Man caught at traffic stop with automatic weapons, 900 rounds

Federal agents trying to figure out why man caught speeding in Tennessee had weapons cache, survival equipment

• Oct 4, 2017

Man who headed for gay pride event with loaded AR-15 enters plea

James Wesley Howell pleads not guilty to weapons charges, but Indiana man still facing other charges, including molestation

• Mar 29, 2017

Okla. police arrest alleged driver for three burglars shot dead by homeowner's son

Three masked teens shot and killed by 23-year-old armed with a AR-15 in Broken Arrow, Okla.

• Mar 28, 2017

Owners of AR-style firearms defend their weapon of choice

An estimated 8 million AR-style guns have been sold since they were first introduced to the public in the 1960s

• Jun 27, 2016

Why the AR-15 is America's gun

According to one industry group, U.S. citizens own more than 8 million AR-15s across America

• Jun 21, 2016
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CBS News producer shows how easy it is to buy an assault rifle

It took 38 minutes and $1,030 for her to walk out of Va. store with ammunition and a gun like the one used in the Orlando nightclub massacre

• Jun 16, 2016

​"America's rifle": The marketing of assault-style weapons

Sales of the weapons have boomed since a ban on them expired in 2004 -- but so has their use in mass shootings

• Jun 15, 2016

​Tennessee lawmaker receives threats for AR-15 giveaway

Republican state representative plans to give away the same type of semi-automatic rifle used by the Orlando gunman

• Jun 14, 2016

AR-15 gun maker seeks Newtown victim lawsuit dismissal

Families of some of the 20 kids killed at Sandy Hook Elementary say N.C.-based Freedom Group should be liable for "instrument of war" used in massacre

• Feb 23, 2016

Ex-NFL player arrested in alleged gun incident

Former Colts running back Zurlan Tipton Jr. accused of shooting assault rifle at his girlfriend's suburban Indianapolis home

• Dec 25, 2015

SCOTUS won't hear challenge to assault weapons ban

Gun owners were attempting to challenge a ban on semi-automatic weapons in one Chicago suburb

• Dec 7, 2015

Assault weapon is common denominator in mass shootings

The AR-15 semi-automatic assault rifles used by the San Bernardino shooters are the same type of weapon used in Newtown, Colorado and Oregon

• Dec 4, 2015

Shooter in Colorado Springs rampage legally purchased guns

Gunman had an AR-15 rifle, a 9 mm pistol and a .357 revolver when authorities say he went on a shooting rampage, killing three

• Nov 5, 2015