The AR-15 had been on the market since 1965.
Semi-auto rifles have been on the market since 1890. Here is a nice one made in 1906, 112 years ago. Pretty, isn’t it.
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>>The AR-15 had been on the market since 1965.
Is that different than what I said?
[The AR-15 is more than 50 years old.]