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2023-10-27 04:16:00 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 871D10B121471432A5C7A0C4943F6E4D6C66AD8DA8440D178CD8CFB45B0C7A43
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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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