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I believe in stricter gun control, but the US was awash with civilian M1s in 1960s. The civilian marksmanship program gave them out for peanuts.
by closewith 4y ago
I believe in stricter gun control, but the US was awash with civilian M1s in 1960s. The civilian marksmanship program gave them out for peanuts.
- tablespoon 4y ago> I believe in stricter gun control, but the US was awash with civilian M1s in 1960s. The civilian marksmanship program gave them out for peanuts. Specifically, M-1 Carbines, which are all gone now from that program. My understanding is they're the easy-to-shoot, high-capacity magazine-fed predecessor to the AR-15.