Quote Originally Posted by Throatwarbler Mangrove View Post
Yes, it was FA. I also remember that in the National Guard, once the A2 was adopted in the RA, we still had A1's--but an aluminum plate with an aluminum arm was installed between the pistol grip and the receiver; the arm blocked the selector from being placed on auto. I thought that was interesting; not only was the Army pro 3 rd burst, it was positively anti-FA. We used to routinely break those little arms off. It wasn't that we needed FA so much; we were just insulted by this modification.
I bet one of the missions of your Guard Unit was Riot Control. That is one of the uses of the limiting plates.

They tend to frown upon Group Therapy in those settings.