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2023-10-28 04:00:32 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 164B6163F0A6EB02FF236BDBFFB87BDDC73C53F02D088E25FD97E44010F14CB0
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Eugene Stoner did, in fact, design the platform for civilian use, as a sporting rifle. This predates the adoption of the M-16 as the service rifle of the USAF, the first to adopt the platform for military use, for airfield defense. https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2022/what-is-ar15-rifle-history-of-firearm/
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