Why is the AR-15 the weapon of choice for those who want to kill many students?

Why is the AR-15 the weapon of choice for the deadliest murderers? USA Today has some answers:

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“They’re accurate and they can basically shoot as quickly as you can pull the trigger,” according to a campaign statement.

“Along those lines, they’re very customizable — most average people can figure out how to install accessories like forward trigger grips that let you hold the gun at waist height and spray bullets while stabilizing the gun, laser sights, and you can add high-capacity magazines.”

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Erich Vieth

Erich Vieth is an attorney focusing on civil rights (including First Amendment), consumer law litigation and appellate practice. At this website often writes about censorship, corporate news media corruption and cognitive science. He is also a working musician, artist and a writer, having founded Dangerous Intersection in 2006. Erich lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his two daughters.

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  1. Avatar of lindy
    lindy

    The Bill of Rights (the first ten amendments to the Constitution) were ratified in 1791.
    Guns available in 1791 were muskets and flintlock pistols.
    Those are the ONLY weapons that should be covered under the second amendment… all others coming after, should be off the table to the general public.
    Put that in your pipe NRA, and smoke it.

  2. Avatar of Edgar Montrose
    Edgar Montrose

    Amendment 1: In 1791, freedom of speech meant actual speech. Freedom of the press referred to actual presses.

    Amendment 2: In 1791, arms meant muskets, flintlock pistols, long rifles, bayonets, sabers, cannons, artillary.

    Amendment 5: In 1791 there were land and naval forces but no air forces.

    Amendment 7: In 1791 $20 was a lot of money.

    Times change.

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