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2023-10-27 19:02:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 40E8D3D9B6796F21F11D7F0ABA42217CE3B48733CAB26E4BE9FD871CC7A05579
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Original Note:
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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