The AR-15 semi-automatic rifle is among the most common guns on the California Justice Department’s list of more than 145,000 assault weapons grandfathered in prior to the state’s 2001 ban.
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Despite ban, thousands of assault weapons remain legal in California
Anyone who registered an assault weapon with the California Department of Justice’s Bureau of Firearms before Jan. 23, 2001, effectively was grandfath
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EBay sellers easily skirt rules banning assault weapon parts
For the do-it-yourself crowd, building an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle is as easy as browsing ads on eBay, the online marketplace for everything from vintage dining room sets to video games and, it turns out, assault weapon parts.
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3 lawsuits attempt to hold gun makers, sellers liable for shootings
The lawsuit against Bushmaster Firearms International, the maker of the rifle that Adam Lanza used to kill 26 people in Newtown, Connecticut, is one o