Breathing with a Limp: ALL VIOLENCE IS DOMESTIC

Bang bang, you shot me down

Bang bang, I hit the ground

Bang bang, that awful sound

Bang bang, my baby shot me down

A radio reporter said: “People come to Las Vegas to lose money. People come to Las Vegas to lose their inhibitions. They don’t come to lose their lives.”

And then they do.

The newspapers are amazed.

Police identified the gunman as Stephen Craig Paddock, 64, describing him as a retiree who loved to gamble and who lived with his girlfriend, Marilou Danley, 62.

Does his age matter?

The man, who checked into a suite at a Las Vegas hotel, reportedly lived in a quiet retirement community in Mesquite, Nevada – about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas.

The radio reporter wondered how an ordinary man could do this. He was reported to have worked as an accountant.

Authorities also revealed that at least 10 guns were found in the hotel room, including several rifles.

Staff at the hotel didn’t notice anything untoward. He brought the guns up in the lift?

His brother also described Paddock as a wealthy guy who liked to play video poker and take cruises.

He added, “He didn’t have active employment. His life is an open book. It’s all in the public record. He went to college, he had a job. You’ll find out.”

We find out he went to a hotel in a city where we lose our inhibitions and out Gomorrahed Gomorrah, from a bedroom window overlooking an open air music concert. Eye witnesses reported hearing “Pop. Pop. Pop”, like an irritating fire-cracker.

Music played and people sang

We find out onomatopoeia is not up to it. The real sounds are not playful. They are deadly.

Bang bang, I shot you down

Bang bang, and I hit the ground

Bang bang, that awful sound

Bang bang, my baby shot me down

That’s what you do with guns, in the home, on the streets, in your own country and in other people’s.

His brother is shocked.

The gunman’s brother said, “Where the hell did he get automatic weapons?”

That’s an easy one. He got them retail. He got them anywhere he wanted. It’s America, land of the free. For example, from this deadly combination

a gun store in Mesquite, Guns & Guitars

You can tote your gun and strum The Star Spangled Banner at the same time.

Now he's gone, I don't know why

And 'til this day, sometimes I cry

He didn't even say goodbye

Guns are bought and sold. Gun are fired. People die. It’s a domestic matter, the world over.

New estimates released by the children's charity War Child reveal that since the Saudi-led coalition began its intervention in Yemen, UK weapons companies including BAE systems and Raytheon have earned revenues exceeding $8bn from dealings with Saudi Arabia, generating profits estimated at almost $775m.

Seasons came and changed the time.

Until the next time.

Who will ‘take a knee’ for this?