AR-15-style rifles, which cover a range of semiautomatic firearms inspired by military weapons, have become a recurring feature of mass shootings in the U.S. Banned by then-President Bill Clinton ...

Because AR-15-style rifles are so versatile, with the ability to add scopes and change both the length and size of the barrel, they became a desirable weapon for many Americans, especially people ...

AR-15-style rifles were also used at the shootings at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida; at an employee training in San Bernardino, California, and at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown ...

Debates around gun control often focus on AR-15-style rifles There have been at least 208 mass shootings in the U.S. this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

AR-15 rifles are displayed at an exhibition booth during the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Dallas on May 18, 2024. [Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria/File Photo] ...

These AR-15 style rifles were banned between 1994 and 2004. Once the ban was lifted, marketing and sales skyrocketed. There were ads aimed at women with a pink-hued “muddy girl camo.” ...

New AR-15 rifles can sell for $400 to $2,000 and nearly every major gun manufacturer produces one. Ammunition is inexpensive and can be bought in bulk online, and magazines are interchangeable ...

A U.S. House investigation has found that gun manufacturers have taken in more than $1 billion from selling AR-15-style guns over the past decade.

Big Number 24.4 million. That’s how many AR-15 and AK-style rifles were manufactured in the U.S. or imported into the U.S. from 1990 to 2020, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

AR-15-style semiautomatic weapons are considered to be civilian versions of military weapons that gun control advocates say aren't very different. Its original military design dates back to the 1950s.

AR-15-style rifles were largely banned under the 1994 assault weapons ban In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed an assault weapons ban, which banned the AR-15 and other similar semiautomatic rifles.