Rifles as a whole have always made up a tiny proportion of gun deaths. They make up 4% of gun deaths, and that includes things like repeaters and bolt action rifles. ARs and AKs make up a miniscule portion of gun deaths. It's not about saving lives. They just hate the kind of person who tends to own an AR-15.

Rifles as a whole have always made up a tiny proportion of gun deaths. They make up 4% of gun deaths, and that includes things like repeaters and bolt action rifles. ARs and Aks make up a miniscule portion of gun deaths. It's not about saving lives. They just hate the kind of person who tends to own an AR-15.