Tag: AR-15

Top Senator: Biden Admin Keeps Factory Running for AR-15 Ammo

President Joe Biden’s administration will keep a Missouri factory running to produce ammunition commonly used for AR-15-style rifles, according to a senator. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) told The Washington Times that the White House won’t follow through on a plan to suspend production of AR-15 ammunition at the federal Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri….


‘They Use Them to Shoot Prairie Dogs’: No. 2 Senate Republican Defends AR-15s

The No. 2 Republican in the Senate defended people who want to own an AR-15-style rifle, claiming that the voters he represents use the guns to shoot varmints and prairie dogs. Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) noted the gun, which has faced criticism after several high-profile mass shootings in recent weeks, is among the most…


Beto O’Rourke Edits Campaign Website to Reflect Newer Position on AR-15s

Texas gubernatorial candidate Democrat Beto O’Rourke has changed his position on the use of AR-15 guns as evidenced by modifications made on his campaign website. The section on gun safety on O’Rourke’s campaign website contained a statement that he wanted to “reduce the number” of AR-15s and AK-47s on the streets, according to an April…


House Oversight Committee to Probe Gunmakers After Texas School Shooting

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), chair of the House Oversight Committee, has opened an investigation into five U.S. gun manufacturers in the wake of the Texas school shooting. Maloney sent letters Friday ahead of a hearing on gun violence on June 8 to Bushmaster Firearms (pdf), Daniel Defense (pdf), Sig Sauer (pdf), Smith and Wesson (pdf), and Ruger (pdf) asking for…


Judge to Allow Men Allegedly Shot by Kyle Rittenhouse to Be Referred to as ‘Rioters’ During Trial

A Wisconsin judge has ruled the men allegedly shot by Kyle Rittenhouse can be referred to as “rioters,” but not as “victims” in the upcoming high-profile case. The case involves then 17-year-old Rittenhouse in the shooting deaths of two white men and wounding another after a Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The demonstration…


House Democrats Ask Biden to Take Executive Action on ‘Concealable Assault-Style Firearms’

A group of House Democrats has asked President Joe Biden to take executive action on “concealable assault-style firearms,” citing two mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder, Colorado, last month. “Concealable assault-style firearms that fire rifle rounds pose an unreasonable threat to our communities and should be fully regulated under the National Firearms Act consistent with the…