Supplied with magazines of 5 or 10 cartridges of 22 caliber long rifle, it was released in mid-January at a price of 389 dollars.
controversy in the United States. The JR-15, a rifle specially designed for children modeled on an assault rifle used in several deadly shootings, recently appeared on the market in the United States, according to Le Figaro, angering associations combating violence caused by firearms.
We agree Governor. Sadly, @NSSF allowed WEE1 Tactical to showcase the JR15s at its SHOT Show along with ghost guns. What’s worse is that the Federal Government @AtfHQ & the @DeptVetAffairs partner with the NSSF on programs. The NSSF is the NRA. Fed Government should cut ties. pic.twitter.com/TbJrPGDzTP
— Newtown Action Alliance (@NewtownAction) February 17, 2022
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It is “the first of many weapons that will help adults introduce children to the sport of shooting safely”, according to the company WEE1 Tactical, which hails on its website a rifle “like the weapon of dad and mom. “.
“It’s just grotesque”
The JR-15 (for “Junior”) is indeed only 80 cm long and weighs less than a kilo. Supplied with magazines of 5 or 10 cartridges of 22 caliber long rifle, it was released in mid-January at a price of 389 dollars. The adult model, the AR-15, is the civilian version of a military-style weapon that was used in a series of killings, including school killings, that shocked the United States.
This is VILE.
A skull & crossbones with a pacifier on weapon of war.
Made to look “cute” to appeal to kids.
The manufacturer calls this a “JR-15.”
Every NRA-backed politician should condemn this. pic.twitter.com/VmsqaiCuEM
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) February 17, 2022
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“At first glance, it looks like a grotesque farce. On closer inspection, it’s just grotesque,” lambasted Friday Josh Sugarmann, executive director of the organization Violence Policy Center, which fights against violence. gun violence.
In 2021, guns killed nearly 45,000 people in the United States, including about 24,000 suicides, and more than 1,500 minors were killed, according to the organization Gun Violence Archive.
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