The lore filtered down from American ground forces in Vietnam and later from those in Iraq, Afghanistan and other conflicts was that the M16 and its related M4 platform worked well when they worked, but sometimes failed spectacularly under various combinations of dust, dirt and heat.
Fifty House Republicans on Monday signed a letter urging President Biden to end consideration of banning commercial production of certain types of ammunition at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri.
Dozens of House Republicans have reached out collectively to the White House to express concerns about a recent report that the Biden administration is considering a specific ammunition ban, which an official has already denied.