Happy Birthday to the inventor of

[Auld Phart]

the AR15/M16

Military History Society of Rochester​

Yesterday at 11:47 AM ·
Eugene Morrison Stoner (November 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997) was an American firearms designer who is most associated with the development of the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle that was redesigned as a civilian sporting rifle, then modified by Colt’s Patent Firearm Company (now known as Colt’s Manufacturing Company, LLC) for the US military as the M16 rifle.
Stoner, the father of the AR-15 and the M16, is a titan in the world of both military- and civilian-use firearms. If he had done nothing but design the AR-15, his name would go down in history. But, of course, he did so much more than that. In addition to changing the landscape of American firearms, as well as the world stage, Stoner was also the archetypal “self-made American man,” working his way up from nothing on a high school education to forever change the world as we know it.
MILITARY HISTORY SOCIETY OF ROCHESTER

 

[Donald H]

Stoke up the hate and the celebration of death by gun, in time for giving thanks to the Christian god!

Never mind, it's my job as a Canadian to remind you what you have become.

 

[The Irish Ram]

It's your job to euthanize humans the way we do dogs, to gut the rights of your citizens, to freeze the bank accounts and credit cards of anyone who dares protest your authoritarian way of life and those who support them, to limit free speech, to remove the right to protect one's self, home and family, to censor the internet, to stop people from painting their doors the color they choose, to die waiting for socialized heath care to care for your health, etc.

It's our job to remind you of the extent of your lack of freedom...

 

[M14 Shooter]

Hiphip! Huzzah!!

 

[M14 Shooter]

Stoke up the hate and the celebration of death by gun, in time for giving thanks to the Christian god!
Never mind, it's my job as a Canadian to remind you what you have become.

Oh look. More mindless nonsense.

 

[whitehall]

Unfortunate name. How would you like to go through high school with a name like Stoner? I guess he was around 50 when he perfected the ingenious concept.