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Did The Las Vegas Shooter Use A Device That Helped Him Fire Faster?

Authorities say Stephen Paddock had at least 23 guns in his hotel room. Now, the FBI and the ATF are investigating whether — and how — he might have modified them.
Law enforcement officers stand guard at one of the entrance points to the Las Vegas concert venue where Sunday night's mass shooting took place. The massacre was one of the deadliest mass shooting events in modern U.S. history. / Drew Angerer / Getty Images

While questions remain about the motives of 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, the shooter in the Las Vegas massacre that left at least 59 people dead, law enforcement is evaluating whether his guns were modified so he could more quickly fire rounds.

"We are aware of a device called a bump stock ... that enables an individual to speed up the discharge of ammunition," Clark County

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