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2023-10-26 23:45:14 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FCA9BE77DC070CA045FE0D35D2C5FE60E474E43898A3DF6F6B3CAE493A1BBCAE
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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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