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Argumentative Essay On Paddock's Death

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On October 1st a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a concert at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas, NV. The shooter was a 64 year old named Stephen Paddock, an accountant from Clinton, Iowa. With 58 people were killed and 546 were injured, it was deemed the deadliest domestic shooting in the United States. Singer Jason Aldean was giving the closing performance on the final day of the festival, just before 10 PM. At about 10:05 PM., Paddock began firing into the crowd. At first, many people in the crowd thought the gunshots was fireworks. He was shooting for about 11 minutes straight, and firing hundreds of rifle rounds into the audience. Including Paddock, 59 people died in the shooting, and 546 were injured. When the police arrived

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