memeorandum: AUTOMATIC RIFLES ARE BANNED. HERE'S HOW THE LAS VEGAS SHOOTER COULD HAVE GOTTEN ONE (Andy Greenberg/Wired)

1:25 PM ET, October 3, 2017

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Bannon warns: “end of everything” if Trump supports gun controls — President Trump may say he's a defender of gun ownership rights, but with all the gun control pressure he'll be under after Las Vegas, how do we know he'll resist it — especially after the debt limit deal with Chuck Schumer …

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Associated Press:

Gunman had ‘bump-stock’ device that could speed fire — https://apnews.com/e74a33083fb84b1b94c1 ce3da986fd4f — Link copied! — The gunman who unleashed hundreds of rounds of gunfire on a crowd of concertgoers in Las Vegas had two “bump-stocks” that could have converted semi-automatic firearms …

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Steve Israel / New York Times:

Nothing Will Change After the Las Vegas Shooting — WASHINGTON — In the wake of one the deadliest mass shootings in our nation's history, perhaps the most asked question by Americans is, “Will anything change?” The simple answer is no. The more vital question is, “Why not?”

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Jimmy Kimmel / YouTube:

Jimmy Kimmel on Mass Shooting in Las Vegas … After the tragedy in Jimmy's hometown of Las Vegas, he sends love to everyone affected, talks about the major gun violence problem we have in this country, calls out the senators who are in the pocket of the NRA, and asks for common sense and action …

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New York Times:

477 Days. 521 Mass Shootings. Zero Action From Congress. — Each colored square represents — a day in which at least one mass — shooting took place. — A gunman opens fire in an Orlando nightclub, leaving 49 dead and many wounded. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history - until Sunday.

Andy Greenberg / Wired:

AUTOMATIC RIFLES ARE BANNED. HERE'S HOW THE LAS VEGAS SHOOTER COULD HAVE GOTTEN ONE — ANYONE WHO HAS watched the sickening video clips of Sunday night's Las Vegas mass shooting has heard the sound. It's a staccato crackle of gunfire at a rhythm that almost resembles the cadence of a helicopter's blades …

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Reno Gazette-Journal:

Las Vegas shooting: Who is Marilou Danley? Reno friend says ‘she is in the Philippines’ — The girlfriend of the man accused in the deadly Las Vegas shooting has lived in Nevada since 2003, according to records obtained by the Reno Gazette-Journal from Washoe County District Court.

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Michelle Ghoussoub / CBC News:
3 Canadians among dozens killed in Las Vegas mass shooting

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Steven Yablonski / WFXT:
Only on Boston 25: Exclusive photos of Las Vegas shooter's guns

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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
MSNBC's Mika: No Republican lawmakers would appear on ‘Morning Joe’ to discuss the Las Vegas massacre

Discussion: twitchy.com

Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The Las Vegas Shooter Passed Background Checks, Had Ammonia Nitrate in His Car

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Emily Yahr / Washington Post:
‘I cannot express how wrong I was’: Country guitarist changes mind on gun control after Vegas

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Politico:
Trump: 'We'll be talking about gun laws as time goes by'

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Eric Levenson / CNN:
Portraits of the victims of the Las Vegas shooting

Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
This Is the Time To Defend the Second Amendment and Less-Strict Gun Control

Discussion: JustOneMinute, The Federalist, The Guardian, CityLab, Instapundit and Refinery29

CNN:
Las Vegas massacre: More weapons found, but no motive

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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
‘Pitch perfect’: CNN scrambles to glorify Trump's Las Vegas speech

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, NewsBusters, Splinter and New York Times

NBC News:
Two Nevada Gun Shops Say Stephen Paddock Passed Background Checks

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Keith Griffith / Daily Mail:
Fan fury as three Kansas City Chiefs players sit or kneel during the national anthem hours …

Discussion: IJR and Washington Post

Chris Murphy / Washington Post:
Mass shootings are an American problem. There's an American solution.

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Heather Long / Washington Post:
He was shot helping people during the Las Vegas shooting. His heroics helped his photo go viral.

Discussion: TheBlaze and Doug Ross

Michael Hopper / VICE News:
What Nevada NRA's chief said when he found out about the massacre

Discussion: Raw Story and Splinter

Oxfam America:

Statement by Oxfam America President Abby Maxman regarding Puerto Rico Hurricane Response — In response to the US Government's continued failure to adequately respond, and ahead of President Trump's planned trip to Puerto Rico, Oxfam America President Abby Maxman said:

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Week and The Guardian

Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump faces political danger in visit to Puerto Rico

Discussion: ABC News, Axios, Associated Press and Joe.My.God.

Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
White House: San Juan mayor to attend Trump briefing

Discussion: RedState, CityLab and The Root

Caroline Kenny / CNN:
Oxfam criticizes US government response in Puerto Rico

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Alexia Fernández Campbell / Vox:
FEMA has yet to authorize full disaster help for Puerto Rico

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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:

The GOP Tax Plan Is Already Hitting Speed Bumps — Corker questions whether GOP has fortitude for tax overhaul — Republicans split on whether tax plan can add to the deficit — The White House is showing “softness” on ending a $1.3 trillion federal tax deduction filers get for their state …

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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
This Is What a Real Middle-Class Tax Cut Would Look Like

Discussion: TheStreet, New York Times and New York Magazine

Greg Farrell / Bloomberg:

Mueller Tasks an Adviser With Getting Ahead of Pre-Emptive Pardons — Dreeben defended more than 100 U.S. cases to Supreme Court — Criminal law expert could bulletproof Mueller team's work — U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has a distinctly modern problem.

Discussion: RedState, The Daily Caller and BillMoyers.com

New York Times:

U.S. Expels 15 Cuban Diplomats From Embassy in Washington — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration expelled 15 Cuban diplomats from the embassy in Washington in an escalating response to mysterious illnesses afflicting American embassy personnel in Havana.

Discussion: Weekly Standard, BBC, Gizmodo, The Week and Engage Cuba

Louis Nelson / Politico:
U.S. to expel 15 Cuban embassy staffers

Discussion: Axios

Franco Ordoñez / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
U.S. to expel two-thirds of Cuban diplomats amid sonic attack probe

Discussion: The Hill and RedState

Andrea Peterson / Politico:

Hundreds of White House emails sent to third Kushner family account — White House officials have begun examining emails associated with a third and previously unreported email account on Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's private domain, according to three people familiar with the matter.

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Josh Gerstein / Politico: DOJ releases overruled memos finding it illegal for presidents to appoint relatives

New York Times:

E.P.A. Chief's Calendar: A Stream of Industry Meetings and Trips Home — WASHINGTON — For lunch on April 26, Scott Pruitt, the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, dined with top executives from Southern Company, one of the nation's largest coal-burning electric utilities …

Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Daily Caller

Nina Totenberg / NPR:

This Supreme Court Case Could Radically Reshape Politics — Keith Gaddie has “hung up his spurs.” — The election expert from the University of Oklahoma no longer helps state legislatures draw new district lines to maximize their partisan advantage. — He was still wearing those spurs …

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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court takes up Wisconsin as test in partisan gerrymandering claims

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Dave Lawler / Axios:

Mattis says staying in Iran deal is in U.S. national security interest — Defense Secretary Mattis was asked Tuesday at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing whether he believes it is in America's “national security interest at this time to remain” in the Iran nuclear deal.

Discussion: Politico

Elana Schor / Politico:
Republicans might block Trump from killing Iran nuke deal

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Robin Pogrebin / New York Times:

Louvre Pulls Sculpture, Saying It Was Sexually Explicit — The Louvre has withdrawn a large installation by a Dutch art and design collective for being sexually explicit — right on the heels of the Guggenheim's decision to pull three controversial artworks from its upcoming China show.

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Washington Post:

Hedge fund billionaire flew top Mnuchin aide on private jet to Palm Beach — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's top aide flew on a hedge fund billionaire's private jet to Palm Beach several months ago, people familiar with the trip said, the latest example of senior Trump administration …

Rachel Aviv / New Yorker:

How the Elderly Lose Their Rights — Guardians can sell the assets and control the lives of senior citizens without their consent—and reap a profit from it. — For years, Rudy North woke up at 9 a.m. and read the Las Vegas Review-Journal while eating a piece of toast.