Urban weapons: What is known about the AR-15 rifle from which Trump was fired

Conservative policies are posed with the AR-15 rifles, they are played in the lottery and protesters bring them to demonstrations. Conservatives even wanted to declare this rifle "US national weapons". The AR rifle, which has been used in the several loudest and most fraudulent mass shootings in the history of America over the last two decades, was again in the spotlight, as Thomas Crux has used it to attempt on 45 President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.

Trump was known to be injured in the ear, Kruz was killed, and the AR-15 rifle in sales. Reuters writes about the most popular weapons. AR type rifles can be seen in the United States everywhere, especially in the hands of conservative politicians. The Congress, supported by Conservative Representatives, even proposes to announce the AR-15 rifle "National weapons of the United States".

Skillful marketing and party split have helped many Americans accept this type of weapon, making it a powerful cultural and political symbol in a country where the second amendment to the Constitution enshrines the right to wear weapons. "Romance around the AR-15 comes from marketing.

Weapons are trying to sell their product, and they do so in such a way that they affect such deep aspects as hyperchal, an idea of ​​safety and protection, and also reminiscent of" soldier's solidarity, "he says Caroline Gallager, Professor of the American University, which was watched by the popularity of AR weapons. Children killed as a result of a school in Yuvavda, Texas, in 2022 in their claims against Daniel Defense companies, as well as Meta and Activision Blizzard.

In the years, Armalite weapons, from where the abbreviation "AR" in the first decades of its existence was sold slowly. Most of the weapons patents ended in the 1970s, which allowed other weapons to produce their versions. From 1994 to 2004, the sale of these weapons was largely blocked by a ban on the US assault weapon for 10 years. It has not been continued, and most of talking about a new ban comes from liberal democrats.

According to the National Rifle Sports Foundation (Arms Trade Association), the AR rifles have increased sharply since 2004, and there are now over 28 million units of these weapons in the United States. Chris Volz, a seller of weapons from Georgia and the founder of a popular AR-15 weapon owners in America, said that weapons similar to AR-15 became a symbol of resistance to defenders of weapons liberal attempts to ban it . . .

He added that opponents AR They do not mention that millions of Americans use it daily in a legitimate and safe way, as well as that, according to the FBI, rifles are usually used in less than 3% of deaths from firearms in the country. The abolition of the national ban on weapons coincided with the increase in America's military thinking after attacks on September 11, 2001 and subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The AR-15 is entrenched in civilian culture, like no other weapons to it, experts say. Chris Goss, who has been selling weapons for 35 years, pointed to the wall in his Foundation Firearms store in Laland, Colorado, where half a dozen AR-15 rifles were exhibited.

The Goss said that these weapons have several characteristics that are liked by buyers: however, the Goss noted that the appearance is also the key to the popularity of the rifle among the supporters of wearing weapons and its demonization opponents of weapons. "She has a frightening look. When you look at the AR-15 rifles, the first association: army, military, war, death," the seller notes.

Professor Galahler agrees that the appearance of the rifle has made it so popular: it has a dangerous appearance in a military. "For young men, this is a way to show their courage," she said. In the US Conservative States, weapons such as AR-15 are commonplace: from the silhouette on the bumper stickers and take to T-shirts with coffee advertising.

Conservative politicians, such as US representative Lauren Bobert, a republican activist representing Colorado, often post photos of themselves and their children from the AR-15 in their hands. Beabert is one of the initiators of the Bill of the National AR-15 Rifle Law, which announces this weapon "national weapons of the United States". Recall that Thomas Kruz, who fired Donald Trump, was armed with a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle, which his father bought.