Bang
bang, you shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang
bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down
A
radio reporter said: “People come to Las Vegas to lose money.
People come to Las Vegas to lose their inhibitions. They don’t come
to lose their lives.”
And
then they do.
The
newspapers are amazed.
Police
identified the gunman as Stephen Craig Paddock, 64, describing him as
a retiree who loved to gamble and who lived with his girlfriend,
Marilou Danley, 62.
Does
his age matter?
The
man, who checked into a suite at a Las Vegas hotel, reportedly lived
in a quiet retirement community in Mesquite, Nevada – about 80
miles northeast of Las Vegas.
The
radio reporter wondered how an ordinary man could do this. He was
reported to have worked as an accountant.
Authorities
also revealed that at least 10 guns were found in the hotel room,
including several rifles.
Staff
at the hotel didn’t notice anything untoward. He brought the guns
up in the lift?
His
brother also described Paddock as a wealthy guy who liked to play
video poker and take cruises.
He
added, “He didn’t have active employment. His life is an open
book. It’s all in the public record. He went to college, he had a
job. You’ll find out.”
We
find out he went to a hotel in a city where we lose our inhibitions
and out Gomorrahed Gomorrah, from a bedroom window overlooking an
open air music concert. Eye witnesses reported hearing “Pop. Pop.
Pop”, like an irritating fire-cracker.
Music
played and people sang
We
find out onomatopoeia is not up to it. The real sounds are not
playful. They are deadly.
Bang
bang, I shot you down
Bang bang, and I hit the ground
Bang
bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down
That’s
what you do with guns, in the home, on the streets, in your own
country and in other people’s.
His
brother is shocked.
The
gunman’s brother said, “Where the hell did he get automatic
weapons?”
That’s
an easy one. He got them retail. He got them anywhere he wanted. It’s
America, land of the free. For example, from this deadly combination
a
gun store in Mesquite, Guns & Guitars
You
can tote your gun and strum The Star
Spangled Banner at the same time.
Now
he's gone, I don't know why
And 'til this day, sometimes I cry
He
didn't even say goodbye
Guns
are bought and sold. Gun are fired. People die. It’s a domestic
matter, the world over.
New
estimates released by the children's charity War Child reveal that
since the Saudi-led coalition began its intervention in Yemen, UK
weapons companies including
BAE systems and Raytheon have
earned revenues exceeding $8bn from dealings with Saudi Arabia,
generating profits estimated at almost $775m.
Seasons
came and changed the time.
Until
the next time.
Who
will ‘take a knee’ for this?
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