Since I keep getting told that guns are tools, I’d feel the same if a bunch of people treated a certain brand of cordless drill with holy reverence.
The AR-15 is the pickup truck of guns.
Most people don't use its capacities. A few have genuine appreciation for its finer details, a larger number just think it 'looks neat' and doesn't care beyond that, and a very large number just own it because it makes them feel like Big Men™.