Newtown Lawsuit Against Bushmaster

The type of AR-15, made by Bushmaster, that is under
scrutiny in the lawsuit.

According to YahooNews, the families of those who had been affected by the Newtown school massacre are attempting to bring a lawsuit upon the firearm manufacturer Bushmaster, the distributor of the firearms, and Riverview Gun Sales, the store that sold such Bushmaster AR-15 rifle to the shooter of the Newtown school. The Newtown families claim that the firearm should not have been sold on the civilian market, due to its "overwhelming firepower." I know that the Newtown topic is touchy and tragic, but facts are facts, and an AR-15 does not have "overwhelming firepower" in the caliber category. It uses the 5.56x45mm cartridge or .223 Remington ammunition, which for sake of argument is nothing more than a "beefed up" .22 that is mostly used to hunt small game and target practice. Those bringing the lawsuit also state that "The AR-15 was specially engineered for the United States military to meet the needs of changing warfare." This, of course, is only true for the military's versions of the AR-15, the M-16 and M-4. The AR-15, however, was designed for civilians to own a lightweight and slightly compact semi-automatic rifle that could compete with other, much heavier options of semi-automatic rifles on the market. The lawsuit also claimed that the rifle was unfit for hunting and home defense. Once again, the claims made against the AR-15 rifle are extremely incorrect. Many people use AR-15s that have been customized with rail systems, flashlight, electronic sights, etc. to protect their home. There are even those who hunt large game with the AR-15 rifle. Do not get me wrong, what happened at the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut was a major tragedy, but a lawsuit against a company that had no intentions of harming those children because of some insane person named Adam Lanza who just happened to use that company's firearm is ridiculous.

An AR-15 used to hunt a deer. It can be done.