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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
We're talking the US, there are millions of dudes there with pretty much the same guns the shooter had, a half dozen AR 15's and thousands of rounds of ammo
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I know preppers who carry a very similar configuration in their vehicle at all times. The only thing that was odd was the two side arms, but that can be explained by wanting to have a wheel gun to back up the semi-auto. The AR-15 (.223) and the AR-10 (.308) is a pretty good setup as it provides for a layered defense out to 1,000 yards in the hands of a skilled operator. 900 rounds also isn't strange. A common configuration I've seen is a setup with one magazine in the rifle and then a vest with a double stack of three additional mags (six mags) for a total of 210 rounds. With an AR-15 and an AR-10 (175 rounds in seven mags) that isn't extreme. An additional cache of a backup is also common, so that would equate 790 rounds just for the rifles. So another 130 rounds for the two hand guns doesn't seem extreme. Seems reasonable if he's a hardcore prepper. Of course the conversion to automatic for both rifles is a little scary, and highly illegal, but I know some people who will roll those dice as well. The prepper community is a little borderline at times and they are counting on the breakdown of society when the law doesn't matter any more. So I believe this can be explained without connection to the Vegas shooter.