All of the events from Tuesday’s Portland mall shooting have again brought the discussion of gun violence and gun control front and center yet again. Tonight we ask the question why are these assault rifles on the streets and how easy are they to get
The weapon of choice for suspected Portland mall shooter, Jacob Tyler Roberts, was an AR-15, a highly accurate, semi-automatic weapon, a similar version of which is even being used by the military in Afghanistan. But what practical purpose does it serve in suburbia NBC5’s Laura Cavanaugh went to the experts to find out.
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