From what has been reported, he had some sort of assault weapon. Assault weapons could be capable of firing hundreds of rounds per minute. In crowded night club, it would be very easy to kill many people in a short period of time.
"We need a president who is strong and keeps our country safe. Politically correctness has made this happen."
He was a security officer... even worked for the US Government.
Please people don't get this thread shut down by straying into politics/gun control. We don't even have a lot of details, let's wait until more confirmed info comes out before rounding up the wagons and going off on tangents. 50 people are dead, 53 more are fighting for their lives. We cannot fight hate with hate. Just stop. Please.
Do you have much experience with firearms? Because if not, trust me, it would take some real patience and effort to kill 50 people especially while exchanging gunfire with an off-duty cop. The shooter would have to go back to every single one to make sure they were dead, and if they weren't all cooperating by standing still in a neat and tidy row it would not be easy.
How many were killed in San Bernadino? 22? And that involved TWO heavily armed shooters with NO police at the scene when the shooting started.
It's a crowded nightclub. I don't see why it would be that difficult to shoot many people with an assault weapon.
Aren't all terrorist acts "hate crimes"? It only matters what you call it to the media and our president and his spokesman.
No, folks will assume there was more than one. Some witnesses already said they thought there were 2 or 3.
If the shooter held them hostage for quite some time then he would have time to kill 50, but it would be pretty amazing. The fact the victims were for the most part fit adult males makes it a far cry from Sandy Hook.
Shooting them and killing them are two totally different things. As I pointed out look at the San Bernadino attack, two shooters and a captive audience and 22 dead.
It would take a fair amount of time.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/omar-mateen-suspected-orlando-night-club-shooter/story?id=39790797Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old U.S.-born citizen, has been identified as the suspect in Sunday's mass shooting that left at least 50 dead and more than 50 others wounded at the Pulse Nightclub, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
Mateen's parents were born in Afghanistan, and he was "on the radar" of U.S. officials for some time, but was not the target of a specific investigation, law enforcement officials told ABC News.
TMZ has done a records search and found he held a Florida security officer license and a state firearms license.http://www.tmz.com/2016/06/12/terrorist-omar-mateen-gay-nightclub-murder/
I rarely judge photos, but he looks scary to me.
What's with the NYPD attire? Is the blue shirt part of a real uniform?
Do you have much experience with firearms? Because if not, trust me, it would take some real patience and effort to kill 50 people especially while exchanging gunfire with an off-duty cop. The shooter would have to go back to every single one to make sure they were dead, and if they weren't all cooperating by standing still in a neat and tidy row it would not be easy.
How many were killed in San Bernadino? 22? And that involved TWO heavily armed shooters with NO police at the scene when the shooting started.
Does anyone know if you can donate blood if you are anemic? Will they take it?
Can this be verified? Do you have a link to something online?
Why aren't all "hate crimes" considered terrorist acts then?
Mir Seddique, Mateen's father told NBC News, "this has nothing to do with religion." Seddique said his son got angry when he saw two men kissing in Miami a couple of months ago and thinks that may be related to the shooting.