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Recursion

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2. Not sure if this was supposed to be a comment rather than a post, but...
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 02:42 PM
Dec 2012

... the AR-15 is probably the most popular .223 being sold today, so that makes sense.

The AR-15 or clone is pretty much the standard rifle chambered in .223 Remington Spider Jerusalem Dec 2012 #1
I know I was in Vietnam upaloopa Dec 2012 #3
Not sure if this was supposed to be a comment rather than a post, but... Recursion Dec 2012 #2
The news said it was a .223 rifle the killer used. upaloopa Dec 2012 #4
It's a popular model Hayabusa Dec 2012 #7
The news is now saying the rifle was left in his car NickB79 Dec 2012 #16
I used to own a .223. This is what it looked like. bunnies Dec 2012 #5
What compels people to own such rifles? Harmony Blue Dec 2012 #6
they're not good for killing zombies datasuspect Dec 2012 #8
Low recoil, very accurate, cheap to shoot NickB79 Dec 2012 #17
Cue the resident gun enthusiasts crying about how we are demonizing AR-15s. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #9
I don't know that it's the specific type of gun used that's the root of the problem... Spider Jerusalem Dec 2012 #12
Why don't you try to learn enough about them so you do not look like an idiot. ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #15
It's a gun. It can shoot people. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #18
More Reefer Madness ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #19
The ammunition does not determine what the weapon looks like. FarCenter Dec 2012 #10
Don't those bullets also tumble creating more damage? n/t Bonhomme Richard Dec 2012 #11
It would depend on the bullet and the twist of the rifling FarCenter Dec 2012 #13
Bad lie ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #14
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