ArmaLite’s first serious attempt at a rapid-fire rifle made of plastic and aluminum was the AR-10— AR for ArmaLite or ArmaLite Research (accounts differ), and 10 because the weapon was the ...

What Does AR Stand For: Table of Contents The Early Days of the AR-15 The AR-15 Becomes the M16, Then Becomes the AR-15 Again AR-15s for Hunting Why Some Think AR Stands For “Assault Rifle ...

Light, precise and with little recoil, the Colt Armalite Rifle-15 Sporter was the first civilian version of the military’s M16 rifle when it first hit the market in the 1960s.

When the Army ordered its now standard M4 carbine in 1993 from firearms maker Colt, it saw the rifle as a lighter, more agile alternative to the Vietnam era M16. In 2023, it will begin fielding a ...

A Massachusetts man is facing multiple charges after a semi-automatic rifle and gun parts made from a 3D printer were found in his home, according to police.

A Caddo Parish jury found Lloyd Tremaine Cooks guilty of second-degree murder for killing Jeremy "Ruru" Wyatt during a drug deal gone bad, and he faces a mandatory life prison sentence.

But the AR-15 differs in that it was marketed as a semi-automatic rifle, whereas the M16 can also be a fully-automatic weapon and release a burst fire.

The shooter in Saturday's assassination attempt reportedly used an AR rifle manufactured by DPMS Panther Arms.

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