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A YouTuber this week posted a video of the inner mechanics behind the oft-polarizing AR-15 rifle. The video, in explaining exactly how the rifle works, shows why the weapon is an efficient, and ...

“The AR is the most popular rifle platform in the U.S.,” an expert said. — -- AR-15-style rifles have become something of a weapon of choice for mass shooters. The suspect in the Pittsburgh ...

(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) In July, former President Donald Trump was shot at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, narrowly surviving an assassination ...

The AR-15 was first developed in the 1950s by Armalite. The weapon’s initials stands for “Armalite Rifle,” but over the years, the AR-15 name has turned into an umbrella term for this type of ...

A 14-year-old boy used an AR-platform-style rifle in a high school near Atlanta, Georgia and killed two students and two teachers. He also wounded nine more people in Apalachee High School, eight of ...

The United States manufactured or imported just over 24.4 million AR-15 and AK-style guns—which are often known as assault rifles or modern sporting rifles—from 1990 to 2020, a firearm industry group ...

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An instructor teaches handling of AR-15 rifles with a U.S. flag in the background during a shooting course at Boondocks Firearms Academy in Jackson, Mississippi on September 26, 2020. An instructor ...

The St. Louis couple who went viral in 2020 for wielding guns as Black Lives Matter protesters marched outside their property have regained possession of their semiautomatic rifle. After a yearslong ...

The Colt AR-15 looked more like a laser blaster than dad’s trusty rifle when it hit the market in 1964. It was made from aluminum and plastic, not the heavier metals and wood used in traditional ...

The magazine for your AR-15 is like a fuel pump for a diesel, if it’s not working right, neither will your rifle. Whether it’s a high-end, boutique build or some clapped-out mil-spec gun, if the ...