Feds admit in court that AR-15's are not weapons of war

[Double Naught Spy]

The AR-15 was originally designed by ArmaLite as a select-fire, military weapon, then years later Colt created the first semi-auto-only variant for the civilian market.

Design intent is a funny thing and often meaningless. Application can be and often is a whole other matter. I can't repeat this often enough. The AR-7 was designed for the civilian market but was adopted by the military, several.