An AR-15 is *NOT* a military weapon, and never has been.

You obviously don't know your weapons history. Even I, a Swede, know that the AR-15 was used in Vietnam by the thousands.

(from Wikipedia)

In January 1963, Secretary McNamara received reports that M14 production was insufficient to meet the needs of the armed forces and ordered a halt to M14 production. At the time, the AR-15 was the only rifle that could fulfill a requirement of a "universal" infantry weapon for issue to all services. McNamara ordered its adoption.



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An AR-15 is *NOT* a military weapon, and never has been.

You obviously don't know your weapons history. Even I, a
Swede, know that the AR-15 was used in Vietnam by the thousands.

You're wrong. Those rifles were AR-15 *style* rifles. Not
AR-15's. When the military adopted that *style* of rifle, it was designated the M-16.

The NRA is incorrect. The AR-15 was designed, and used, as
a military weapon. Bj”rn cited Wikipedia for a very incomplete
and shortened history of the AR-15. The AR-15 used in the
military was *not* an AR-15 style rifle, as the NRA would like
folks to believe.

Here is the complete history of the AK-15, which soundly refutes
the made-up story concocted by the NRA about the weapon.

https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/the-complete-history-of-
the-ar-15-rifle

(from Wikipedia)

In January 1963, Secretary McNamara received reports that M14
production was insufficient to meet the needs of the armed forces
and ordered a halt to M14 production. At the time, the AR-15 was
the only rifle that could fulfill a requirement of a "universal"
infantry weapon for issue to all services. McNamara ordered its
adoption.

That's misleading. Try reading more here:

That is *not* misleading, although it is incomplete due to shortened
length.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AR-15_style_rifle#Comparison_to_military_versions

I don't know how I can make it any more simple, so that you can
understand it. An AR-15 rifle is a *civilian* firearm and is not
used by *ANY* military.

There are many AR-15 style rifles. None of them being the AR-15
that was designed, tested, and used by the US military.

The NRA does not want anybody to know that. Now they're busted.

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Hello Bj”rn,

An AR-15 is *NOT* a military weapon, and never has been.

You obviously don't know your weapons history. Even I, a Swede, know that the AR-15 was used in Vietnam by the thousands.

Some gun nuts only listen to the NRA, which tells them only
what they want to know. Not that any of what the NRA says or
publishes is accurate, or even makes sense. Be that as it
may, here is the complete history of the AR-15 that is beyond
dispute -

https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/the-complete-history-of-
the-ar-15-rifle

(from Wikipedia)

In January 1963, Secretary McNamara received reports that M14 production was
insufficient to meet the needs of the armed forces and ordered a halt to M14 production. At the time, the AR-15 was the only rifle that could fulfill a requirement of a "universal" infantry weapon for issue to all services. McNamara ordered its adoption.

Now you done it! You questioned the NRA! Now prepare for a
rebuttal. By Wikepidea (written by the NRA).

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By the way, AR-15's are not used in war. By anybody.

Ah, but they were. I carried one (but didn't fire it) when I was
at Da Nang in 1965

No, you didn't. Your memory is getting fuzzy.

You carried either an M-14 or an M-16.

An AR-15 is *NOT* a military weapon, and never has been. It also
is *NOT* the same thing as an M14/M16. I would hope that you know
the differences, and I'm wondering why you apparently do not.

Yes, he did. And many others did, too.

Complete history of the AR-15 rifle -

https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/the-complete-history-of-
the-ar-15-rifle

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