The .223-caliber Bushmaster rifle also was the weapon of choice in the 2002 Washington-area sniper shootings, which left 10 dead and three wounded in a series of attacks that terrorized the ...

The .223 caliber load is popular, the article says, because it has better fragmentation upon impact, ... Executive Director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, told ABC News today.

Hi-Point Firearms, known for its budget-friendly handguns and pistol-caliber carbines, took a step in a new direction in 2025 with the introduction of its HP-15 rifles and pistols.

The weapons that use .223 caliber ammunition range from bolt-action rifles to the more "assault" type semi-automatic rifles. New Jersey and Connecticut both have strict gun laws in place banning ...

Most rifles that fire the .223-caliber round are in the "AR-style," or variants of the ArmaLite AR-15 that has been produced in recent years for sports shooters and home protection.

Many guns in the style of the two AR-15 semiautomatic rifles, a .223-caliber DPMS Model A15 and a Smith & Wesson M&P15, are banned under a 1989 California gun law targeting assault weapons.

The source further reports that Mateen had purchased a Sig Sauer .223 caliber assault rifle at a firearms shop near his Florida home, St. Lucie Gun Sales, on June 4 and then a Glock 17 at the same ...