"The mass murder last week at the Pittsburgh Synagogue has something in common with the deadliest massacres: the AR-15 semi-automatic rifle. Variations of the AR-15 were used to kill at a Texas church, a Las Vegas concert, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida and Sandy Hook Elementary School. The AR-15 style rifle is the most popular rifle in America. There are well over 11 million, and they are rarely used in crime. Handguns kill far more people, but the AR-15 is the choice of our worst mass murderers. AR-15 ammunition travels up to three times the speed of sound."
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{{cite news |agency=CBS News |work=60 Minutes |title=What makes the AR-15 style rifle the weapon of choice for mass shooters? |date=November 4, 2018 |accessdate=November 5, 2018 |first=Scott |last=Pelley |authorlink=w:Scott Pelley
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