Ruger Mini-14 rifle
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The Ruger Mini-14 rifle is a semi-automatic, magazine-fed firearm popular for civilian sporting and tactical use, and infamously associated with several high-profile mass shootings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruger Mini-14 rifle canonical | 2 |
| Mini-14 GB | 1 |
| Mini-14 Tactical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7207541 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruger Mini-14 rifle Context triple: [École Polytechnique massacre, weaponUsed, Ruger Mini-14 rifle]
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A.
M14 rifle
The M14 rifle is a 7.62×51mm NATO battle rifle that served as the standard-issue U.S. military service rifle in the late 1950s and 1960s and remains in limited use for ceremonial and designated marksman roles.
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B.
Carcano rifle
The Carcano rifle is an Italian bolt-action military rifle most widely known as the weapon used by Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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C.
M16 rifle
The M16 rifle is a lightweight, 5.56×45mm NATO, gas-operated assault rifle that has been a standard-issue infantry weapon for the U.S. military and many allied forces since the Vietnam War era.
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D.
Beretta 686
The Beretta 686 is a popular Italian over-under double-barreled shotgun widely used for hunting and sport shooting.
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E.
M4 carbine
The M4 carbine is a lightweight, gas-operated, magazine-fed 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle widely used by modern military forces, particularly the U.S. armed forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruger Mini-14 rifle Target entity description: The Ruger Mini-14 rifle is a semi-automatic, magazine-fed firearm popular for civilian sporting and tactical use, and infamously associated with several high-profile mass shootings.
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A.
M14 rifle
The M14 rifle is a 7.62×51mm NATO battle rifle that served as the standard-issue U.S. military service rifle in the late 1950s and 1960s and remains in limited use for ceremonial and designated marksman roles.
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B.
Carcano rifle
The Carcano rifle is an Italian bolt-action military rifle most widely known as the weapon used by Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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C.
M16 rifle
The M16 rifle is a lightweight, 5.56×45mm NATO, gas-operated assault rifle that has been a standard-issue infantry weapon for the U.S. military and many allied forces since the Vietnam War era.
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D.
Beretta 686
The Beretta 686 is a popular Italian over-under double-barreled shotgun widely used for hunting and sport shooting.
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E.
M4 carbine
The M4 carbine is a lightweight, gas-operated, magazine-fed 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle widely used by modern military forces, particularly the U.S. armed forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
select-fire rifle
ⓘ
semi-automatic rifle ⓘ |
| action |
gas-operated
ⓘ
rotating bolt ⓘ |
| barrelLength | approximately 18.5 inches ⓘ |
| basedOn |
M1 Garand operating system
ⓘ
linked to:
M1 Garand rifles
|
| cartridge |
.223 Remington
ⓘ
5.56×45mm NATO ⓘ |
| category | self-loading rifle ⓘ |
| chamberingVariant | 7.62×39mm (Mini Thirty) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designDate | early 1970s ⓘ |
| designer |
L. James Sullivan
ⓘ
William B. Ruger ⓘ |
| feedSystem | detachable box magazine ⓘ |
| firingMode | semi-automatic only (civilian models) ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
AC-556
ⓘ
Mini Thirty ⓘ Mini-14 GB ⓘ
linked to:
Ruger Mini-14 rifle
Mini-14 Ranch Rifle ⓘ
linked to:
Ranch Rifle
Mini-14 Tactical ⓘ
linked to:
Ruger Mini-14 rifle
|
| influencedBy | M14 rifle ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
civilian sporting
ⓘ
law enforcement ⓘ ranch and farm use ⓘ tactical applications ⓘ |
| introduced | 1973 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Sturm, Ruger & Co.
ⓘ
Sturm, Ruger & Co. ⓘ |
| marketedAs | Ranch Rifle ⓘ |
| notableAssociation | used in several high-profile mass shootings ⓘ |
| overallLength | approximately 37 inches ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | semi-automatic ⓘ |
| relationTo | select-fire variant of the Ruger Mini-14 ⓘ |
| sightType |
iron sights
ⓘ
scope mounts (Ranch models) ⓘ |
| standardMagazineCapacity |
10 rounds
ⓘ
20 rounds ⓘ 30 rounds ⓘ 5 rounds ⓘ |
| stockMaterial |
synthetic
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| usedBy |
civilian shooters
ⓘ
law enforcement agencies ⓘ some military and security forces ⓘ |
| weightUnloaded | approximately 6.5 pounds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ruger Mini-14 rifle Description of subject: The Ruger Mini-14 rifle is a semi-automatic, magazine-fed firearm popular for civilian sporting and tactical use, and infamously associated with several high-profile mass shootings.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Ruger Mini-14 rifle
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