Firearm used in Dayton Domestic/Mass Murder was an AM 15 Pistol

By Dean Weingarten

Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- The mass murder in Dayton Ohio appears to have started with the killing of the perpetrator’s sister and the wounding of her boyfriend. Several rampage murders have started with the killing of relatives. Ideologically motivated rampage murders seldom do. Images of the firearm used have been released by the Dayton Police Department.

The firearm appears to be a pistol customized from an Anderson AM-15 lower receiver and other parts, including a blade arm brace. The AM-15 is not a typo. The AM stands for Anderson Manufacturing. The AM-15 was ordered from Texas, online, and delivered to a local Ohio federal firearms dealer. It is unknown where the other parts were added to the receiver. They could have been added in Texas, or they could have been added by the murderer. A receiver can be made into different types of firearms, depending on what parts are added.

The AR in AR-15 stands for ArmaLite Rifle, or for the first two letters of ARmaLite. The system was invented by Eugene Stoner in 1955. Over …Read the Rest

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