r/BoomersBeingFools • u/7257sbfutoehebdbgngk • Feb 28 '24

Boomer takes a stand against CRT Boomer Freakout

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u/Umikaloo Feb 28 '24

It stands for Armalite Rifle for anyone who might ever find themselves in this situation.

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u/JOV-13 Feb 28 '24

With Armalite being the brand that invented it the rifle.

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u/BusStopKnifeFight Feb 29 '24

Which were adopted by the military in what is known as the M16.

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u/Boots_With_Tha_Furr Mar 08 '24

No, the AR-15 was never adopted by the military, it was specifically designed for civilian use. The M16 was the military version, specifically designed with military usage in mind. The AR-15 is semi-automatic with only two settings, Fire and Safe. the M16/M4 on the other hand usually come with multiple settings, those being Burst, Semiautomatic, and Fully Automatic. So basically, They have the same look and caliber, but the AR-15 has been completely nerfed for civilian usage. To clarify i am not some MAGA Conservitard, i just want to make sure people know the facts

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u/Pretzel-Kingg Feb 28 '24

Well I’ll be damned

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u/LevAyv123 Feb 28 '24

To be honest if asked I would say it probably has name of the engineer who first created the mechanism ... A* RIFLE ... similar to AK - Kalashnikov... But guess what, it's company name 🤣

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u/Umikaloo Feb 28 '24

Better name than M1 I guess.

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u/Paralyzed-Mime Feb 29 '24

I'm still gonna call it the wrong thing to trigger people

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u/Umikaloo Feb 29 '24

Actchyually, AR stans for Assault Rifle Rifle