popular because it s low recoil. it s ergonomic, easy to use. even some of the features that the anti-gunners want to attack like the adjustable stock that makes it safer, useer to use, some one with a smaller frame can adjust to it fit them. it is a popular firearm for a reason. tucker: well that s kind of the point. maybe that s why they want to ban it. ar-15s are not used in the overwhelming majority of murders and armed robberies. look at fbi stats, the fbi statistics show us that hammers are used more in violent crimes than all rifles, not just sub-set of rifles ar-1 5s. even these things tucker: hammers, like hammer and nail? the mag capacity, high capacity magazines, thank god he had a high capacity magazine. he had four armed attackers coming after him in his home. that s what he needed to stay alive.