The tools of modern terror: How the AK-47 and the AR-15 evolved into rifles of choice for mass killers
![The tools of modern terror: How the AK-47 and the AR-15 evolved into rifles of choice for mass killers](https://www.tampabay.com/resizer/5YDUJL4qWjtQCBDodAfheRoQ_Nk=/1200x675/smart/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/KKHWANWGGUI6TCHRIBWI6S7HAY.jpg)
![](https://cdn.britannica.com/95/164395-050-45B7BF5B/shootings-criteria-Mother-Jones-data-set-magazine-2012.jpg)
Mass shooting, Definition, Statistics, Weapons, & Locations
![](https://defensereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Heckler_and_Koch_HK_UMP_.45_ACP_Submachine_Gun_SMG_Jeff_Gurwitch_1.jpg)
Submachine Guns (SMG's): Outpaced by Today's Modern Short-Barreled Rifles (SBR's)/Sub-Carbines, or Still a Viable Tool for Close Quarters Battle/Close Quarters Combat (CQB/CQC)? – (DR): An online tactical technology and military defense
![](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/a1e3fb0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3577x2012+0+335/resize/1200x675!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2023%2F05%2F09%2Fgettyimages-1240972583-51ea837044b645bd85803bb0adfd522139165c15.jpg)
How AR-15-style rifles write the tragic history of America's mass shootings
How good is a new Russian assault rifle AK-15 compared to the US's M-16? - Quora
![](https://ctc.westpoint.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/GettyImages-1229133408-1200x800.jpg)
The Evolution of the Boogaloo Movement – Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
![](https://cupblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/9780231181747.jpg)
Understanding the El Paso Massacre - Columbia University Press Blog
![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/66d3111/2147483647/strip/false/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/1486x991!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8e%2Fb0%2F6fd4baae4780b6c4914d61cc8013%2F015.jpg)
Authors of 'American Gun' on deadly history of the AR-15 - Los Angeles Times
![](https://content.osgnetworks.tv/firearmsnews/content/photos/ATI-Lead-001-1200x800.jpg)
American Tactical Galeo Rifle: Classic Israeli Galil Reborn! - Firearms News
![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/06/02/world/xxak-slide-80F9/xxak-slide-80F9-videoSixteenByNine3000-v3.jpg?year=2018&h=1687&w=3000&s=2b0914f36ce6e000ed46205474acf9e763097fb98b3d687dff482822bdc9d74f&k=ZQJBKqZ0VN&tw=1)
How the AK-47 and AR-15 Evolved Into Rifles of Choice for Mass Shootings - The New York Times