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2023-10-27 09:27:45 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6DC54A038BF8B6B8F8BDAD8174387FA7E8078DF103327FCA98B8EE9E076D7255
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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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