AR-15

[ey-ahr-fif-teen]

Trademark.

1. a lightweight, gas-operated, magazine-fed rifle with a caliber of .223 inches, used for semiautomatic fire.

Word History and Origins

Origin of AR-15¹

First recorded in 1960–65; shortening of ArmaLite Rifle, not of assault rifle ( def. ), as commonly thought

Example Sentences

Greene and other conservatives shifted the narrative away from the AR-15 used in the attack, instead questioning whether hormone replacement therapy was a “cause” of the violence.

From Salon

“But our laws only go so far when an AR-15 can be obtained in a state with weak gun laws and brought into New York to commit mass murder.”

From Salon

The defendants include the maker of “Call of Duty,” a first-person military shooter game where they say 18-year-old Salvador Ramos encountered a virtual version of a Daniel Defense-branded AR-15 he used in the attack.

From Los Angeles Times

Ramos’ choice of the Daniel Defense AR-15 was intentional, the lawsuit said.

From Los Angeles Times

“To put a finer point on it: Defendants are chewing up alienated teenage boys and spitting out mass shooters,” the complaint claims, noting that the three most deadly K-12 school shootings in American history — Uvalde, Parkland and Sandy Hook — were all committed by young men who played “Call of Duty” and used an AR-15.

From Los Angeles Times