Actually that is not true. The M-16/M-4 was designed to fire a small projectile at a high rate of speed so it bounces around and does sever damage, i.e wound/injure. In that way it removes more soldiers from the battle field. The wounded and those removing him from the battlefield. Obviously a well placed round kills, but with an M-16, hit a guy in the shoulder and it may exit out his ass. Just saying. But in general, all firearms can kill. Had a girl I knew in H.S. that went to Spring Break with a bunch of friends. Guy breaks into room and kidnaps her in front of her friends. They found her body on the side of a road with a 22 round in her skull.
But, sadly, I agree with many here that fear the government as much or more than anything else.
Blah, blah, blah. I've seen, heard, and (God forgive me) participated in that pointless argument since decades ago.
At this point, I just plain DON'T CARE. It's irrelevant. Regardless of what the 5.56 NATO round was designed for, the Second Amendment has nothing to do with killing animals. It's about fighting (and killing or wounding) tyrants. YES, it's a "weapon of war". YES, it's designed for doing damage to people. THAT'S THE POINT.