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The Rise Of The AR-15 In America All Started With THIS
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6:13Now PlayingHow did the AR-15 become such a popular element in America based on the marketing from back in the day to it becoming a staple for many mass shootings. John Iadarola breaks it down on The Damage Report.
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What makes the AR15 style rifle the weapon of choice for mass shooters?
"The mass murder last week at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, has something in common with America's deadliest massacres - the ARs-15 semiautomatic rifle. Variations of the AR-15 were used in this month's massacre at a Buffalo supermarket; at a Texas Walmart in 2019; a Florida high school in 2018; a Texas church and a Las Vegas concert in 2017; and Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. The AR-15 style weapon is the most popular rifle in America with well over 11 million. And they are rarely used in crime. But, the AR-15 is the weapon of choice of the worst mass murderers. AR-15 ammunition travels up to three times the speed of sound. And as we first showed you in 2018, we're going to slow that down - so you can see why the AR-15's high velocity ammo is the fear of every american emergency room.
Mass shootings were once so shocking they were impossible to forget. Now they've become so frequent it's hard to remember them all. In October 2018, at a Pittsburgh synagogue, eleven were killed, six wounded."
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