Democrats denounce commercialization of rifle designed for children in the United States

A smaller version of the lethal AR-15 semi-automatic rifle It went on sale last year in USAcreating controversy between defenders of the right to bear arms and those who demand its strict regulation to avoid cases of mass shootings.

Weapons manufacturer WEE1 Tactical touts the JR-15 (JR refers to “junior”) as “the first in a line of shooting platforms that will safely help adults introduce their children to sports.” shooting”.

On his website he claims that the rifle “Plus it looks, feels and operates just like mom and dad’s gun.”

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The JR-15which is only 80 centimeters long and weighs less than a kilogram, It comes with cartridges of 5 or 10 22 caliber bullets.

“Before the epidemic of gun violence among youth and shootings”, a weapon like this “simply should not exist”, said Chuck Schumer, the leader of the Democratic party in the Senate.

Schumer described the rifle as “absolutely disgusting”, saying that “The last thing we should be doing is downsizing these weapons of war and marketing them to children.”.

The Democrat claims that the Consumer Protection Agency must open an investigation against WEE1 Tactical, to find out if that company is violating current laws and regulations.

Richard Blumenthal, another Democratic senator, called the existence of the JR-15 rifle “absolutely obscene and outrageous.”

“And let’s be clear on this point, we don’t need new legislation here, we don’t need any new laws, what is needed is that existing laws be enforced,” Blumenthal said.

(YO)