Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bushmaster XM-15

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The result of the debate was keep. ugen64 20:40, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Bushmaster XM-15

This is not only a substub that isn't going anywhere, it states that the Bushmaster XM-15 is the civilian version of the M16 rifle series. This is completely false, seeing that a.) many rifles are designed to look like the M16, and b.) if anything can be classified as a civilian version of the M16, it's the AR-15.

• Keep but mark for cleanup and expand. When the October 2002 series of sniper attacks was ongoing around Washington DC, an ex-military friend predicted that this make and model of rifle would prove to be the primary weapon involved. That wound up being true. Thereafter, the Bushmaster XM-15 got a lot of mentions in legitimate news media and in all kinds of blogs. I would argue that (if only because of the Beltway Sniper) it's the most widely known variety of rifle not made primarily for military use. I'd do a rewrite if I knew more about it than that. Barno 02:48, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Keep but mark for cleanup and expand. Ditto Barno's reasons. KickAir8P~ 02:51, 2005 Apr 13 (UTC)
• Merge to either M16 or Beltway Sniper. Radiant_* 09:04, Apr 13, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, per Barno's suggestions. --Idont Havaname 03:31, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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