Meaning of AR-15 | Babel Free

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A lightweight, semi-automatic rifle, based on the original design of the ArmaLite AR-15.

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“Not long after it started selling M-16s to the military, Colt began marketing the semi-automatic AR-15 to civilians.”

“An AR-15 once again made an appearance at a mass shooting, this time at a Parkland, Fla., high school on Wednesday. The suspect⟳ in the shooting, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, purchased the semiautomatic rifle about a year ago, according to a law enforcement official.”

“Should We Be Forced to See⟳ Exactly What an AR-15 Does to a 10-Year-Old? [title]”

“And outlawing these AR-15s would not require⟳ confiscating them from people who already have⟳ them. Once you’ve made these weapons illegal, anyone found with one would be subject to arrest, since possession of these weapons would be a crime. I think⟳ it’s likely that you would see⟳ a lot of people opting to turn⟳ them in.”

“In the past decade, semiautomatic rifles like⟳ the AR-15 have⟳ become⟳ the weapon of choice for young killers, and I needed to see⟳ what America was willing to put⟳ into the hands of teenagers in the name⟳ of freedom.”

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