There are reports he used the M4 rifle. For those who aren't gun nuts like myself, that is a variant of the M16 (civilian version AR 15) used by the military. Basically a shorter version of the M16A2.
The problem, as Pedro mentioned, is that the M4 is a selective fire machine gun, and is not available at all for civilian purchase. Even a Class III license holder can't buy one b/c they are all made after 1986. They are only in the hands of the military and LEOs.
So the chances he got his hands on one are dang slim.
But I also just watched the video the jogger shot and while it doesn't show much, it records the weapons fire really well, and all those shots were single shots. there were no 3 round bursts or full auto bursts. So why would he have a full auto gun and not use it full auto? Why go to the trouble to somehow magically get one then use it like a regular AR?
The thing is, the AR can easily be fitted to look all but identical to the M4. Same lower and upper receiver, same collapsing stock, same barrel length, etc. But not full auto.
This was likely an off the shelf AR, but given how little people know about guns anything black probably gets called an AR by people.
BTW, this guy was from Illinois, which has really strict gun laws overall b/c of Chicago. You have to have a card (a FOID) just to buy ammo, and each gun is licensed there. You can't even buy long guns out of state and bring them in like you can in almost every other state. lot of good those laws did.
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