FBI Director Christopher Wray said at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday that the would-be assassin of former President Donald Trump used a semi-automatic rifle with a folding stock in the July 13 attack.
Trump was shot in the right ear in the assassination attempt, former volunteer fire chief Corey Comperatore was killed, and two other attendees were injured. Hearing The FBI said it was unclear whether the would-be assassin took a gun with him when he climbed to the roof or if an AR-15 rifle was hidden on the roof, but said the weapon's folding stock could have made it difficult to see. (RELATED: 'Not a gun expert': Biden judicial nominee self-destructs after John Kennedy asks him to define 'assault weapon')
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“One thing that may be relevant to your question, and I don't think has been reported yet, is that the weapon had a folding stock, which may explain why it may have been difficult for people to witness, because one of the things that we've found is that people have seen him, and the first time they saw him with a weapon was when he was already on the roof, and we've yet to find anyone who directly saw him walking around with a weapon prior to that,” Wray told Republican Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona. “So it's not that he certainly didn't do that, but the folding stock could be a very significant feature that could be related to that.”
“Folding” stocks make firearms easier to transport and store, and may help some shooters shoot their guns more accurately. according to Go to the blog “Shooter's Log”.
Bills banning so-called “assault weapons,” including one by the late Democratic senator. Dianne Feinstein Former Democratic Congressman from California. David Cicilline Democratic Senator from Rhode Island. Elizabeth Warren Massachusetts includes folding stocks in its list of features that justify a ban on semi-automatic rifles and shotguns.
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