Orlando, Fla. (home of giant theme parks) has 2 high profile murders in under 24 hours

[Peter Lemkin]

Is there any comment in the US coverage about the main weapon used in this attack? The UK Telegraph newspaper says the weapon used was an AR-15 which surprised me. I used to have a permit for this rifle and it is classed as a "semi-automatic" which means it only shoots one round at a time, whereas one of the witnesses interviewed stated repeatedly that he heard (or saw?) a fully automatic weapon being fired. I know there is a conversion kit available for this rifle, or there used to be, but that would make it illegal, whereas the press reports keep saying it was a legal weapon.

Any insights appreciated.

http://www.redstate.com/streiff/2016/06/...-building/

A law enforcement source says the shooting suspect legally purchased recently the two weapons used in the attack at the shooting center in Port St. Lucie near his Fort Pierce home. He had a Glock 17 handgun purchased on June 5, a Sigsauer MCX assault rifle purchased on June 4 on his person during the shootout, and investigators later found a .38-caliber weapon in his vehicle.

From what I can find this mention above about a Sigsauer MCX is new [although apparently also semi-automatic]; at first the US media and talking heads at the official press conferences were saying it was an AR-15 semi-automatic. And, yes, most witnesses/survivors spoke of or made sounds like a fully automatic weapon.