Three AR style rifles What You See on The News About the AR15 “Weapons of war!”, “the weapon of choice for mass shooters!”, and “ban deadly assault weapons!” they say without hesitation. Tune into the news or read any article shortly after a gun-related tragedy and you’ll hear those lines being thrown around more often than Joe Biden forgets how to say “ATF”. But what do they actually mean?  Do they hold any factual weight? Is it really that cut and dry or is there more to it?  Short answer: yes , there’s way more to it.  We’re going to dive into the common myths about America’s most popular rifle, debunk those myths with actual facts (links to sources included, of course), and give you some other good-to-know tidbits to share to your AR-hating friends — they won’t listen to you anyway.      Backstory of the AR15 To learn more about the history of the AR15 and Eugene Morrison Stoner, the man associated with its design, read here .  An interesting historical fact was that the first batc