T he Allen mall shooting on May 6 was the 199th mass shooting of 2023, marking the most recent incident in which a gunman chose to use an AR-15 style rifle during the tragic event.. Referred to as ...

The calculation that a .223 round fired from an AR-15 can reach speeds of up to six football fields in a second was made using a 55 grain .223 Remington full metal case round fired at a horizontal ...

The AR-15 semi-automatic rifle is one of the most popular guns in the U.S., and one of the most reviled. It is an emblem of America’s political divisions, beloved by firearm enthusiasts for its ...

5. The AR-15 controversy continues. Gun control advocates say that, because AR-15 style rifles function like military weapons and quickly kill many people, civilians should not be allowed to own them.

The AR-15 was designed in the later 1950s, with the U.S. military in mind, though it also became popular with law enforcement and civilians.

An Illinois gunmaker is again advertising its AR-15 rifle for kids, called the "JR-15." The gun sparked widespread condemnation when Wee 1 Tactical first unveiled it last year. A company ...

An AR-15 is not a specific model, but a style. It's the civilian variation of the ArmaLite AR-15, a variant of the AR-10 designed by Eugene Stoner in the 1950s, that was extremely lightweight ...

An AR-15 is a semi-automatic or self-loading rifle. According to the NSSF, the Firearm Trade Industry Association , more than 28.1 million modern spo rting rifles, including the AR-15, are ...

An AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle was recovered by law enforcement at the scene of the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump at his rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday.

4. Millions of AR-15 style rifles in the U.S. According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, there were 20 million AR-15 style weapons as of 2020.