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2023-04-15 06:45:21 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The U.S. military uses the M4/M4A1 carbine which can shoot fully automatic. Not an AR-15. https://www.military.com/equipment/m4-carbine Automatic weapons are highly regulated. Federal law requires them to be registered with the ATF and prohibits the transfer or possession of machine guns manufactured after May 19, 1986. https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/national-firearms-act

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• The U.S. military uses the M4/M4A1 carbine which can shoot fully automatic. Not an AR-15. https://www.military.com/equipment/m4-carbine Automatic weapons are highly regulated. Federal law requires them to be registered with the ATF and prohibits the transfer or possession of machine guns manufactured after May 19, 1986. https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/national-firearms-act