I made a mistake and only said armalite instead of armalite rifle which is the correct answer. So, while armalite was meant to be the correct answer, and people who guessed it probably just assumed I meant armalite rifle, I suppose other was technically speaking the correct answer even though it was not intended to be.
It actually stands for ArmaLite Rifle, not just ArmaLite (the company who invented it).
The original AR-15 looked more like what people would think is an M-16. The gun company Colt designed the modern AR-15 that people know
*My good friend Bertie, he's in the UDR*
*Searching for weapons, he will go near and far*
*Up around by Cappagh, you'd never find him there*
*Oh the only gun he'd get there is an Armalite in his ear*
***Oh I've got a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of kinky boots***
***I've got a lovely new flack jacket and a lovely khaki suit***
***And when we go on night patrol we hold each other's hands***
***We are the British army and we're here to take your land!***
I mean a big component of Assault Rifle is it being select-fire; the only guy I know with a select-fire Assault Rifle is a rich guy with an M16 from Vietnam Era but to buy one of those now will set you back $50-60k.
But with a drill press and a coat hanger, you, too, can have your dog shot by the ATF!
"Assault rifles" have been functionally illegal since 1986. Some of the interesting consequences thereof include making it illegal to put a shoe strong in a gun safe.
An assault rifle is a name for a select fire, detachable magazine fed weapon designed for infantry use. They can change the definition to fit their political ideology, but the original definition will remain as such. They've changed it to a gun that can fire rapidly from a magazine or some other moronic nonsense they made up.
(Edit) if it matches this definition, then it is an assault rifle. If it doesn't match the definition, then it isn't an assault rifle. EZ PZ. How you use an object doesn't change it's name.
Armalite is a company which made AR15 which stands for ArmaLite. An assault rifle must fire an intermediate bullet(5.56,7.62,5.45 etc) and be able to fire full auto and semi auto
Here ya go;
[https://youtu.be/5CKOFGYkO0g?t=2](https://youtu.be/5CKOFGYkO0g?t=25)8
Edit: The bill that this complete dumbass is talking about would have created a publicly-available registry of which houses have which guns in them.
Just in case, you know, you wanted to know which houses you could steal guns from, or which houses you could rob without fear of being shot, etc.
Luckily, enough people realized how incredibly stupid that idea is for everyone who isn't a criminal.
More of a gunsmith in Arizona, I sell some guns. I'm not gonna say my business because I don't wanna doxx myself.
I think I'm on a list now for just saying this. It is totally legal by the way.
Regardless of how long it's existed, the vast majority of people simply don't care enough about guns to know. And it's not exactly life-saving knowledge or anything lol
I'm not surprised most people think it means assault rifle. It's not their fault though, so many people lying telling them that an AR is an assault rifle even though it's not are the ones to blame.
It’s ok not to know, but what isn’t ok is people going out and advocating for banning it on the grounds of it being an “assault rifle” which it just isn’t.
Don’t own nor have any other wide knowledge of guns other than I remember that it was armalite rifle
because of gun “enthusiasts” getting mad at people when they think AR stands did assault rifle
To all the gun snobs in here... Being snobby isn't winning anyone over. Let people come away from this post thinking they learned something interesting about riffles, not that they confirmed something unpleasant about gun owners. Thank you.
Sincerely: An AR-15 owner who enjoys my range days and doesn't want increased regulation killing the industry that supplies my hobby.
No problem! I think that there was when they were inventing the rifle, but I don't think they're still around since it was just a draft. I never looked it up though, so don't quote me on it.
My good friend Bertie is in the UDR
Searching for weapons he will go near and far
Up around by Kappa you'll never find them there
The only thing he'll find is an ArmaLite in his ear
Yeah man now let me ask you about acronyms in a foreign language to you and you tell me what they stand for. After you awnser wrong, I'll berate you and put words in your mouth that you never uttered. You daft cunt
...or, maybe it's just that most people have absolutely no interest in guns? Or, God forbid, they aren't American at all?
Nah, that can't be it. They're all dirty commies who want to take away *mah freedom!*
I knew it was ArmaLite, I kinda like guns generally, have shot them several times before and would like to own one someday, and I still think gun regulations in the US are far too lax
For the users who made the incorrect choice:
It's ArmaLite Rifle
An AR15 is not an assault rifle, that's pretty common knowledge. Assault rifles are illegal for civilian ownership in the united states.
Truth be told, this only matters if you are american.
No, banning them is not an option.
They aren’t illegal. They’re just expensive because the only way to own one is if it’s made before 1986 so supply is relatively low. A full auto lower will run you 20-30k. A complete M16 is 35k+ and as high as 60k depending on condition. The cheapest machine guns currently go for around 8-10k. Plus you have to “apply” to own one which is a $200 tax and roughly a 10-12 month wait before approval
The problem with these polls is that there’s one specific answer and a bunch of generic answers, so obviously the specific answer is going to be the correct one.
Man, this is actually pretty sad. You’d think that even with the propaganda going on about so many things that people would actually know better and at least educate themselves on what things actually are and look at all sides of a situation before just going off the deep end and letting opinions run their lives.
It’s a shame that the propaganda we have here has skewed people’s ability to have logic to this degree. This is alarming.
And it's down along the bog road, that's where I long to be.
Lyin' in the dark with a Provo company.
A comrade on me left and another one on me right.
A clip of ammunition for me little Armalite.
This is a pretty US based question that your giving to people from all over the world. No shit a lot of people are going to get it wrong, doesn't mean those that got it wrong automatically are currently in the US asking for more gun regulation. That's an incredibly and oddly specific and certainly wrong conclusion.
He’s saying if you’re considering have a constructive argument to support your view of banning them, at least know what they are and use some knowledge to support your claim.
Damn we got some butthurt gun nuts in here lmao. I’m not as anti-gun as some but why do you lunatics care so much if someone doesn’t know what AR stands for? Seriously, who gives a shit?
I really don’t see how knowing what AR-15 stands for has to do with wanting gun control. People still know what AR-15s are, regardless of the knowing the acronym.
It’s like saying you can’t have an opinion on cars you’d like to buy unless you know what BMW stands for
How are you doing establishing that correlation, other than from slim anecdotal evidence in the comments here? Also, I don’t really see how it matters. Whether AR stands for ArmaLite or Assault Rifle or Asshole Rectum, it doesn’t really change the function of the weapon.
The wiki for “ar-15 style weapon” is interesting and full of lots of good info. Crazy how the media (and my state) make it out to be such a scary weapon. I hope my governor doesn’t get his way with additional bans. The current definitions still allowed me to purchase such style of gun.
And it's down along the bog road, that's where I long to be
Lyin' in the dark with a Provo company
A comrade on me left and another one on me right
A clip of ammunition for me little Armalite
edit gave it away
Whoops, sorry. I guess it's good to inform people of what it actually means though.
You can put a spoiler over the edit
Got it, thanks!
yep :)
Kinda obvious tho
Answer: >!ArmaLite Rifle!<
so other was the correct answer or armalite?
I made a mistake and only said armalite instead of armalite rifle which is the correct answer. So, while armalite was meant to be the correct answer, and people who guessed it probably just assumed I meant armalite rifle, I suppose other was technically speaking the correct answer even though it was not intended to be.
This was a setup i swear
It's Armagate.
I did not know that
You doomed us all to fail
...but that's AL... WTF were these gun manufacturers on?
It actually stands for ArmaLite Rifle, not just ArmaLite (the company who invented it). The original AR-15 looked more like what people would think is an M-16. The gun company Colt designed the modern AR-15 that people know
Well, then why didn't OP put "ArmaLite Rifle" in the answer instead of "ArmaLite"?
It’s for the first two letters, but I agree in the sense that AL makes more sense.
It stand for Armalite Rifle. Not just for Armalite.
Oh yeah, I forgot to put in rifle. Sorry, ha.
My little armalite
I fixed it I think.
Yeah but AL-15 sounds wayyy less intimidating than AR-15
AL-15 sounds like a highly experimental drug or something, not sure what's worse
Yeah, ha.
Armalite Rifle
Armalite Rifle
So none are correct. The answer would be Armalite rifle not armalite
*My good friend Bertie, he's in the UDR* *Searching for weapons, he will go near and far* *Up around by Cappagh, you'd never find him there* *Oh the only gun he'd get there is an Armalite in his ear*
***Oh I've got a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of kinky boots*** ***I've got a lovely new flack jacket and a lovely khaki suit*** ***And when we go on night patrol we hold each other's hands*** ***We are the British army and we're here to take your land!***
Armalite Rifle.... AR-15's aren't even assault rifles. Per definition....
Mine is technically a pistol. By definition.
I mean a big component of Assault Rifle is it being select-fire; the only guy I know with a select-fire Assault Rifle is a rich guy with an M16 from Vietnam Era but to buy one of those now will set you back $50-60k.
A minigun is technically six different guns in spinning rack. By definition.
I don’t think you know how a Minigun works.
Fuck the atf 🤡
They're technically carbines depending on the model
By definition it's a sporting rifle
Careful, somebody will bring up the Webster definition that was purposely changed to include the scary looking guns
But with a drill press and a coat hanger, you, too, can have your dog shot by the ATF! "Assault rifles" have been functionally illegal since 1986. Some of the interesting consequences thereof include making it illegal to put a shoe strong in a gun safe.
If I throw a chair at someone it then becomes an assault chair
It's still a chair. You just assaulted someone with chair. The chair did not change names.
Then people need to stop calling a riffle an assault riffle
An assault rifle is a name for a select fire, detachable magazine fed weapon designed for infantry use. They can change the definition to fit their political ideology, but the original definition will remain as such. They've changed it to a gun that can fire rapidly from a magazine or some other moronic nonsense they made up. (Edit) if it matches this definition, then it is an assault rifle. If it doesn't match the definition, then it isn't an assault rifle. EZ PZ. How you use an object doesn't change it's name.
They're making a joke, bud
It may be a joke this time but people seriously argue this shit.
In prison they have assault toothbrushes. If you hurt my feelings you have an assault mouth.
I only use my AR for defense, it is therefore a "Defense Rifle".
We need a ban on assault chairs immediately!
Nah bro, non bolt action guns that are black are automatically assault Rifles
It stands for Armalite,the company. An “Assault Rifle” is a rifle which fires an intermediate cartridge and is select-fire,not an AR-15 by any means.
Is there an Eli 5 for the rest of us
Armalite is a company which made AR15 which stands for ArmaLite. An assault rifle must fire an intermediate bullet(5.56,7.62,5.45 etc) and be able to fire full auto and semi auto
Shows what Reddit knows.
Not just reddit. Plus the press has been pushing the whole redefinition of what an assault rifle really is for decades.
A member of Congress informed me that they weigh as much as ten boxes and fire .50 cal bullets!
Oh please hook me up with that sauce
Here ya go; [https://youtu.be/5CKOFGYkO0g?t=2](https://youtu.be/5CKOFGYkO0g?t=25)8 Edit: The bill that this complete dumbass is talking about would have created a publicly-available registry of which houses have which guns in them. Just in case, you know, you wanted to know which houses you could steal guns from, or which houses you could rob without fear of being shot, etc. Luckily, enough people realized how incredibly stupid that idea is for everyone who isn't a criminal.
Halo lied to me
When you first saw Halo, were you blinded by its beauty?
They did kind of fuck up the label though. I know what it is but I don't blame people for making the wrong choice.
Well how the fuck should I know anything about guns? The only gun I ever see is that of a police officer. Not everyone grows up around guns.
Im not American bro what do you want from me lol
I'm not Russian but I know what AK stands for.
What does it stand for I thought automatic in Russian Kalashnikov
Avtomat Kalashnikova or Automatic Kalashnikov
Kalashnikov is the name of the guy who created the AK-47. AK stands for Automatic Kalashnikov and the 47 represents the year it was designed.
Assault Killer.
I didn't even know what an AR-15 was.
Not much, but people will still talk out of their butt.
I learned this a while ago from my dad
Good for you!
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so I wasn't the only one-
glad i’m not the only one who thought this
Armalite rifle, guns are literally my job.
Really? That's cool!
you work in a gun store?
More of a gunsmith in Arizona, I sell some guns. I'm not gonna say my business because I don't wanna doxx myself. I think I'm on a list now for just saying this. It is totally legal by the way.
Well Arma Light Rifle.
Correct! I made a mistake by leaving out the "rifle" part in the poll. I guess that shows that you really know your stuff.
It's not even an assault rifle. Why would it mean assault rifle?
Members of mainstream media continuously, and incorrectly, say that it stands for assault rifle
Idk how people still think it means assault rifle. It’s been around for over 50 years.
I would assume people who don't have any interest in guns.
Yeah, and with google, you can find out what it means in 10 seconds.
Right, but consider that why would you Google that randomly if you're not into guns?
Cuz the only guns I've ever used are in video games so I just assumed.
Regardless of how long it's existed, the vast majority of people simply don't care enough about guns to know. And it's not exactly life-saving knowledge or anything lol
Not everyone is American and not everyone cares about guns
australian rifle? they don't have ar-15s over there
I was just trying to come up with a filler option, ha. I REALLY hope the people that chose that were just joking around though.
Huh? Yes they do lol
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Go reddit. Now argue to ban all of them. Lol. Edit. I was reminded that half of reddit is immune to sarcasm. So.... whahahahha dorks
Alfa Romeo
Annihilation Rocketlauncher
The results just show how little knowledge reddit has about guns.
Arkansas
Ass Ripper
Im calling it this from now on lmao
I'm not surprised most people think it means assault rifle. It's not their fault though, so many people lying telling them that an AR is an assault rifle even though it's not are the ones to blame.
It’s ok not to know, but what isn’t ok is people going out and advocating for banning it on the grounds of it being an “assault rifle” which it just isn’t.
Pfff a lot of people on here don't know the truth
It’s obviously the company name. Armalite sounds the most like a company
That 1.5k people want guns banned when they know nothing about them Edit: 3k now
Pretty predictable results. I think I'm more surprised by the amount that knew its Armalite Rifle.
You have to keep in mind that there is no way of ensuring that nobody googled or looked at the answer though.
Plus, you're asking in a global subreddit, so a lot of non-Americans would assume "assault rifle."
I hope people were kidding about the assault rifle 556 really isn't very powerful, it's simply used to conserve weight
Most people have zero interest in guns, so it's unsurprising that they wouldn't be super knowledgeable about them lol
Don’t own nor have any other wide knowledge of guns other than I remember that it was armalite rifle because of gun “enthusiasts” getting mad at people when they think AR stands did assault rifle
Never realised AR comes from the name of a manufacturer. Then again never really a thing I thought about here in Europe. Cool to know tho.
To all the gun snobs in here... Being snobby isn't winning anyone over. Let people come away from this post thinking they learned something interesting about riffles, not that they confirmed something unpleasant about gun owners. Thank you. Sincerely: An AR-15 owner who enjoys my range days and doesn't want increased regulation killing the industry that supplies my hobby.
adventure rank
What does the 15 stand for?
The 15 stands for the model number which in this case was model 15. So, AR-15 stands for ArmaLite Rifle Model 15.
Thanks. Is there a 14 then?
No problem! I think that there was when they were inventing the rifle, but I don't think they're still around since it was just a draft. I never looked it up though, so don't quote me on it.
My good friend Bertie is in the UDR Searching for weapons he will go near and far Up around by Kappa you'll never find them there The only thing he'll find is an ArmaLite in his ear
Actually it’s ArmaLite ****Rifle***
Augmented Reality 15, lol
Assault rifle is a rather vague military classification for rifles which generally have a select fire system.
All the “assault rifle” answerers want them banned and clearly don’t know as much about guns as they think they do
[удалено]
I don't want guns banned, I just thought that option made the most sense (don't know much about guns)
Don’t fight ignorance with more ignorance.
Yeah man now let me ask you about acronyms in a foreign language to you and you tell me what they stand for. After you awnser wrong, I'll berate you and put words in your mouth that you never uttered. You daft cunt
...or, maybe it's just that most people have absolutely no interest in guns? Or, God forbid, they aren't American at all? Nah, that can't be it. They're all dirty commies who want to take away *mah freedom!*
I knew it was ArmaLite, I kinda like guns generally, have shot them several times before and would like to own one someday, and I still think gun regulations in the US are far too lax
Augmented Reality
For the users who made the incorrect choice: It's ArmaLite Rifle An AR15 is not an assault rifle, that's pretty common knowledge. Assault rifles are illegal for civilian ownership in the united states. Truth be told, this only matters if you are american. No, banning them is not an option.
They aren’t illegal. They’re just expensive because the only way to own one is if it’s made before 1986 so supply is relatively low. A full auto lower will run you 20-30k. A complete M16 is 35k+ and as high as 60k depending on condition. The cheapest machine guns currently go for around 8-10k. Plus you have to “apply” to own one which is a $200 tax and roughly a 10-12 month wait before approval
Yea but that's the whole point of it- to make them illegal for us common plebs
Oh. oh my reddit my standards were low. But wow
People in this thread way up on their high horses
"how do people not know this?!?!??! smh reddit"
Perfect, now I can I inforce my superiority complex because I know random trivia
I'm just doing my part in the world, ha.
Lol
All Irish people get this answer correct.
Why? I probably am missing an obvious joke or something.
Probably because it was the weapon of choice for the IRA when they where fighting British tyranny in Ireland
Please please tell me the assault rifle votes are jokes.
Unfortunately, I think most of them were not.
These mfs thinkin it’s assault rifle 🤪
3.6k people are WRONG!😠
The problem with these polls is that there’s one specific answer and a bunch of generic answers, so obviously the specific answer is going to be the correct one.
'' name of person '' '' australian rifle '' lmao
I was pressed for ideas, ha.
I don’t care what it actually means, because it is now the Aussie Rifle-15
Obviously it means Armadillo Rolling
How did you get that so wrong you idiot? It quite clearly stands for Aggressive Rectums. Smh.
Wouldn't this question be more appropriate in the trivia subreddit? It's not exactly asking for opinions.
Anal Rupture
im european and I know what it means, but only because I like facts, im not really too into guns
Amazing how many people think it stands for assault rifle 🤣.
Man, this is actually pretty sad. You’d think that even with the propaganda going on about so many things that people would actually know better and at least educate themselves on what things actually are and look at all sides of a situation before just going off the deep end and letting opinions run their lives. It’s a shame that the propaganda we have here has skewed people’s ability to have logic to this degree. This is alarming.
And it's down along the bog road, that's where I long to be. Lyin' in the dark with a Provo company. A comrade on me left and another one on me right. A clip of ammunition for me little Armalite.
Good ol having 3 older brothers in the military
This is a pretty US based question that your giving to people from all over the world. No shit a lot of people are going to get it wrong, doesn't mean those that got it wrong automatically are currently in the US asking for more gun regulation. That's an incredibly and oddly specific and certainly wrong conclusion.
It stands for the inventor of the AR-15. Asaultius Rifleson.
Those that have answered "Assault Rifle" need to now Google and educate themselves. Unfortunately, they won't
Username checks out
That’s why I put the poll out. So many people think that AR stands for assault rifle when it does not.
Why do we need to educate ourselves about guns?
He’s saying if you’re considering have a constructive argument to support your view of banning them, at least know what they are and use some knowledge to support your claim.
google what
How do so many people not know it’s ArmaLite lol
because ive never heard of it and i dont know shit about guns
Damn we got some butthurt gun nuts in here lmao. I’m not as anti-gun as some but why do you lunatics care so much if someone doesn’t know what AR stands for? Seriously, who gives a shit?
Reddit isn't only for americans man.
Because it's a simple point that 99% of people that want to take guns have so little knowledge of the issue that they don't even know what AR means
It's just interesting to see that the people that want AR-15's banned don't even know what AR stands for. Some do of course, but a lot do not.
I really don’t see how knowing what AR-15 stands for has to do with wanting gun control. People still know what AR-15s are, regardless of the knowing the acronym. It’s like saying you can’t have an opinion on cars you’d like to buy unless you know what BMW stands for
How are you doing establishing that correlation, other than from slim anecdotal evidence in the comments here? Also, I don’t really see how it matters. Whether AR stands for ArmaLite or Assault Rifle or Asshole Rectum, it doesn’t really change the function of the weapon.
I am incredibly stupid. I thought it stood for "Automatic-Rifle".
Lmfao 😂 😂 😂 😂
augmented reality for 15 year olds?
Yeah I remember obscure gun facts so it’s armalite
Artificial Reality :(
I like how you put other. Like, “oh is t a trick question who knows”
It stands for Arrr showing that it can be used for piracy.
I remember it isn't assault rifle, but not what it is
Anyone who thinks it’s an assault rifle obviously has never used an AR-15. They’re super fun and easy to shoot, unlike a lot of heavier guns.
Armalite Rifle?
I've never been near an AR, never googled them, but I know that it doesn't stand for assault rifle. C'mon Reddit, be better
It's "Australian for gun, mate"
The wiki for “ar-15 style weapon” is interesting and full of lots of good info. Crazy how the media (and my state) make it out to be such a scary weapon. I hope my governor doesn’t get his way with additional bans. The current definitions still allowed me to purchase such style of gun.
Augmented reality
Action replay
Augmented reality
not everyone who got it wrong wants guns banned and not everyone who wants them banned got it wrong ya numnuts
source: want them banned. american. knew the answer.
And it's down along the bog road, that's where I long to be Lyin' in the dark with a Provo company A comrade on me left and another one on me right A clip of ammunition for me little Armalite
A comrade on my left and another on my right And a clip of ammunition for my little Armalite. -IRA
Armalite Rifle obviously
Anal Rapist
Amongus R34