Colt to stop making AR-15 as the market is saturated

That must be re-assuring for US citizens..............

Surprised they didn't chuck some fake "civic responsibility" excuse in there for the PR.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americ...re-are-so-many

Quote:

US AR-15 maker Colt will stop producing the firearm for civilians because there are so many Colt, a US firearms company that traces its history to the 1830s, announced it would suspend the production of rifles for the civilian market - including the AR-15, a weapon infamous for its popularity among the country's mass shooters. There are already so many of the weapons in the country that the market is saturated, the manufacturer's president said in a statement, and executives decided "it is good sense to follow consumer demand." "Given this level of manufacturing capacity, we believe there is adequate supply for modern sporting rifles for the foreseeable future," Dennis Veilleux said, adding that the pivot isn't permanent............

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