Twice as powerful assault rifle as AR-15 for sale to US citizens: The Daily Beast

• Firearm companies sell assault rifles to civilians that can shoot through bulletproof vests.
• The Daily Beast reports that the SIG Sauer’s MCX-SPEAR can fire bullets with twice the kinetic energy of the AR-15.
• Making guns commercially available was in the hands of mass murderers.

The report states that gun companies are selling assault rifles to civilians that can shoot through bulletproof vests in ongoing discussions about gun control following a series of deadly gunfire incidents. ..

The SIG Sauer’s MCX-SPEAR is a civilian equivalent to the US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon-Rifle (NGSW-R), and was created specifically to defeat body armor, The Daily Beast reports.

“It shoots through almost all of the bulletproof vests currently worn by law enforcement agencies in the county,” Ryan Bassie, a former firearms company executive and now senior policy analyst at the Gifford Law Center, told the outlets.

The gun fires a bullet with twice the kinetic energy of the AR-15. The long range and the noise suppressor can make it difficult to find the shooter.

“The MCX-SPEAR was developed with direct input from US fighters to provide more power, distance and accuracy to replace the current M4 rifle platform,” the company’s website said. ..

Making a gun commercially available raises questions about the possible consequences if it falls into the hands of a mass shooting.

Policy analyst Busse told the outlet that the AR-15 is lighter and more manoeuvrable than the MCX-SPEAR, but bullets from the MCX-SPEAR can hit much harder over long distances. rice field.

According to Busse, the gun could help mass shoots become “long-range snipers with AR-15-style guns.”

SIG Sauer is also responsible for manufacturing the semi-automatic AR-15 style rifle used in the 2016 nightclub gunfire incident in Orlando, killing 49 people.

The company said the MCX-SPEAR will be available at “some dealers,” the Firearm Blog first reported in January.

“It’s a rare opportunity for a passionate consumer to own part of history,” said Ron Cohen, president and CEO of SIG SAUER, Inc. in a press release.

One of the dealers, the Daily Beast, reported that weapon makers shipped 2,500 and 5,000 weapons and sold out quickly, despite the high manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $ 7,999.

A customer service representative at SIG Sauer told outlets that more weapons than the “first edition” model will soon be shipped to gun stores at lower prices.

“I know it’s coming,” the representative told the outlet. “We are trying to get these things out as soon as possible. Get as many guns as possible through the door.”

The powerful AR-15-style weapons used in recent mass shootings, such as Buffalo, Uvalde, and Highland Park, were all legally purchased in the United States.

Highland gunmen fired more than 70 times at a crowd of innocent parade participants below the roof during a rampage on the outskirts of Chicago.

House Democrats have been working to advance a bill banning certain semi-automatic firearms in response to recent mass shootings using certain semi-automatic firearms.