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Bushmaster semi-automatic assault rifle - AR-15

- Charlotte Bacon, 2/22/06, female

Caliber: 5.56 NATO/223 Rem

- Daniel Barden, 9/25/05, male

Weight: 6.7 lbs.

- Rachel Davino, 7/17/83, female

Length: 32.5”
- Olivia Engel, 7/18/06, female

Barrel length: 16”
- Josephine Gay, 12/11/05, female

Muzzle: ½ x 28
- Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 04/04/06, female

Barrel: 4150 chrome-moly steel w/chrome-lined bore/chamber
- Dylan Hockley, 3/8/06, male

 The .223 caliber load is popular because it has better fragmentation upon impact…
- Dawn Hochsprung, 06/28/65, female

Parts, whether newly manufactured or surplus, are plentiful from dozens of companies - which will sell you non-restricted parts.
- Madeleine F. Hsu, 7/10/06, female

Ban Criteria Features: Post-Ban AR-15 rifles, by law, cannot have more than 2 of the following features:
- Catherine V. Hubbard, 6/08/06, female

a. Detachable magazine
- Chase Kowalski, 10/31/05, male

b. Pistol grip
- Jesse Lewis, 6/30/06, male

c. Threaded barrel/flash hider
- James Mattioli , 3/22/06, male

d. Collapsible stock

- Grace McDonnell, 12/04/05, female

e. Bayonet lug
- Anne Marie Murphy, 07/25/60, female

f. Grenade launcher

- Emilie Parker, 5/12/06, female

With a Bushmaster for security and home defense, you can sleep tight knowing that your loved ones are protected.

- Jack Pinto, 5/06/06, male

. Bushmaster offers everything you need to ensure the safety of you and your family.
- Noah Pozner, 11/20/06, male

Our high-quality pistols, carbines, and rifles are extremely reliable, easy to shoot, and include lightweight carbon models that are perfect for women.
- Caroline Previdi, 9/07/06, female

With the "Sunset" of the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban on Sept. 13th, 2004, Bushmaster can again offer features on the AR15 type rifle that had been deemed illegal for those 10 years
- Jessica Rekos, 5/10/06, female

such as

- Avielle Richman, 10/17/06, female

flash suppressors,

- Lauren Rousseau, 6/1982, female (full date of birth not specified)

 bayonet lugs,
- Mary Sherlach, 2/11/56, female

collapsing telescopic stocks
- Victoria Soto, 11/04/85, female

and high capacity magazines.
- Benjamin Wheeler, 9/12/06, male

Availability: As a result of the military’s adoption and continued usage of the rifle, the shooting public is blessed with a variety of manufacturers of AR-15 variants.
- Allison N. Wyatt, 7/03/06, female

The author - or Bushmaster Firearms, Inc. / Quality Parts Co. - assumes no liability for accuracy of the information herein contained.

Note: Victims’ information from Huffington Post 

Weapon information can be found on the Bushmaster Website, including an article, A PROSPECTIVE AR-15 OWNER/BUILDER'S PRIMER, by Ron Wu. 

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