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AR-15

[ ey-ahr-fif-teen ]

Trademark.
  1. a lightweight, gas-operated, magazine-fed rifle with a caliber of .223 inches, used for semiautomatic fire. Compare AK-47 ( def ), M16 ( def ).


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Origin of AR-151

First recorded in 1960–65; shortening of ArmaLite Rifle, not of assault rifle ( def ), as commonly thought
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According to the state’s complaint, Scrivner is facing two felony counts for unlawful possession of a semiautomatic AK-47 style rifle and a colt semiautomatic AR-15 style rifle.

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Filion threatened to commit a mass shooting at the site and claimed to have an illegally modified AR-15, a Glock 17 pistol, pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails.

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The AR-15, a particular style of semi-automatic rifle that is both powerful and can carry large magazines, was singled out by the government as an example of weapons that could be restricted.

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Police have not said exactly which weapons were used in the attack, but the AR-15 has been used in many mass shootings in the US.

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In his call to authorities about the mosque, he claimed that he had an illegally modified AR-15, a Glock 17 pistol, pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails.

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