德州教堂槍殺案兇手的武器：AR-15式步槍
The shooter in a Texas church that killed 26 people Sunday used a Ruger AR-556, which is a variant of the AR-15 rifle — the most popular rifle in America.
Various versions of the AR-15 rifle have been used in some of America's most deadly mass shootings, including the Orlando nightclub shooting in 2024 that killed 49 people and the Las Vegas shooting last month that killed 58 people.
The AR-15 is trademarked by the Colt company, though other manufacturers market similar rifles under different brand names, like the AR-556 used by the church shooter. The 556 in the rifle's name is a reference to the 5.56 millimeter ammunition it uses.
AR-15s are sometimes called assault rifles, though this is incorrect because assault weapons are fully automatic machine guns and have been heavily regulated in the U.S. for more than 80 years.
The AR-15 was first developed in the 1950s and was eventually modified and adopted by the military and renamed the M16. The military version is fully automatic, meaning it will keep firing as long as the trigger is pressed. The AR-16 available for civilians is "semi-automatic," meaning the trigger must be pulled each time the weapon fires a round.
The guns are popular in America due to their reliability and their relatively low price tag. The Ruger AR-556, for example, has a retail price under $800. The guns can be outfitted with customized stocks, barrels, scopes and other accessories.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) says there are between five and 10 million AR-15 rifles legally owned in the U.S., which represents a small fraction of the roughly 300 million total firearms owned by Americans.
FBI data show that in the five years ending in 2024, the most recent data available, rifles, including the AR-15, were used in 2.4 percent of U.S. homicides; handguns, by comparison, were used in at least 48 percent.
周日德克薩斯州教堂槍殺血案兇手德文·凱利使用的是一支AR-556步槍。這種槍是美國(guó)最受歡迎的AR-15步槍的一個(gè)變種。
美國(guó)一些最嚴(yán)重的槍擊案的兇手使用了AR-15的不同變種型號(hào)。這些血案包括2024年導(dǎo)致49人死亡的奧蘭多夜總會(huì)槍擊案和上個(gè)月發(fā)生的導(dǎo)致58人喪生的拉斯維加斯槍擊案。
AR-15由柯?tīng)柼?(Colt) 公司注冊(cè)商標(biāo)，不過(guò)很多制造商使用不同的品牌推銷(xiāo)同類(lèi)步槍?zhuān)热绲轮萁烫脴寶竷词质褂玫氖茿R-556。556指的是該槍所用子彈口徑為5.56毫米。
AR-15有時(shí)被稱(chēng)為攻擊步槍?zhuān)贿^(guò)這種說(shuō)法并不準(zhǔn)確，因?yàn)楣舨綐屖侨詣?dòng)武器，而美國(guó)對(duì)全自動(dòng)槍已經(jīng)有了80多年的嚴(yán)格監(jiān)管歷史。
AR-15最早在1950年代研發(fā)，后來(lái)被改裝為軍用，美軍將其重新命名為M16。軍用的M16為全自動(dòng)步槍?zhuān)簿褪钦f(shuō)，只要按住扳機(jī)，就可以連續(xù)發(fā)射。民間市場(chǎng)上的AR-16是半自動(dòng)步槍?zhuān)簿褪钦f(shuō)，每按一次扳機(jī)，只能發(fā)射一發(fā)子彈。
這類(lèi)槍支在美國(guó)廣受歡迎，這是因?yàn)樗鼈兊目煽啃砸约跋鄬?duì)低廉的價(jià)格。比如說(shuō)，儒格(Ruger)AR-556的零售價(jià)格不到800美元。這些槍可以裝上定制的槍托、槍管、瞄準(zhǔn)鏡和其它附件。
美國(guó)“全國(guó)射擊運(yùn)動(dòng)基金會(huì)”(NSSF)說(shuō)，目前在美國(guó)有5百萬(wàn)到一千萬(wàn)支合法擁有的AR-15步槍?zhuān)徽济绹?guó)人所擁有的槍支總量的一小部分。美國(guó)人總共擁有大約3億支槍。
根據(jù)可獲取的聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局的最近期數(shù)據(jù)，在截止2024年的五年期間，包括AR-15在內(nèi)的步槍只占美國(guó)他殺案件所用兇器的2.4%。相比之下，手槍占所有謀殺案兇器的至少48%。
The shooter in a Texas church that killed 26 people Sunday used a Ruger AR-556, which is a variant of the AR-15 rifle — the most popular rifle in America.
Various versions of the AR-15 rifle have been used in some of America's most deadly mass shootings, including the Orlando nightclub shooting in 2024 that killed 49 people and the Las Vegas shooting last month that killed 58 people.
The AR-15 is trademarked by the Colt company, though other manufacturers market similar rifles under different brand names, like the AR-556 used by the church shooter. The 556 in the rifle's name is a reference to the 5.56 millimeter ammunition it uses.
AR-15s are sometimes called assault rifles, though this is incorrect because assault weapons are fully automatic machine guns and have been heavily regulated in the U.S. for more than 80 years.
The AR-15 was first developed in the 1950s and was eventually modified and adopted by the military and renamed the M16. The military version is fully automatic, meaning it will keep firing as long as the trigger is pressed. The AR-16 available for civilians is "semi-automatic," meaning the trigger must be pulled each time the weapon fires a round.
The guns are popular in America due to their reliability and their relatively low price tag. The Ruger AR-556, for example, has a retail price under $800. The guns can be outfitted with customized stocks, barrels, scopes and other accessories.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) says there are between five and 10 million AR-15 rifles legally owned in the U.S., which represents a small fraction of the roughly 300 million total firearms owned by Americans.
FBI data show that in the five years ending in 2024, the most recent data available, rifles, including the AR-15, were used in 2.4 percent of U.S. homicides; handguns, by comparison, were used in at least 48 percent.
周日德克薩斯州教堂槍殺血案兇手德文·凱利使用的是一支AR-556步槍。這種槍是美國(guó)最受歡迎的AR-15步槍的一個(gè)變種。
美國(guó)一些最嚴(yán)重的槍擊案的兇手使用了AR-15的不同變種型號(hào)。這些血案包括2024年導(dǎo)致49人死亡的奧蘭多夜總會(huì)槍擊案和上個(gè)月發(fā)生的導(dǎo)致58人喪生的拉斯維加斯槍擊案。
AR-15由柯?tīng)柼?(Colt) 公司注冊(cè)商標(biāo)，不過(guò)很多制造商使用不同的品牌推銷(xiāo)同類(lèi)步槍?zhuān)热绲轮萁烫脴寶竷词质褂玫氖茿R-556。556指的是該槍所用子彈口徑為5.56毫米。
AR-15有時(shí)被稱(chēng)為攻擊步槍?zhuān)贿^(guò)這種說(shuō)法并不準(zhǔn)確，因?yàn)楣舨綐屖侨詣?dòng)武器，而美國(guó)對(duì)全自動(dòng)槍已經(jīng)有了80多年的嚴(yán)格監(jiān)管歷史。
AR-15最早在1950年代研發(fā)，后來(lái)被改裝為軍用，美軍將其重新命名為M16。軍用的M16為全自動(dòng)步槍?zhuān)簿褪钦f(shuō)，只要按住扳機(jī)，就可以連續(xù)發(fā)射。民間市場(chǎng)上的AR-16是半自動(dòng)步槍?zhuān)簿褪钦f(shuō)，每按一次扳機(jī)，只能發(fā)射一發(fā)子彈。
這類(lèi)槍支在美國(guó)廣受歡迎，這是因?yàn)樗鼈兊目煽啃砸约跋鄬?duì)低廉的價(jià)格。比如說(shuō)，儒格(Ruger)AR-556的零售價(jià)格不到800美元。這些槍可以裝上定制的槍托、槍管、瞄準(zhǔn)鏡和其它附件。
美國(guó)“全國(guó)射擊運(yùn)動(dòng)基金會(huì)”(NSSF)說(shuō)，目前在美國(guó)有5百萬(wàn)到一千萬(wàn)支合法擁有的AR-15步槍?zhuān)徽济绹?guó)人所擁有的槍支總量的一小部分。美國(guó)人總共擁有大約3億支槍。
根據(jù)可獲取的聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局的最近期數(shù)據(jù)，在截止2024年的五年期間，包括AR-15在內(nèi)的步槍只占美國(guó)他殺案件所用兇器的2.4%。相比之下，手槍占所有謀殺案兇器的至少48%。
