This theory is the closest to the mainstream version that I could accept. So far none of the arguments posted in favor of the Saudi theory have been all that compelling. If it was just a random crazy guy and not any kind of MKULTRA type operation then your explanation is more believable than any other motive I've ever heard for it.
That's the part I don't get though. Wouldn't a mass shooting attract way more attention (as in weeks worth of nationwide headline news) than a shady Vegas business deal would (i.e. none)?
That part makes sense. What I don't understand is the leap from that to shooting into the crowd. The most common theory for that seems to be that it was to cover it up, but shady business deals happen all the time in Las Vegas and without the shooting I doubt anyone would have even known the deal was going on.
Your point?
There's a lot of things that don't add up and are made even more suspicious by the hostility shown to anyone who questions any of it, but I think it's a lot more likely that the shooter was a patsy or MKULTRA. The "mainstream" conspiracy theory, i.e. that there was no shooting at all and none of the people involved actually existed, would have been needlessly complex on the part of the government. I don't think a government willing to stage a shooting would suddenly grow a conscience when they got to the killing part when it's a lot easier to just have somebody actually shoot a bunch of kids. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the more out there theories were put out by the government themselves to discredit all skepticism of the event. As for the official narrative, nothing about it is impossible, but every part of it is just too convenient. The timing (around a month after Obama secured his second term) and choice of target couldn't have been more perfect to get support for a nationwide gun ban and I think the only reason we didn't see that is because they expected American gun owners to roll over like British and Australian gun owners, truly did not expect the level of opposition they received, and realized there would be conflict if they took that much of what they wanted at one time.
Ironically, I don't think I would be suspicious of the narrative if it wasn't so forbidden to question. Kind of like another historical event.