AR-15s Are Weapons Of War – Here's The Proof | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC

AR-15s Are Weapons Of War – Here's The Proof | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC

In the wake of a mass shooting in Colorado, former president Barack Obama called for action against gun violence, slamming “cowardly politicians” for opposing firearm restrictions. The shooting in Colorado is yet another mass shooting perpetuated with the use of an AR-15. In fact, about 25 percent of the past 80 mass shootings have involved AR-15s. In this special report, MSNBC’s Ari Melber walks through the history and development of the deadly weapon, and details Biden’s efforts to ban it from civilian use for good. This is an excerpt from a longer special report. (This interview is from MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber, a news show covering politics, law and culture airing nightly at 6pm ET on MSNBC. http://www.thebeatwithari.com). Aired on 03/23/2021.
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AR-15s Are Weapons Of War – Here’s The Proof | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC

50 Comments

  1. Steven Stewart on October 28, 2021 at 8:34 pm

    Shall not be infringed…but then again this is a fake news/propaganda site soooo



  2. 8trigrammer on October 28, 2021 at 8:35 pm

    What MSNBC in the mainstream media won’t tell you, is that criminals buy from the black market, in the same way that drug users buy illegal drugs from the black market.
    Gun laws will not stop guns from being in America, they will only give criminals a monopoly on weapons.
    Look up "Leyland Yee" – former California senator…



  3. SnakShaksClosed on October 28, 2021 at 8:35 pm

    Took 2 minutes to realize this guy is just a scared little man. He has no confidence and assumes everyone around him is ignorant. Terribly miserable



  4. Chuck Rebel on October 28, 2021 at 8:35 pm

    Reporter had to have something to do while his wife entertains her boyfriend. Let’s go Brandon!!



  5. Jesse Rodriguez on October 28, 2021 at 8:35 pm

    Yeah Joe Biden isn’t concerned about controlling the Talibans guns what do you have to say about that Mr MSNBC



  6. Vicky Emmert on October 28, 2021 at 8:35 pm

    15 is NOT a weapon of war. It is a SINGLE SHOT SEMI-AUTOMATIC rifle. An M 16 will fire a THREE ROUND BURST!!! Msnbc should only comment AFTER they investigate what they talk about!!!!!!



  7. Brenden Reeder on October 28, 2021 at 8:38 pm

    Yeah, that’s the whole point of the second amendment



  8. Just a guy on October 28, 2021 at 8:39 pm

    The same people banning the guns, live behind gates and have men with guns protecting them!!! Hippocrates!!!



  9. Tac on October 28, 2021 at 8:39 pm

    I’m just here to thumbs down the video



  10. Patriot1776 on October 28, 2021 at 8:42 pm

    The military do not use semi auto ar15s. Idiots



  11. Keith Waligura on October 28, 2021 at 8:43 pm

    Weapons of war is kind of the idea. We don’t have them in case the deer decide to fight back. We have them for when the government get out of line.



  12. Rakishtennesseean on October 28, 2021 at 8:51 pm

    What kind of American actually believes this sh*t



  13. Sean Murphy on October 28, 2021 at 8:51 pm

    This commentator was cringy and very uniformed. Let’s Go Brandon!!



  14. JsmXTracks on October 28, 2021 at 8:52 pm

    Without guns more people would be killed as seen in the statistics that more people protect themselves successfully with guns than people that are killed with guns don’t believe cnn nbc, etc etc



  15. kds471 on October 28, 2021 at 8:55 pm

    Yes in semi-automatic it’s the same lol. What a crock.



  16. AK Hydra on October 28, 2021 at 8:56 pm

    Hmmm is it Wrong to want some of that weapon of war



  17. Aidan green on October 28, 2021 at 8:57 pm

    Wow it’s almost like the m16 and the ar15 are the same gun without burst fire of course they are as lethal.



  18. SPLURGE on October 28, 2021 at 8:58 pm

    I feel like the thumbnail really does not fit the video



  19. Keith Stone on October 28, 2021 at 9:03 pm

    Someone take a screen cap of the comments and like/dislike ratio before they try to hide it lol



  20. COSMICKING on October 28, 2021 at 9:06 pm

    28k dislikes 😂



  21. Nico K on October 28, 2021 at 9:09 pm

    “Lawmakers that think it’s cool to play with guns” yea because it is cool lol



  22. Muddin_Tv on October 28, 2021 at 9:09 pm

    Assault ar 14s. Yea the aft needs to crack Down on this. Lol biden is not my president….



  23. Chris Hart on October 28, 2021 at 9:09 pm

    The ar 15 is one of the weakest rounds in the US military rifles. The left likes to trigger your feelings.



  24. Delta on October 28, 2021 at 9:10 pm

    WRONG.



  25. Jesse Rodriguez on October 28, 2021 at 9:11 pm

    Just like the weapons given to the Taliban By Joe Biden that’s real also like the Lady who was killed by Alec Baldwin



  26. Fish_Gaming420 on October 28, 2021 at 9:13 pm

    can we just talk about how cool that pink ar15 looks



  27. KEKtacular on October 28, 2021 at 9:13 pm

    quit making excuses and stalling just try to come and take them and see what happens



  28. El Foreigner on October 28, 2021 at 9:14 pm

    Let’s go Brandon! 🍆🍆🍆



  29. Boondoggle T on October 28, 2021 at 9:14 pm

    Knives are modeled after swords.
    Swords are an instrument of war.
    Civilians should not have instruments of war
    Ban all knives.

    some are made to look scary, some are made to appeal to a broad audience with cartoon and pop culture embellishments. Most knives look like they belong in everyone’s home and dont seem out of place on a dining room table where children may be present. If you do not have proper knife training, how can you justify owning or using a knife whether in the privacy of your home or in a more professional setting?
    100,000’s of people around the world injure themselves and/or others on a daily basis while using these dangerous small swords.
    there is no such thing as a safe knife.
    Why is no one reacting to this epidemic?



  30. Mexican Juan Wick on October 28, 2021 at 9:15 pm

    as im holding mine



  31. Kevin Sykes on October 28, 2021 at 9:16 pm

    Wow having joe biden talking about mental qualifications. Is this some kind of joke? He just gave 85 billion dollars worth of military equipment to a terrorist organization. And one of the most outspoken anti-gun actors Alec Baldwin said Americans aren’t responsible enough to have firearms. And he just shot and killed somebody with a gun that shouldn’t have even been on the set. Maybe the left shouldn’t have guns.



  32. Peeps Maleeps on October 28, 2021 at 9:17 pm

    Im blown away people can even comment on this video



  33. Frederick 1483 on October 28, 2021 at 9:17 pm

    Here lies *Proof*

    ??? B.C. – 202X A.D.

    “Source?”

    R.I.P. 🪦



  34. xxdizannyxx on October 28, 2021 at 9:18 pm

    Where does the 2nd amendment say no "weapons of war" allowed?



  35. Jamal on October 28, 2021 at 9:19 pm

    The tree of liberty needs to be watered



  36. W. S on October 28, 2021 at 9:21 pm

    Love my AR15 "weapon of war" and will never give it up…come get it



  37. Kevin on October 28, 2021 at 9:21 pm

    Nbc is a joke



  38. Kalin on October 28, 2021 at 9:24 pm

    The "this is not a movie" quote soured really quickly thanks to a certain rust producer. CERCA oct 2021



  39. Tochtli on October 28, 2021 at 9:24 pm

    Its my right.



  40. pado joe biden on October 28, 2021 at 9:26 pm

    P r o p a g a n d a M a c h i n e



  41. Sar Nagan Yasharalah on October 28, 2021 at 9:26 pm

    I just came for the hilarious comments 2A 4 EVA



  42. Chris Hart on October 28, 2021 at 9:27 pm

    Every weapon is a weapon of war you idiots



  43. Angry Marine Vet on October 28, 2021 at 9:28 pm

    Every terrible weapon of war is the birthright of every American.



  44. Alex Willett on October 28, 2021 at 9:28 pm

    bruh im not even on any side but that like to dislike ratio is killing me



  45. Imperial Whovian on October 28, 2021 at 9:29 pm

    Yes and we should be able to own similar weapons as the military as designed by our fore fathers when they built this nation, back then if you could afford it you could own a warship



  46. M Matthews on October 28, 2021 at 9:29 pm

    Judging by the comments and likes I don’t think the people support MSNBC and their headline news propaganda…



  47. Snookynibbles tocoloeddie on October 28, 2021 at 9:29 pm

    Of course the AR15 is as lethal as the M16/M4. So what? None of this impinges upon the American Citizen’s right to own it. Fact is, the overarching precept among the Colonialists was to have the prerogative to own whatever they needed in their militias (citizens banding together with their own guns into combat-effective units) to adequately counter/deter the threat of their new standing army should/when it eventually goes rogue and tyrannizes them. After all, they had just fought for their freedoms against a well-equipped tyrannical British Force. Going forward as a new nation, the Citizens owning arms contemporaneous with what they allowed their own new army to be equipped with was/is a logical given as argued by the wisdom of the AntiFederalists. And the same issues & concerns for a robust 2nd Amendment deference exists today, even more so.
    Also, the AR-15 (AR is abbreviation for “Armalite Rifle”) is a great hunting, target & personal defense gun as well.



  48. Steve L on October 28, 2021 at 9:30 pm

    Soldiers carry knives too. Oops I mean "assault knives" I guess we should ban those assault knives of war too.



  49. Username not found Error on October 28, 2021 at 9:31 pm

    28,000 people came here like me to thumbs down this video



  50. GOAski on October 28, 2021 at 9:32 pm

    I must have trained my gun correctly because it doesn’t do anything unless I load it, pick it up, aim it and pull the trigger.