https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/17/media-myths-on-assault-rifles-and-semi-automatic-firearms/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 04:45:17 -0400<![CDATA[First, the Times calls the AR-15 “the civilian version of the military’s M-16.” The M-16 is a machine gun, that throughout most of its history – and certainly in popular understanding – has been a fully-automatic weapon. When you squeeze the trigger on an automatic weapon, bullets keep firing out of it until you stop squeezing. The U.S. military has shied away from automatic firing, and the newest M-16s have other settings – three-shot burst (which, relative to the automatic setting, preserves ammo and inculcates more discipline among soldiers in combat) and semi-automatic.]]>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:50:15 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/17/media-myths-on-assault-rifles-and-semi-automatic-firearms-n98368