DC> 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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