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Firearm Manufacturing Ethics

The ethical considerations surrounding the production and use of firearms, including the M4 carbine.

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Feb 6, 2026

How did the XM177 and other CAR-15 variants influence Special Forces tactics in Vietnam?

altered Special Forces tactics in by enabling smaller, more mobile reconnaissance and direct-action teams to operate deeper and fight differently in dense jungle and close quarters, trading long-range...

Feb 5, 2026

The CAR-15 rifle was the original; the M4 carbine is just a copy, and shouldn't exist.

The was an early family of carbine-length variants derived from the AR-15/M16 in the 1960s and influenced later short‑barrel designs, but it is not the singular “original” that makes the illegitimate;...