August 27

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The Ar-15... is there anything it can't do be? The rifle that's often referred to (sometimes only half jokingly) as the "Barbie doll for guys" was the brainchild of Eugene Stoner, working forward from his earlier AR-10 design, and first saw production in 1958. Since then, literally millions of AR15s and its variants have been made for the civilian market by just about every company that's ever made guns. (Okay, so we're exaggerating about that one; but it really does seem like everybody and their dog has manufactured these things at one time or another.) With a cornucopia of accessories that would put Mr. Potato Head to shame, the AR15 can adapt to almost any shooting need. Pound for pound, the AR15 is quite possible the shooter's best buy for under $1000. Not bad for a rifle that originally weighed less than 6 lbs. (Read some more...)

[more] What else happened today

1896 — The shortest war in history was fought from 9:02 until 9:40 in the morning. 1916 — Romania declares war against Austria-Hungary, entering World War I as one of the Allied nations. 1928 — The Kellogg-Briand Pact, outlawing war, is signed by the first 15 nations to do so. Ultimately sixty-one nations sign it. For those who think gun bans are a good idea, just look how good this was at banning war.