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  2. List of Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle variants - Wikipedia

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    The tables here are split into a variety of categories and provide an overview of different subtypes. For purposes of these tables, bold model numbers are weapons used (or previously used) by the U.S. Military while italic model numbers are weapons for commercial or export sale.

  3. ArmaLite AR-15 - Wikipedia

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    The AR-15's "duckbill" flash suppressor had three tines or prongs and was designed to preserve the shooter's night vision by disrupting the flash. Early AR-15's had a 25-round magazine. Later model AR-15s used a 20-round waffle-patterned magazine that was meant to be a lightweight, disposable item.

  4. AR-15–style rifle - Wikipedia

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    The first version produced for commercial sale by Colt was the SP1 model AR-15 Sporter in .223 Remington, with a 20-inch (51 cm) barrel and issued with five-round magazines. [21] Initial sales of the Colt AR-15 were slow, primarily due to its fixed sights and carry handle that made scopes difficult to mount and awkward to use. [ 84 ]

  5. List of AR platform cartridges - Wikipedia

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    However, the 50 Beowulf case is longer than the 50AE, so the 50AE cases cannot be used as a donor. Note about donor cases: The 7.62x51 military cartridge the civilian version is the .308 cartridge. Since its dimensions are taken from the 30-06 cartridge from the 1906 US Army cartridge, the lower half of these case dimensions have been used for ...

  6. Trump shot with AR-15-style gun. What is an AR-15, and why ...

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    Former President Donald Trump was shot Saturday with what has become the weapon of choice for mass shooters, an AR-15-style firearm.

  7. Colt AR-15 - Wikipedia

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    The Colt AR-15 is a product line of magazine-fed, gas-operated, autoloading rifle manufactured by Colt's Manufacturing Company ("Colt") in many configurations. [1] The rifle is a derivative of its predecessor, the lightweight ArmaLite AR-15, an automatic rifle designed by Eugene Stoner and other engineers at ArmaLite in 1956.

  8. Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy ...

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    There are different age requirements for buying guns in the U.S. that depend on the type of weapon, seller and location of the sale.

  9. Assault weapons legislation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    On April 25, 2023, the state of Washington enacted a law prohibiting the sale, offering for sale, manufacturing, importation, or distribution of certain semi-automatic firearms that it defined as assault weapons. Assault weapons legally possessed before the ban went into effect are grandfathered in; that is, it is legal for owners to keep them.