From the people who brought us "magazine-clip" and "military style assault rifle".
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/u...man-from-buying-rifle-officials-say.html?_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/u...man-from-buying-rifle-officials-say.html?_r=0
WASHINGTON — The suspect in the killing of 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday test-fired an AR-15 assault rifle at a Virginia gun store last week but was stopped from buying one because state law there limits the sale of such weapons to out-of-state buyers, according to two senior law enforcement officials.
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Instead, the suspect, Aaron Alexis of Texas, bought a law-enforcement-style shotgun — an 870 Remington pump-action — and used it on Monday as he rampaged through the navy yard, said the officials, who requested anonymity because the investigation was continuing.