▁States ▁Association , ▁with ▁members ▁world wide , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁research ▁and ▁documentation ▁of ▁the ▁M 1 ▁Gar and . ▁ ▁Category : . 3 0 - 0 6 ▁Spring field ▁semi - autom atic ▁rif les ▁Category : 7 . 6 2 × 5 1 mm ▁NAT O ▁semi - autom atic ▁rif les ▁ ▁Category : C old ▁War ▁fire ar ms ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : R if les ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War ▁Category : S emi - autom atic ▁rif les ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : S ni per ▁rif les ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Spring field ▁fire ar ms ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁equipment ▁Category : We ap ons ▁and ▁am mun ition ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁fire ar ms ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁inf antry ▁weapons ▁of ▁France ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁semi - autom atic ▁rif les <0x0A> </s> ▁Mer ed ith ▁Thompson ▁( 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁– ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁special ▁agent ▁in ▁the ▁D rug ▁En for cement ▁Administration . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁along ▁with ▁four ▁other ▁agents , ▁during ▁Operation ▁Snow cap ▁when ▁her ▁plane ▁crash ed ▁in ▁Peru . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Mer ed ith ▁Thompson ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Long ▁Beach , ▁California ▁to ▁Jack ▁and ▁Ad