.50 caliber rifles are among the most powerful weapons civilians can buy in the United States. The anti-armor sniper rifles were designed for military use and can strike a target from more than a mile ...

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The Barrett M107A1 is considered a large sniper rifle which fires a .50-cal bullet. The larger bullet can, of course, destroy an individual enemy fighter, yet the .50-cal sniper bullet is primarily ...

Three congressional Democrats, including two from Texas, introduced a bill Thursday calling for a ban on private sales of the civilian version of .50-caliber rifles, which the military uses to bring ...

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will consider today whether to ban the sale of .50-caliber rifles on the grounds that the powerful weapons are a threat to the county's oil refineries, ...