Currently the media has created a narrative. Omar Mateen acted alone when he shot up the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. This "lone wolf" killed over 50 people and maimed 53. That's a casualty count of over 100.
Even at close quarters, it takes several rounds to kill a person. People are terrible shots. People who are full of adrenaline and have been running are also terrible shots. Witness interviews also indicate that Mateen shot into the ceiling.
How many rounds of ammo did Mateen have, and would that number be enough to take out over 100 people?
To prove this to be true, here is what we would need:
- Firearms used (currently rumored to be an AR-15, plus a "handgun")
- Each magazine used
- Casualty count (total dead and wounded)
- Ballistic report from each victim (how many rounds are in each victim)
- Pictures of entire structure with bullet holes counted
@Cernovich Don't forget ballistic report from each victim must match one of the two guns shooter used
โ Alex Graham (@Mr_Alex_Graham) June 13, 2016
Why isn't the media even asking for this basic evidence?
We'd need a count of all bullets found in Pulse to apply some math. Why? Let's reason this out.
Assuming the shooter had tactical training, he'd be carrying a load bearing vest with 8 fully loaded 30 round magazines, for a total of 9 magazines (one on his weapon). That's 270 rounds.
Mateen would also have a fully-loaded pistol with an unknown number of magazines. Let's assume he was using a 9mm handgun, which holds a 15 round magazine, and that he was carrying 4 additional magazines. That's 75 rounds of 9mm ammo.
In total, Mateen would have had 345 rounds of ammunition.
If you think 345 rounds of ammo is a lot, talk to some soldiers. People are hard to kill.
Also watch this video. You can hear 30 rounds go off in a matter of seconds. Yet somehow the shooter was killing people for 3 hours?
Snapchat video: Multiple gunshots heard at #Pulse nightclub in #Orlando. Details coming: https://t.co/o7XrMw10mx pic.twitter.com/JltzSCShLS
โ WESH 2 News (@WESH) June 12, 2016
Comment: Actually, the only shooting 'the killer' is supposed to have done happened 'in 2-3 minutes'. The 3 hours between that and the police storming the building at 5am are a black hole. Police are now admitting that their hail of bullets at 5am may have killed some of the patrons... so it's possible that 'the shooter' only killed a percentage of them.
Talk to any soldier. Even at close ranges, that is not much ammo. According to the official story, Mateen averaged 3.45 rounds per casualty. That short of sheer killing power would make him the envy of even trained special operations soldier.
If Mateen had over 345 rounds of ammo, where was he holding it?
Some other questions and objections to consider
.@AnthonyCumia The math on ammo needed to kill 50 and maim 53 does not add up, it would be thousands of rounds. That's 60-80 pounds of ammo.
โ Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) June 13, 2016
"But it was in close quarters!" This means people are RUNNING. Harder for one person to hit. If you've had training, this does NOT add up.
โ Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) June 13, 2016
Right. Once shots are fired, It's panic. People are running. Makes it hard to hit targets. https://t.co/ZRsJYMdTbU
โ Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) June 13, 2016
Grab an AR-15, put on a vest with 8 fully loaded magazines. Run 100 meters. Then see how accurate you are, even at close quarters.
โ Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) June 13, 2016
Multiple eyewitnesses reported seeing multiple shooters
Eyewitness accounts are, of course, suspect, and we must be aware of hoaxes. Yet the media isn't even asking questions or doing research.
"Shooter called someone else and mentioned he was the fourth shooter." Watch interview below. https://t.co/SPLWh9kBWG
โ Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) June 13, 2016
Witness: Orlando shooter askedclub goers their race, said U.S.needs to "stop bombing ISIS"#PrayForOrlandohttps://t.co/kE09dV6gIK
โ AlwaysActions (@AlwaysActions) June 13, 2016
@Cernovich IIRC on the radio last night I heard references to multiple shooters a few times. Is there a way to D/L that audio?
โ Jester (@neoDesertFox) June 13, 2016
"I heard gunfire coming from two directions" - Eyewitness
One eyewitness told a reporter:
"When I dropped to the floor and saw people crying and covered in blood. The scent of the ammunition and bullets, I was like 'This is real life. This is happening right now.'"He said he heard another gun from a different direction, so he wonders if there were two gunmen.
He said he never saw the gunman, who was in an adjacent room about 20 feet away. He said he thought the initial burst of gunfire lasted eight or nine minutes.
"He kept on shooting and shooting and shooting, rapid fire,'" Gonzalez said, "and he'd change (clips), put in more ammunition โ bud-dudda. I could smell the ammo in the air.'"
Why would the government and media lie?
This is "journalism." Gov't tells "journalists" a story. They repeat it. If you believe any thought or analysis is going on, you're wrong.
โ Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) June 13, 2016
You think taht the media asks questions. My friends, they don't even know the questions to ask. Most "journalists" have never fired a gun.
โ Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) June 13, 2016
There is more to the story than the media is reporting
As a lawyer I am taught to NOT trust the government. Everyone else in media simply repeats what they are told. I think for myself.
โ Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) June 13, 2016
Remember that "journalists" hate guns.
Simply read my analysis, above.
Why isn't the media asking about whatever tactical gear Omar S. Mateen was using?
They don't even know what questions to ask, and all anyone is doing is repeating what the government has told them.
As you follow the story, look for this evidence. If we don't see all of this, then there was a second shooter.
- Firearms used
- Each magazine used
- Casualty count
- Ballistic report from each victim
- Pictures of entire structure with bullet holes counted
Think for yourselves.
Army Rangers, Navy SEALS spend hundreds of hours drilling before doing a raid. But some nobody ran a solo op and took out over 100? *Think*
โ Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) June 13, 2016
Comment: See also:
Orlando nightclub massacre eyewitnesses: 'More than one shooter, snipers fired at police, someone blocked exits'