About 16 million Americans own an AR-15, the assault rifle that the Nashville school shooting shooter used in that tragedy.
It is therefore approximately 1 in 20 people who own this dangerous weapon according to the latest study by the Washington Post and Ipsos.
Since 2012, this weapon has been used by terrorists in 10 of the 17 deadliest mass shootings in the United States, including the one in Uvalde, Texas.
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This weapon was also chosen by the Las Vegas killer at a 2017 music festival that killed 60 people.
