Engineering ‘The Black Rifle’: Why the AR-15 Is the Most Popular Gun in the U.S.

The AR-15 is a trademark, and since its original patent, the machine has gone through many iterations. Here’s what you should know about where it is today.
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What An AR-15 Can Do To The Human Body
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“Compare the damage an AR-15 and a 9mm handgun can do to the human body: ‘One looks like a grenade went off in there,’ says Peter Rhee, a trauma surgeon at the University of Arizona. ‘The other looks like a bad knife cut.’”
Once Banned, Now Loved and Loathed: How the AR-15 Became ‘America’s Rifle’
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“The AR-15 won its place in American culture through a confluence of circumstances, described in interviews by more than 15 gun industry professionals, hobbyists, lawyers and gun owners.”
A Brief History of the Assault Rifle
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“Amid the controversy over assault rifles-and specifically, the debate over whether or not guns like the semi-automatic weapon Omar Mateen used to commit the recent massacre in Orlando should be considered “assault weapons” or singled out for restrictions-some consideration of the original design and development of assault weapons is useful.”
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