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2023-10-27 06:05:49 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8A71763EF32805658EF0AD5C9092E9375D24614FCD442D41A7F091FCA678DFC6
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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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