-=> Bj”rn Felten wrote to Dan Clough <=-

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

 BF>    You obviously don't know your weapons history. Even I, a
 BF> 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.

 BF> (from Wikipedia)

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

That's misleading.  Try reading more here:

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.



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