Authors of the book American Gun talk about the long history of the country’s most popular firearm and the role it plays in politics
  • @RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
    2•1 year ago

    ArcaneSlime said:

    pssst. The AR-15 has been used by a total of no military anywhere on the planet.

    but wait…

    ArcaneSlime also said:

    Yes yes the military got them to add a forward assist and bought like 1,000 of them under the designation of AR-15 between 1957 and 1961

    Oh, so you agree? Just wanted to memorialize that for you. Keep arguing about the technicalities on your own.

    • @ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      1•1 year ago

      Yes yes, a total of 1,000, whoopty doo, I was under the impression that since it wasn’t officially adopted only purchased by the designation of “ar15” in the same configuration as an m16, I could get away with saying “use.” I was mistaken, I can admit when I was wrong.

      So you agree this problem was already addressed in 1986 then, which is a refreshing change.