M-4

English Noun M-mul 4 en M4 firearm en M-16s a step forward for Iraqi forces, says US w:Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSCOL246573/ 2007-08-09 Iraqi security forces will start replacing their AK-47 rifles this year with the M-16s and M-4s used by U.S. troops, which will help track the weapons and cut down on theft, a senior U.S. military official said. https://web.archive.org/web/20250809064527/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSCOL246573/ 9 August 2025 en Evan Simko-Bednarski and Taylor Romine Pittsburgh City Council to consider ban on assault weapons, bump stocks w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/17/us/pittsburgh-assault-weapon-ban/index.html 2018-12-17 The legislation specifically bans several AR-15 style weapons by name. The weapons — semi-automatic variants of the M-4 and M-16 type weapons issued to US troops — have been used in a plethora of shootings in the past few years, including the October 27 attack on the Tree of Life synagogue. https://web.archive.org/web/20201018121132/https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/17/us/pittsburgh-assault-weapon-ban/index.html 18 October 2020 en Oren Liebermann CENTCOM disputes Air Force account of attempted hijacking at Kabul airport during Afghanistan evacuation w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/14/politics/afghanistan-withdrawal-kabul-airport-attempted-hijacking/index.html 2021-10-14 “To stay open, the senior enlisted leader of U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Forward said he needed people to cover security,” Duncan wrote. “Personnel Recovery Task Force (PRTF) Pilots, maintainers and support personnel donned their vests, helmets and M-4 rifles and manned defensive fighting positions.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260403013302/https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/14/politics/afghanistan-withdrawal-kabul-airport-attempted-hijacking/index.html 3 April 2026