CNN’s Tapper: ‘The State of Our Union Is Still Searching for Answers’

‘One week after the massacre, authorities are still combing through evidence and leads for any indication of what might have led the shooter to commit such a horrific act’

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TAPPER: "Hello, I’m Jake Tapper in Washington where the state of our union is still searching for answers. New information about a handwritten note left behind in the Las Vegas shooter’s hotel room, a law enforcement source telling CNN the note contained calculations related to the distance and trajectory from the 32nd floor window down to the innocent crowd he targeted for slaughter below. One week after the massacre, authorities are still combing through evidence and leads for any indication of what might have led the shooter to commit such a horrific act. As investigators search for answers, lawmakers in Washington are broaching the debate over gun control. This time with some small signs of agreement. Republicans have expressed openness to a measure that would ban or restrict ownership of bump stocks, the mechanisms used by the Las Vegas shooter to turn his semi-automatic rifles into something more closely resembling a fully automatic weapon"

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