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Poiuyt

(18,123 posts)
Thu Sep 19, 2019, 10:35 PM Sep 2019

Colt will stop making AR-15 rifles for consumers

Colt, the manufacturer of the AR-15 rifle, has announced it's exiting the consumer rifle market as demand for high-powered, semi-automatic guns wanes.

The consumer market for rifles has "experienced significant excess manufacturing capacity" and there's too much supply of AR-15 guns on the market to justify making more, the company said in a statement. Colt will still manufacture other consumer guns, including pistols and revolvers, and it will continue to expand its network of dealers.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/19/business/colt-ar15/index.html

OK, so it doesn't sound altogether altruistic, but it's a start.

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Colt will stop making AR-15 rifles for consumers (Original Post) Poiuyt Sep 2019 OP
All white wing gun-humpers already have several. Hoyt Sep 2019 #1
Maybe Trump will "hereby order them to continue production" captain queeg Sep 2019 #2
+Connecticut Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2019 #3
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