Blessed are gun-toting couples: Pennsylvania church to host AR-15 ceremony

A Pennsylvania church is inviting gun-toting couples to bring their AR-15 rifles to a special blessing ceremony, symbolizing the intent and ability of worshippers to defend their family and community. The blessing is being initiated by the World Peace and Unification Sanctuary in Newfoundland and will take place on February 28, just a half-mile from […]

Here’s how the AR-15 became the weapon of choice for America’s mass shooters — and why it’s so deadly

Associated Press/Charles Krupa Parkland, Florida. Las Vegas, Nevada. Sutherland Springs, Texas. Recent deadly mass shootings in these US cities have at least one thing in common: the AR-15. This weapon has become increasingly popular in the US, especially since the 1994 federal weapons ban expired in 2004, and has been used in many other mass […]