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They want to ban the sale of “assault rifles” and some are even calling for confiscation of existing, already owned “assault rifles.” Others are going further ... “What is an assault rifle?” Many have been asked and we hear answers like “An AR” or “An AK” or “It's a rifle made to kill massive amounts of people.”.

However, there are no assault rifles sold in the U.S. The public is being misled into thinking military style weapons are available for sale. I refer to "The Firearms Guide" for what is and is not an assault rifle. It clearly defines: “assault rifles are weapons when set to 'fully automatic,' fire all ammunition with just ...

There, among other things, he discusses “assault rifles” and “assault weapons” and language the media and other ignorant people use to inaccurately describe guns. “'Military-style' means it looks black and scary. Either something is an assault rifle — a military-issue rifle capable of select fire– or it's not, ...

The AR-15s — often called assault rifles or sporting rifles — are semi-automatic weapons, a civilian version of the military's fully automated M16. They've been high on the list of guns that many people want banned. (The AR in the name of the gun doesn't stand for assault rifle, but for ArmaLite, its original ...

Female Israeli combat soldiers of the Caracal light infantry Battalion take positions before shooting their M-16 rifles at a shooting range in Ein Yahav, southern ... an individual to massacre 17 people with an assault rifle has sent American teens to Israeli military boot camp, Gadna — to shoot assault rifles.

(CNN) - Weeks after Kroger announced it would stop selling guns and ammunition to those under age 21, the company said they would stop selling magazines about assault rifles. Kroger did not detail how they will screen gun magazines for "assault rifles," according to CNN. Some magazines, like Field ...

Kroger didn't specify how the company will screen gun magazines for "assault rifles." Some magazines, like Field & Stream, focus on hunting rifles and shotguns. Other magazines focus on handguns. But military-style assault rifles often appear on the cover of magazines like Guns & Ammo, Recoil and ...

Teenagers can enlist in the military, go to war and use assault rifles, said Garrett Streiz, owner of Alex Pro Firearms in Alexandria. When they come home from military service, those young people should be allowed to buy a gun they're accustomed to using, even if they're under 21, Streiz said. But the age ...

During the Revolutionary War, militia employed the far superior rifled long-rifle over the Continental Army's smooth bore rifle. These long rifles where used in both offensive and defensive operations. Does this then make them assault rifles? Bolt-action rifles, what many would call hunting rifles, were used in ...

The U.S. Army has chosen a new rifle designed to allow infantry squads to hit targets at greater ranges. The Heckler and Koch G28 designated marksman rifle will give infantrymen a weapon guaranteed to penetrate enemy body armor at longer ranges than existing M4 carbines. The move is an ...

Amid the call for stricter control of assault-type weapons and the recent moves by major retailers to restrict or eliminate the sales of those weapons, Dunkelberger's Sports Outfitters in Stroudsburg will restrict sales of assault rifles to those under 21. Dunkelberger's sells AR-15 and other assault-style ...

Left, an X-ray of a leg showing a bullet wound delivered by an assault rifle used in combat. Right, an X-ray of a leg that sustained a bullet wound from a low-energy bullet, inflicted by a weapon like a handgun in Philadelphia.Creditvia Dr. Jeremy W. Cannon. Perhaps no one knows the devastating wounds ...

In addition, several major companies have recently severed ties with the National Rifle Association. Dick's Sporting Goods made headlines when it announced that it will immediately stop selling "assault-style rifles" and high-capacity magazines, and will not sell any firearm to someone under the age of 21.

It is unclear when and how the rifle worked its way into the United States' lexicon of violent crimes. In 1982, George E. Banks shot to death 13 people with the weapon, and in 1997, an AR-15, among other semiautomatic military-style rifles, was used in the North Hollywood shootout, a daytime robbery in ...

Early in the day, Dick's said it was immediately ending sales of all assault-style rifles in its stores. ... Earlier, President Trump met at the White House with a bipartisan group of lawmakers and called for a series of gun control measures, some of which the National Rifle Association has vigorously opposed.

He said he had done extensive work as a test-shooter for rifles, some of which were used by the military and law enforcement. He said he always felt he was doing a public service, and enjoyed being outside to hunt deer and the relaxation of target-shooting. But he said that he opposed the National Rifle ...

"AR-15-style rifles are NOT 'assault weapons' or 'assault rifles,' according to NSSF's website. "An assault rifle is fully automatic — a machine gun. Automatic firearms have been severely restricted from civilian ownership since 1934." The NSSF added, "AR-15-style rifles look like military rifles, such as the ...

Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's are "likely the largest big box" retailers of modern sporting rifles, the industry's preferred term for assault rifles, now that Dick's has dropped out, according to Rommel Dionisio, a gun industry analyst for Aegis Capital. Walmart (WMT) stopped selling modern sporting rifles in ...

The Army claims its new assault rifle will unleash a hailstorm of specially-designed shells with as much chamber pressure as a battle tank to tear through even the most advanced body armor — and if all goes according to plan, the soldiers will get them to play with sooner than they thought. The service ...

The Army claims its new assault rifle will unleash a hailstorm of specially-designed shells with as much chamber pressure as a battle tank to tear through even the most advanced body armor — and if all goes according to plan, the soldiers will get them to play with sooner than they thought. The service ...

The main functional difference between the military's M16 and M4 rifles and a civilian AR-15 is the “burst” mode on many military models, which allow three rounds to be fired with one trigger pull. Some military versions of the rifles have a full automatic feature, which fires until the trigger is released or a ...

Here's a quick history lesson on why AR-15 has become the umbrella term for a range of semi-automatic rifles made by a host of gun makers. "AR" comes from the name of the gun's original manufacturer, ArmaLite, Inc. The letters stand for ArmaLite Rifle — and not for "assault rifle" or "automatic rifle.".