Nifty! Reminds me to build a Revolution-era kit with my kids ASAP.
Don’t forget the Girandoni Rifle, which Thomas Jefferson gave 2 of to Lewis & Clark. In modern terms, it was a .45 caliber semi-automatic with 22-round magazine. Proved rather effective in persuading natives to not attack.
Point is: yes, the Founding Fathers were aware of rapid-fire high-capacity semi-automatic rifles. They hadn’t been optimized like the AR15, but concept was well apparent.
huh?