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2, 2015: A married couple opened fire at a San Bernardino County (Calif.) Department of Public Health training event and Christmas party. He killed four people and injured two others.ĭec. 14, 2012: A gunman shot and killed 26 people, including 20 children between 6 and 7 years old, and six adult staff members at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.Īpril 22, 2018: A gunman opened fire inside a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville, Tenn. He killed 12 people and injured 58 others.ĭec.
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July 20, 2012: A gunman fired into the audience at a movie theater. The two weapons have so much in common that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms called the SIG Sauer used in Orlando a ".223 caliber AR type rifle." For example, the SIG Sauer is built to handle a different caliber round than the standard AR-15. The SIG Sauer takes a lot of the form and functions of the AR-15 but with reworked internal mechanics and some other changes. Orlando Police officers shot and killed him after a three-hour standoff. June 12, 2016: A gunman began shooting inside the Pulse, killing 49 people and wounding 53. The possible exception was the deadly attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla. We verified that all but one did involve at least one weapon in the AR-15 style. We reviewed news and law enforcement reports on the shootings listed in Best’s tweet. As rifles, they have a general shape and configuration, and can be customized with a choice of grips, triggers, stock, and more. (The AR stands for ArmaLite, the original maker of the AR-15 rifle.) They are semi-automatic, which means the trigger must be pulled to fire each round, and a new round moves into the chamber after each pull. Tree of Life Synagogue: AR-15- Adam Best March 23, 2021ĪR-15 once referred to a specific model of rifle, but the label has come to be recognized in recent decades as a shorthand term for a category of firearms that share certain characteristics.
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