Once again, various gun control groups are pushing for a national Assault Weapon Ban that specifically targets AR15s. Does the AR15 deserve all this hate? Does the argument for restricting "militarystyle rifle" ownership hold up? Isaac Botkin walks through the history of every step of small arms weapon development to see if there is a case for this.

Vintage firearms kindly provided by Ethan at ilovemuzzleloading.

Check out a T.REX podcast conversation with Ethan about these firearms HERE: https://tinyurl.com/2e6ntaz2

00:00 Intro
03:32 A History of Small Arms
04:08 Matchlocks
04:32 Flintlocks
08:13 Percussion
09:01 Sharps Breech Loader
11:34 Henry Lever Action Repeater
12:39 Mauser Bolt Action
14:05 M1 Garand
15:43 AK47
18:10 M16
19:53 AR15
21:07 Weapons of War
22:53 Crime Prevention
23:41 Military vs. Sporting Arms
25:36 Why Everyone Needs An AR15