A frequent misconception is that the 'AR' in AR-15 stands for 'assault rifle.' It does not. AR stands for ArmaLite Rifle, reflecting the company name (ArmaLite) of the original manufacturer of the weapon.
the design of the rifle to Colt in 1959, the term"AR-15" has persisted and acts as a catch-all for similar guns, even though various models with different manufacturers have different names.
ArmaLite developed the weapon in the 1950s with the original intention that it would be used by the military but didn't have much success selling it before handing it off to Colt. As NPR, Colt had widespread success selling the automatic M-16 to the military, which troops used in Vietnam. Colt produced a semi-automatic, civilian version of that weapon and marketed it as the"AR-15."
"When Colt's patents for the AR-15 expired in the 1970s, other manufacturers began making similar models," NPR reported."Those gun makers gave the weapons their own names, yet the popularity of the AR-15 turned it into a generic term for all types of AR-15-style rifles."Jansen, Bart. "Florida Shooting Suspect Bought Gun Legally, Authorities Say."
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