Meaning of AR-15

[mrhog]

I was at my local gun shop the other day, hanging out and talking about this and that. A man walks in and asks if there are any AR-15's available. My buddy says "Yeah, we have a couple." The man says "Ya know they are going to ban the assault weapons so i figured i had better get one before."

My buddy (gun shop owner) says" Well, technically, thats not an assault rifle, its semi auto." The guy says "No, it even says it in the title, AR, and that stands for Assault rifle."

We laugh for a couple seconds while the man looks puzzled as my buddy brings up the internet. to this exact site. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AR-15

"Its named after ArmaLite, not assault rifle, thats a media term" says my buddy. The look on this mans face was priceless.

Moral of the story is the media isn't the best source of knowledge.

Late on he showed me a image of an AR-15 from a news clip. It showed the front sling swivel on an ar and where they said that is where you mount the grenade launcher or bayonet. love me some misguided journalists...
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[black max]

Re: Meaning of AR-15

Stoner worked for armalite when it was patented. That's where ar comes from... Armalite rifle. Liberals think they are so well read and smarter than us it makes me sick!!! All they have to do is a simple google search on it!!! Me and all the other good ole' boys i know are really getting fed up with the so called "educated" people that run this country!!! Times need to change, and i think it's coming soon.

 

[elfster1234]

Re: Meaning of AR-15

LOL mrhog, that's some funny stuff! Thanks.


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mrhog</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> The guy says "No, it even says it in the title, AR, and that stands for Assault rifle."
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[Masked]

Re: Meaning of AR-15

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sbussell</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Stoner worked for armalite when it was patented. That's where ar comes from... Armalite rifle. Liberals think they are so well read and smarter than us it makes me sick!!! All they have to do is a simple google search on it!!! Me and all the other good ole' boys i know are really getting fed up with the so called "educated" people that run this country!!! Times need to change, and i think it's coming soon. </div></div>

It seems it's too difficult for modern reporters or even Feinstein to support their arguments with facts at all...

Even shit they could just google, falls by the waist-side.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

Re: Meaning of AR-15

A lot of companies stopped calling them ARs. One example is Bushmaster they call it a XM-15.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

Re: Meaning of AR-15

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ringer706</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You mean this photo?

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Wow, I did it all wrong all those years. LOL