Looking for a quote

[Nimrod45]

I'm looking for a quote or a statement from some offical or former official of Armalite or Colt who was at a committee meeting, hearing or court case, who made a statement to the effect that the Colt AR-15 was never manufactured in a selective fire or full automatic mode, and never was made for the military, but for civilian use only.

I've tried to google various permutations to find what I'm looking for, and I can't seem to narrow down the search enough. If this rings a bell to anyone, could you please post the statement or a link to it?

Thanks much.

[bill1952]

I’ve added banglist to your keywords.
Someone will show up soon.

[loboinok]

I don't much trust wiki but maybe this will help ...

AR-15 History

[org.whodat]

Have never heard of such a statement.

[brooklin]

Look up The Black Rifle.

www.ar15.com/content/books/BlackRifle

[org.whodat]

http://ar15rifle.org/ar15.html

[norton]

surprisingly enough - Wiki is right on this one, at least so far as the 'original (Armalite) AR-15' and subsequent Colt and clone civilian versions are concerned.

If there is such a quote as you reference it would only apply to use of 'AR15' after the USG designated the as procured rifle an M16.

Also, IIRC, we referred to carbine versions (now the M4?) as CAR15 back in the sixties/seventies.

[norton]

surprisingly enough - Wiki is right on this one, at least so far as the 'original (Armalite) AR-15' and subsequent Colt and clone civilian versions are concerned.

If there is such a quote as you reference it would only apply to use of 'AR15' after the USG designated the as procured rifle an M16.

Also, IIRC, we referred to carbine versions (now the M4?) as CAR15 back in the sixties/seventies. (did I do this twice?)

[JoeFromSidney]

I carried an AR-15 in Vietnam in 1962. I was part of the ARPA unit that was testing them. It was selective fire. No, I never actually fired it.

[loboinok]

(did I do this twice?)

Yeah ... but you got it right both times! ;O)

[norton]

"but you got it right both times! ;O)"

Thanks, I'm trying to pad my score.

[Neo-Luddite]

It wasn’t about the AR-15-—it was about the AR-50BMG and it occured last year when the Pres. of Armalite challenged a speaker at a meeting in IL in which a ban of the .50 BMG was being proposed. The gist was that the guy had an Amrmalite 50 and was drolling on and saying it was a ‘military’ weapon. The Pres. of Armalite flat out called the guy to the carpet.

See link
http://www.legalrecord.net/gun-ban-zealot-bungles-questions.html

[Nimrod45]

Yeah, that seems to be the one. My mind is like a steel sieve.

Thanks.