James Ault’s letter in the June 15 Columbian is typical of right-wing gun nuts’ “nothing up my sleeve” verbal sleight of hand (“AR-15 is natural evolution,” Our Readers’ Views). In outlining why the AR-15 is not really a military-style assault rifle and insinuating it gets a bad rap because of its misunderstood appearance, he leaves out the most relevant fact: It’s designed to kill a whole bunch of people in a short period of time, and has no other purpose.
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Letter: AR-15 has limited purpose
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