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"In your article "Why the AR-15 Was Never Meant to be in Civilians' Hands", your source claims that the AR-15 was not commercially available to civilians before it was standardized by the military. This is factually incorrect. Colt sent a pilot model rifle (serial no. GX4968) to the BATF for civilian sale approval on Oct. 23, 1963. It was approved on Dec. 10, 1963, and sales of the "Model R6000 Colt AR-15 SP1 Sporter Rifle" began on Jan 2, 1964. The M16 wasn't issued to infantry units until 1965 (as the XM16E1), wasn't standardized as the M16A1 until 1967, and didn't officially replace the M14 until 1969. Colt had been selling semi-automatic AR-15's to civilians for 5 years by the time the M16A1 replaced the M14. Going off of the serial number records for the SP1, Colt had sold at least 2,501 rifles to the civilian market by 1965, 8,250 rifles by 1967, and 14,653 rifles by 1969." More on the Military and Civilian History of the AR-15, page 3 and 4 By James Fallows

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3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division soldier with XM16E1 and M60 ammunition, circa late 1967.

327th Infantry troops moving across a field during Operation Van Buren, 1966.

In 1972, South Korean soldiers in Vietnam advance during an assault on an enemy position near Nha Trang. (David Hume Kennerly / Getty Images)

1st Cavalry Division soldier with XM16E1, 1966.