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2023-10-27 03:23:46 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6B02A6234AD4085F990105AC0AE05D7C5333CDD8567877156FE92A00CA5DBC59
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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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