NO shit. They would be better off with some "ancient" M-14's for real killing power. Trouble is, they would have to learn to shoot rather than spray and pray.
Yeah... I want one of those too.
Definitely. But the M-16, since it's adoption by the army, has been a "little (physically) persons" weapon. The South Vietnamese soldiers hated the M-14 because of its recoil. Since US police Depts and the Military are now unisex, women and their small bodies and hands need to be accommodated. What is even more disappointing to me, is that so many men (and women) now enter the military and police forces with absolutely no firearms training from Dad or grandad. A 5.65mm rifle or a 9mm pistol is about all that they can handle.