otherwise known as a slide fire. it is a device that modifies the shoulder rest in order to pull almost constantly, mimicking the effect of a fully automatic weapon. now the atf sources also told us that you can find the components to do that and the advice on how to do it very easily on the internet. we have seen videos from a company called and we do not know which company stephen paddock may have gone to to get the expertise on how to do that or to buy the components, but it is an example of what you can find very easily on the internet. according to the atf source, and i am quoting here, in layman s terms, it turns a semiautomatic rifle into a machine gun. it is a horrific thought. and we have seen of course there
theory on what you re hearing. so, listen to this. [ automatic gunfire ] okay. when experts have analyzed that, sam, they hear 90 shots in 10 seconds. clearly, that s an automatic weapon. correct? yes. from the sound on the video clip, i think most folks who are involved in this kind of line of work will be able to tell you that is absolutely fully automatic fire. okay. but authorities have not found an automatic weapon. the latest working theory is that he turned his regular rifle into an automatic weapon. and, look, i m very skittish about haviing this conversation on tv because, obviously, we don t want to give people a
family members want to be protective of another family member. one other thing we want to turn to, the altitude, that position, that cone of death he created all speaks to a level of sophistication that we don t see how he got it. also if it wasn t an automatic you can explain to us the lethality rate, to go through multiple people as opposed to semi automatic. those are all relevant considerations for investigators here. chris, i haven t heard that type of fire other than on a range or overseas. i ve never heard it hear in an american city. it was chilling to hear. the sustained rate of fire, as soon as i heard it, i was convinced it was an automatic weapon. the cyclic rate of it. we believe it was 400 yards. that is about the extent. maybe you could push it 450 for the type of rifle.
jamie, there was kind of a brick retaining wall, cinder wall. i tried to get her past. we saw that first victim crumpled against that wall with an abdomen wound that was in the midst of one of the last long sustained bursts. the fire was continuing as we turned back in. we helped that gentleman we lifted up and a passerby, civilian car was there, being loaded with victims. we got him into that vehicle. when i turned back in, that s when i started noticing so many others on the ground. and the next gentleman we went to, unfortunately, had a very severe head wound. and one of his friends was trying to help and another similar emt was trying to give cpr. compression, checking the pulse. he was fading fast. he ended up dying there in our
how-to, but it sounds like it s pretty ease toy do that. can you explain if it s ease toy convert a rifle into semi automatic into a fully automatic? sure. well, there are a number of ways to do it. in terms of fully automatic fire, there are some accessories that are available on the market such as a bump fire stock or slide fire. that is an accessory that can be used to modify a weapon like an ar-15 to allow it to fire in rapid succession or automatic fire. sam, hold on a second. i just want to stop you right there. yes. so automatic weapons are not legal, but the accessory to turn a semi automatic into an automatic is legal? the accessory itself is legal and can be purchased online or from a manufacturer directly.