Credentials:
-Written by: Sabrina Tavernise, Serge F. Kovaleski and Julie Turkewitz
-Written: October 7, 2017
Summary:
Steve Paddock, the shooter from the recent Las Vegas tragedy, had some
"odd quirks." He started out working for the FBI, moved to the aerospace
market, and finally struck gold in the real estate business. He was
described by gun dealers and casino workers alike as "a numbers guy,"
and "an impatient and arrogant person." Paddock was found dead in his
hotel room of the Mandalay Bay resort, shot and with a note full of
numbers next to him. He was 64. His father was on the FBI's most wanted
list and Steve lived most of his life slightly above or below the
poverty line.
Position:
Steve Paddock made irregular movements throughout the 2010's that
should have thrown up red flags for the FBI. He made multiple
appearances in gun stores throughout the months leading up to the
shooting. He had multiple reservations at other high rise hotels around
music festivals, and the FBI said nothing. This is not a matter of gun
control stopping criminals. This is a display of how one man has shown
the world that anyone can slip through the cracks. This relates to
Shay's Rebellion, in that Paddock has shown the weakness of the FBI, just as the farmers showed the weakness of the national government.
The absence of gun control is still an issue, though. Kids have shown that anything can get through the cracks. Antagonism is always bound to happen on the topic of gun control, but something effective that'll elaborate citizen safety and decrease shooter attempts is needed to be established. It's better for there to be [more] gun control, rather than none, even if it won't stop every single criminal. It'll (hopefully) decrease events caused by them.
ReplyDeleteI think it is awful what he did, and he should not be considered a "mastermind", as he murdered mass amounts of innocent people.
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