Joy Reid: Republicans like to say AR-15 is not a weapon of war but it absolutely is

Many Republicans celebrate the AR-15 despite the fact that mass murderers routinely use it for its intended purpose, which is to quickly kill people. This weapon of war becoming so powerful politically for the right, and how Republicans are able to suppress gun control measures the vast majority of Americans support, are discussed and debated by Joy Reid and her guests, Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas, and Leon Spears, a law enforcement firearms instructor. » Subscribe to MSNBC: Follow MSNBC Show Blogs MaddowBlog: ReidOut Blog: MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, The Beat with Ari Melber, Deadline: White House, The ReidOut, All In, Last Word, 11th Hour, and Alex Wagner who brings her breadth of reporting experience to MSNBC primeti