American Rifleman

AR-15 Pistols for Home Defense?

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American Rifleman

Building An Exotic Compact 9 mm AR-15 Pistol

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The Washington Post

The gun implicated in Boulder uses the same ammunition as an AR-15. It’s legally a pistol.

In a promotional video for the Ruger AR-556, a company product manager gushed that the weapon, legally designated as a pistol but closer to an AR-15 rifle in design, offered much more than a typical ...
CNN

The Colorado suspect allegedly used an AR-15-style pistol. Here’s how it differs from an AR-15-style rifle

The Ruger AR-556 is a type of AR-15, the military-style rifle that has been used in many other mass shootings. The pistol version is essentially the same weapon as the rifle but with a shorter 10.5 ...