Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-10-27 11:35:24 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5FF6591E75B48E7ADF2785B5F282034AA195F5CF6A39FB806D291488FA6CBE56
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Original Note:
The AR-15 was first developed & marketed to the US military by ArmaLite in the 1950s. A semi-auto version was made available for commercial purchase by Colt in the early 1960s. It is unclear whether or not Stoner (of ArmaLite) “intended” for civilians to use these rifles https://www.armalite.com/Armalite/History https://science.howstuffworks.com/from-military-to-mainstream-evolution-of-AR-15.htm https://gunsandamerica.org/story/18/08/23/origin-story-ar-15-misfit-americas-rifle/
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