A Kentucky 5-year-old used a .22 rifle marketed as “My First Rifle” to shoot and kill his 2-year-old sister in 2013. The company that sold the Crickett rifle, Keystone Sporting Arms, designs the firearms in bright colors, including pink, and the boy was given one as a birthday present.
Another company, Chicago area-based WEE1 Tactical, last year introduced a scaled-down kids’ version of the AR-15 called the JR-15. And yes, the AR-15 is the style of weapon used in mass shootings from Sandy Hook to Uvalde.
