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AR-15s are used by tens of millions of Americans for both hunting & home defense. The AR-15 is by far the most popular rifle in America, according to the industry. Rifles were used in 407 murderers in 2017, according to the FBI. That's less than knives, blunt objects, & fists.
Also, Senator @ChrisMurphyCT, given that estimates put the number of AR-15s and other semi-automatic rifles in the United States in the tens of millions, what is your plan for outlawing them? Will you confiscate those already legally owned? If so, how do you plan to do that?
Here is the 2017 FBI crime data for those interested. The full 2018 report won't be out for a few months but the preliminary report released last week shows a drop in nearly all crime. ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u…
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearms industry's trade group, estimated last year 16 million AR-15 and AK-47 varients have been produced or imported just since 1990 (the AR-15 was first offered for sale by Colt in 1963). guns.com/news/2018/09/1…
