Wait a minute, wait a godamned minute (Vegas)

[ghostsinthemachine]

I'm watching the news, ABC. They say police are saying that the Vegas shooter shot at the large gas tanks nearby. But didn't hit them. WTF? How could you miss? Them things are huge, and VS had high powered weapons. He had to at least have some experience with shooting (where did he go to shoot anyway? A range?).
They went on to say he was targeting first responders. But the two statements don't jibe. Either he is an incredibly bad shot, or not.
Did he hit those tanks and they are keeping it quiet for reasons of public safety? I'd imagine that those tanks would be hard to fix.

[Siwsan]

1. Earlier, I read that he did hit them but the bullets didn't penetrate, and repairs were done

I'm hard pressed to remember which news source reported that, but it was shortly (within a day or two) after the tragedy.

But then there has been a few contradictory stories coming out, so who knows.

[dsc]

2. I read it as well

[ginnyinWI]

3. NBC said he shot at but didn't damage them. I don't trust ABC. nt

[Yonnie3]

4. I read that the tanks were Jet Fuel not gas.

It's hard to light and is similar to kerosene. I also read a story that bullets caused leaks in the tank and the tanks were repaired.

I am no expert, but I believe that only the first shot can be carefully aimed when shooting full auto.

[Downtown Hound]

5. I'm not an expert, so anybody that is feel free to correct me

But I've read that it's very difficult to actually ignite gasoline from simple gunshots alone, contrary to what Hollywood likes to portray.

[Scruffy1]

7. You are correct.

Gas and fuel oil don't burn. The fumes (gas stae) does. Same with candles. At the range he was shooting at using a bump stock there is no way to be accurate, and I doubt the ammo he was using would have the energy to penetrate steel at this range.

[jmg257]

6. Supposedly he had incendiary rounds, but

5.56 really isn't all that "high powered"...especially at 500+yards.

[chowder66]

8. He probably hit a lot of things. Are they trying to imply he was targeting the tanks?

I mean if you are spraying a crowd with bullets I would think if something large is in that path of destruction is is likely to get hit.