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2023-10-26 23:45:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 77F1ED6E5F1FD97212307B51E3F4754F1EFF238AEF5FE25C9F68D214D4FF62CD
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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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