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Did the Las Vegas shooter use hollow point bullets?

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Not really very relevant, however I would assume that some were and some were not. hollow-points are designed to expand rapidly when they meet resistance (bone, wood, flesh, sheetrock etc). read more

Paddock’s ammunition included .223- and .308-caliber bullets, according to Fox News. The smaller bullets are commonly used in small-game hunting, while the larger ones are used for big game such as bears and elks, Fox reported. read more

Hollow-point bullets, so named due to their hollowed-out nose, allow the bullets to expand upon entering a solid target, according to the National Rifle Association. The expanding bullets are designed to inflict greater body tissue damage than ammunition without a hollowed nose. read more

On Sunday night, a gunman shot and killed 58 people and injured over 500 more at a music festival in Las Vegas. After the shooting, SWAT teams found hundreds of rounds of ammunition in the Las Vegas shooter's hotel room — and thousands more in his home in Mesquite, Nevada. read more

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