AR-15

Firearms maker Colt is suspending its production of rifles for the civilian market, including the popular AR-15, the company said Thursday in a shift it attributed to changes in consumer demand and a market already saturated with similar weapons. The company…

Colt’s Manufacturing Company said Thursday that it is suspending the production and sale of certain guns to civilian markets — including the AR-15, which has been at the center of a nationwide gun debate. The West Hartford, Connecticut-based company said on …

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Gun-maker Colt is suspending its production of rifles for the civilian market including the popular AR-15, the company said Thursday in a shift it attributed to changes in consumer demand and a market already saturated with similar w…

While Colt has framed it as an economic decision, Mr. Lytton said, the public pressure may have influenced the company. He noted that Colt was based in Hartford, Conn., not far from the site of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. The …

The AR-15 is the top-selling assault rifle in the U.S., despite the calls for it to be banned. USA TODAY The American firearms company Colt is suspending production of military-style weapons for civilian use including the popular AR-15. Colt's president a…

Colt Firearms announced on Thursday that it is ending the manufacture of the AR-15 due to significant excess of assault-style rifles in the firearms market. In a statement posted to the Colt website on Thursday, Colt argued that the market for AR-15, which i…

Colt Firearms will be ending its production and sales of its AR-15 rifles due to lack of public demand amid excess market capacity. Get the most beautiful D-Day 75th Anniversary Commemorative Coin on the market, here Colt released a statement on Thursday to…

New York (CNN Business)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 cap…

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Gunmaker Colt says it is suspending its production of rifles for the civilian market including the popular AR-15. Colts chief executive officer, Dennis Veilleux, says it is not permanently ending production but believes there is alr…

Colt Suspends Production of AR-15 for Civilian Market