this position. How do they not remember the Bataclan? The Manchester Arena bombing occurred just over four months ago. This is utterly annoying. It's just past 4 a.m. EST and I don't think I'll getting more information anytime soon. Time for bed. No doubt things will be worse before they get better when I awake.
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