# The Most Wanted Gun In America **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 3, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-wanted-gun-in-america/649254 "2013-02-03T21:15:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 44
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-wanted-gun-in-america/649254/44 "2013-02-04T01:22:18Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > You cannot be serious. There is no “surge in popularity” of AR-15 sales due to Sandyhook. There IS a surge in sales of this popular rifle, which has been popular for a very long time, because many people feel that they should have the right to own one and that the US government is about to attempt to ban them. So there’s no connection between the Sandy Hook massacre and the move towards gun control? That’s a coincidence? Of course not, as you yourself admit. A led to B which led to C. I’m really sorry the facts are uncomfortable, but the facts are not designed for your comfort. > [@](#): > > Do you really, honestly believe that people are buying it because they think it’d make a great weapon to murder kids with? No, which is why, you’ll note, I never said that. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-wanted-gun-in-america/649254)._