williepete
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The AR-15 is a semiautomatic that can be fired 30 times in under 10 seconds. It may not be a full automatic, but that is a cyclic rate of over 180 rounds per minute. That is effectively a machine gun.
But this weapons expert who is a democrat just like the shooter says the AR-15 can fire 700 rounds per minute. He's also a member of the government which means he knows more than all of us. And the highly ethical journalist interviewing him didn't disagree--and you know all CNN journalist are weapons experts too. So I don't know where you get this 180 rounds per minute figure.