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Less than 3 miles from mass shooting in Las Vegas, a gun show unfolds

LAS VEGAS - The machine gun dealer was drinking his quad shot white mocha in the Starbucks at the Sands Expo Center, searching for his friend.

It took a few minutes, a few quick texts but then Jonathan Babb saw Matthew Ingle weaving his way past a couple of men in cowboy hats and some suits. After Ingle settled on a stool, green tea drink in hand, Babb told him he didn't think he needed to stay for the entire Shot Show convention.

"There doesn't seem to be a lot of innovation this year," Babb said. "It's not like 2016."

Ingle nodded slightly. At a nearby table, three men were discussing handguns. A stream of Shot Show attendees

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