The weapon is similar in style to the one police say was used in the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. The final death toll is not known, but this shooting is already the deadliest mass shooting in the history of the United States. In the past 10 years, assault-style rifles have been used in 14 public mass shootings. Also in 2012, in Newtown Conn., a man armed with an assault-style rifle killed 28 people and wounded 2 others at an elementary school. In 2012, in Aurora, Colo., a man armed with an assault-style rifle killed 12 people and wounded 58 others in a crowded movie theater.

Source: Washington Post June 12, 2016 17:30 UTC