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In reply to the discussion: The AR platform is no longer lethal enough for the Military. [View all]yagotme
(4,041 posts)26. They ordered the first ones, yes.
And the initial designation was AR (there are examples out there marked AR-15 that were in military inventory). When it was fully adopted, it became the M-16. And I have heard several vets claim when they were offered the choice to switch over, they kept the 14. They preferred well aimed, more powerful rounds to "spray and pray".
And, if you had actually read the article excerpt, YES, AFTER THE ARMY DID THE STUDY!
You go ahead and feel right.
Thanks. I will, since I am.
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To the gun industry, dead children are merely collateral damage/acceptable losses for gun industry profits and political
keithbvadu2
Oct 2023
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The military industrial complex and their lobby need Need NEED their profits. Got to pay the share holders, right?
mitch96
Oct 2023
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Oct 2023
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