>>> But also, has ar-15 violence fine up significantly? I believe most deaths are still from pistols. I don't think it means much either way. I expect an incre

>>> But also, has ar-15 violence fine up significantly? I believe most deaths are still from pistols. I don't think it means much either way. I expect an increase in the use of AR-15s in crime for the same reason I expect an increase in the use of white cars in bank robberies: there are more of them now. In Ireland we used to see news stories a lot about how "the Glock" was "the gangsters weapon on choice", "favored by criminals" etc. Why? That's what was available to criminals. Why? Because that's what gun owners preferred generally, so there were more of them around. So yes we might see an increase in the use of ARs in crime but that doesn't mean that there's any meaningful link between the choice of guns and the crime. And while they have advantages over pistols in terms of firepower, that rarely matters in the kind of incidents that most people are worried about (like a shooter being locked in a classroom full of children for example).