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Blackvegetable » 17 Aug 2026, 7:03 am » wrote: ↑

17 Aug 2026, 7:03 am

This is nonsense.

The "civilian" AR-15 is a variant of the original AR-15 design, modified so as not to be a machine gun subject to the 1934 regs.

It doesn't "look" like an assault rifle...it is one.

This terminology debate is irrelevant. The AR-15's design and development predates the etymological discussion. The antecedent is German.




 

 

It doesn't "look" like an assault rifle...it is one.

Even the government does not consider them NFA weapons.  Assault rifles are considered NFA weapons.  You can legally own a fully automatic assault rifle only if it was manufactured and registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record prior to May 19, 1986, requiring an extensive background check, a $200 tax stamp, and a purchase price often exceeding $15,000.

AI Overview

Standard semi-automatic AR-15–style rifles with a barrel length of 16 inches or more and an overall length of at least 26 inches are not National Firearms Act (NFA) firearms. They are regulated as standard Title I long guns under federal law. [1, 2, 3]