Stephen Paddock 'used to lie in bed screaming and may have been in mental anguish' -- The Independent

Stephen Paddock's girlfriend recalls the Las Vegas shooter lying in bed screaming to himself, reports claim. ....
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/stephen-paddock-mental-health-screaming-bed-claims-last-vegas-shooting-latest-a7987481.html

Republican senator blames the culture of “sanctuary cities” for mass shootings -- Vox

Not gun laws. ...
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/3/16412100/republican-sanctuary-cities-las-vegas-shooting-inhofe

Colbert To Trump: 'Doing Nothing Is Cowardice'

Stephen commends the victims and first responders of the tragic Las Vegas shooting for their immeasurable courage. Now we need courage from the President of the United States.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaxAsHhex10&feature=youtu.be

White House-credentialed media outlet falsely accuses 'far left loon' of Las Vegas shooting -- ThinkProgress.org

The Gateway Pundit, a pro-Trump blog that has been credentialed by the White House, ran a story Monday morning touting a conspiracy theory and misidentifying the shooter that killed more than 50 people and injured more than 100 in Las Vegas early Monday. ....
https://thinkprogress.org/gateway-pundit-geary-danley-5280ad08276f/

Republicans want to pass a gun bill that critics say will make mass shootings more deadly -- Vox

In the wake of the Las Vegas shooting, controversy on the Hearing Protection Act begins anew.....
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/2/16403318/republican-gun-silencer-bill-mass-shooting

White House: Gun control is ineffective and no one should talk about it -- ThinkProgress.org

During Monday's White House press briefing, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made clear the Trump administration is not interested in any immediate conversations on gun violence prevention legislation in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting that killed at least 58 and injured more than 500. ....
https://thinkprogress.org/white-house-las-vegas-shooting-92d0d358350d/

Pat Robertson Blames Vegas Shooting On Disrespect For Trump, The National anthem

Right Wing Watch reports on the extreme rhetoric and activities of key right-wing figures and organizations by showing their views in their own words....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etOa8-pFow4&feature=youtu.be

11 White Men Over 50 Who Have Committed Mass Murders in the Last Decade | Alternet

The Las Vegas shooter was hardly the first, and he won't be the last....
https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/white-men-commit-mass-shootings

Angry Democrats demand that Congress 'get off its ass' on gun safety

Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut—home of the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting—knows a little something about GOP lawmakers’ endless calls for "thoughts and prayers" followed by their complete inaction to protect Americans from any given mad man deciding to open fire on defenseless people at any given hour of any given day. And he's damn sick and tired of it. NBC writes:...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/2/1703367/-Angry-Democrats-demand-that-Congress-get-off-its-ass-on-gun-safety

The burden of proof is squarely on the NRA: How the hell are you making us safer?

We are now at a place in America where every year marks a new mass shooting milestone of being the "deadliest" in our nation's history. Last year, it was the Pulse Nightclub tragedy in Florida, today it’s Las Vegas, and who knows where the next "deadliest" shooting will break out. As the body count has tragically risen year after year, the National Rifle Association has invested tens of millions of dollars (if not hundreds of millions) into electing Republicans who won't touch gun safety measures and planting doubt in the minds of Americans that passing gun safety laws will actually make us safer.

It's time to ask the NRA: Where's your proof that loosening gun restrictions, chipping away at background checks, blocking magazine limits and safety mechanisms, and advancing concealed carry, open carry and stand your ground laws has done anything but result in horrific mass shooting after horrific mass shooting?....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/2/1703396/-The-burden-of-proof-is-squarely-on-the-NRA-How-the-hell-are-you-making-us-safer

White House dings the GOP-led Congress for 'months of doing very little'

On the hot-button question of the day—what to do about the epidemic of mass shootings in America—White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders had a consistent response at Monday’s press briefing: Now is not the time for action.

Naturally, Sanders made sure to reiterate Trump’s support for the Second Amendment. But when asked about gun safety legislation or other preventative measures, Sanders said the White House wanted “all the facts” and repeatedly gave some version of: “… there will be a time for that policy discussion to take place but that's not the place we're in at this moment.”

Still, when NBC’s Hallie Jackson noted Democrats’ urgent calls for Congress to “get off its ass” and do something about gun violence, Sanders took the opportunity to ding the Republican do-nothing Congress.....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/2/1703437/-White-House-dings-the-GOP-led-Congress-for-months-of-doing-very-little

In America, a mass murder happens nearly every day

The horrifying events in Las Vegas on Sunday night mark the 273rd mass shooting in the U.S. in the 275 days that have passed so far in 2017, according to Gun Violence Archive. [...]

Including [this] massacre, the four deadliest U.S. mass shootings have occurred over the past 10 years. [...]

There have been more than 11,600 deaths linked to gun violence so far in 2017, which is roughly equivalent to nearly four 9/11 attacks in terms of the total number killed on September 11, 2001....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/2/1703434/-In-America-a-mass-murder-happens-nearly-every-day