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Sandy Hook a decade on: How the AR-15 became ‘America’s Rifle’

"The AR 15 has become the weapon of choice for mass killers" but why?

It’s been 10 years since America’s deadliest mass shooting in an elementary (primary) school. In the years since, the weapon used - the AR-15 - has also been deployed in some of the decade’s most horrifying shootings. So how did the AR-15 rifle become the weapon of choice for mass shooters?

Guest: Matthew Campbell, Foreign Features Editor, The Sunday Times.

Host: David Aaronovitch.

Clips: ABC News, 60 Minutes, CNBC, Independent, CNN, NBC, Reuters, Â鶹Éç News.

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35 minutes