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Reported by USA Today, a master firearms instructor stated, "There are rifles that are more powerful and more dangerous than [the AR-15], but they're not being used." The instructor suggested that shooters perhaps choose the AR-15 because it is the weapon of choice for police and military. But the police "choose it because it is under-powered ... making it less likely to penetrate interior walls and hit an unintended target."[1][2]
References
- ^ Cummings, William (February 15, 2018). "Why the AR-15 keeps appearing at America's deadliest mass shootings". USA TODAY. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ Jansen, Bart (November 8, 2017). "Why mass shooters are increasingly using AR-15s". USA TODAY. Retrieved June 1, 2018.