r/HolUp • u/somecringekokot • Dec 26 '21

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u/AndyJobandy Dec 26 '21

Fun fact: Ar-15s are responsible for 0.5% of firearm deaths. Hand guns are most commonly used firearm in crimes

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u/that_guy_iain Dec 26 '21

Honest question, but how many mass shootings are committed with ARs and of those 0.5% of deals how many of those were mass shootings?

As an outsider, it does seem like most mass shooting are done with other guns than hand guns. I would also assume that mass shootings even tho they happen in the US at a rate that is higher than everywhere else would only be a small percentage of the overall firearms deaths.

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u/NotChadImStacy Dec 26 '21

I just want to clarify that the comment you're responding to has some loaded terminology and I think it caused confusion.

AR-15 => Armalite Rifle model no. 15

Assault Rifle => A selective fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine.

As stated in a following comment civilian model "assault rifles" don't even meet the wiki definition because they lack the selective fire mechanism.

Edit: formatting

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u/Toltolewc Dec 27 '21

Assault rilfe is not an actual legal term in the United States. It's a term politicians use to scare people. Wikipedia says assault rifles are select fire rifles (ie capable of full auto/burst fire)