Las Vegas has always loomed large as the ultimate American escape fantasy — escape from worry, from sobriety, from the restraints of puritanical norms. You go to Las Vegas to see the Cirque du Soleil, not to be terrorized. You go to Las Vegas to get married, not to watch your spouse die. Las Vegas has always been the place where America goes to pretend it is something it is not. Are we shocked that a murderer with an armory chose Las Vegas to make his last stand?

Source: Los Angeles Times October 03, 2017 00:45 UTC