[Blood of Tyrants]

In the twenty-first century (unlike the eighteenth), civilians do not commonly use standard military equipment like M-16s.

He is incorrect here. There literally hundreds of thousands (maybe millions) of semi-automatic versions of this rifle in the hands of civilians. A huge number of the owners would LOVE to be able to legally convert them to fire three round bursts or full auto. There are also hundreds of thousands of M-14, and FN-FAL and AK-47 owners who would like to do the same.

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There are also hundreds of thousands of M-14, and FN-FAL and AK-47 owners who would like to do the same.

Every once in a while my FAL lets off a nice burst. Maybe I should get a new sear...