Originally posted by rogue06
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Originally posted by rogue06
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However, that does rather refute your comment that:
Originally posted by rogue06
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As the article did not call them military weapons but:
an AR-15 style assault rifle
Nonetheless and irrespective of the accuracy of the nomenclature the fact remains that semi-automatic weapons are now very popular among the US population;, and advertising and articles posted in specialist magazines as well as gun exhibitions/fairs [not to mention word of mouth among enthusiasts] rather than a government seal of approval might lead a cynic to note the following:
A report from Congress last July helps explain why gun manufacturers have turned so enthusiastically to flooding the US market with AR-15 style rifles. It found that gun makers generated more than $1bn in sales of the guns over the past decade.
My emphasis.
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