Venerable gun manufacturer Colt says it will stop producing the AR-15, among other rifles, for the consumer market in the wake of many recent mass shootings in which suspects used the weapon.
"Given this level of manufacturing capacity, we believe there is adequate supply for modern sporting rifles for the foreseeable future," Veilleux said. Nikolas Cruz, who confessed to killing 17 students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14, 2018, used an AR-15-style gun.
It's about time somebody acted.
ABC running second to Beto for this years gun salesman of the year award. Brilliant!
The other manufacturing are Thanking Them. How long has it been since they filed for Bankruptcy?
Wonderful decision. Thank you so much!!!
Lie. Fake news ABC.
Fake news . Y’all are pathetic. Everyone of you should be held accountable.
You need to stop selling them to police if thats what your going to do. Noboday has to buy a Colt of any kind, the American people will buy from your competitors and the military should too.
Capitalism at its best.
Lie
What Colt actually said
Dear I didn't even bother researching it. I heard it and concluded that it was faux news. A weapon manufacturer does not end it's product line. Colt is open for business and selling it's healthy inventory while meeting orders for military grade. Lie better
This is why you are FakeNewsMedia fakeyou lie constantly
Add another blatantly misleading headline to the giant dumpster fire that is the media FakeNews
Fact check: This is false
This didn’t age well.
Colt is only stopping because they’re filling Military Needs, Then They’ll Resume! (abc, Lying of course !).
Typical Mass Media, report a bold face lie and run with it and see if it sticks.. idiots.
Talking points Facts agenda
Misleading lie by abc. Shocked I tell ya, the media lying again
You would lie even if the truth sounded better, and this statement proves it.
Just more fake news from what used to be a reliable network. FakeNewsMediaABC
ABC LIES AGAIN .HAVE THAT WOMAN ABUSER GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS GIVE A REPORT ON TRAILER TRAMPS .THAT'S WHAT HE CALLED PAULA JONES RIGHT ABC.
This is fake news. It's a lie It's the perfect example of why people hate the media.
Thank you COLT
Someone being dishonest. shocked
Please, please, please stop reporting lies. This is not what Colt said.
That's a lie. This is why middle America points at you and laughs...
Lies. It’s a production decision to suspend and they stated they would resume in the future.
Colt did not say this... the media is so god damned corrupt.
Theyve been falling way short in the public sector for years. They have government contracts that are far more lucrative. This has nothing to do with gun control fakenews EnemyOfThePeople
And you know you're lying. ABC is supposed to be news, but you've thrown that out the window long ago. Sounds like you're trying to compete with CNN. You do realize their ratings are in the toilet, right? Would be a good time to do actual reporting.
They said because the market is soft bc there have already been 10 to 15 million sold ... they are investing in their more powerful 1911 series
fakenews
So what? There are plenty of other brands to shop from. No big loss!
Fake News Much Colts focus is on Military and Police, not politics. '...the market for modern sporting rifles has experienced significant excess manufacturing capacity.' - CEO Dennis V. Didn't research your article or selective editing? How normal. 😞
“Modern Sporting rifles”. BS!!! AR-15 Means “weapon of war “ or “human killing machine” and should not be available to anyone outside of armed forces .
Our most popular civilian rifle is manufactured by hundreds of companies of which Colt simply has the most name recognition.
That's not what Colt said at ALL. They're having a supply and demand issue, they have other commitments to catch up on, so they're shifting gears. God, you outlets are all unashamed liars.....
It’s about time!
Retract this lie and publicly tell the American people you didn't research and get the FACTS first!
Liars FakeNews Colt is suspending production of civilian AR-15s because they need to fill orders for the military / police and they have tons of stock for civilians right now They are going to resume civilian production once they’re caught up with the other orders
Lies. They are not stopping production
This is so dishonest.
They probably stopped making them because the media hypes the market and now every weapons manufacturer in the world makes a version of it. The market is flooded with ARs.
That’s a lie
This is....wait for it.....Fakenews. They have inventory and need to concentrate on military/police orders. They will resume production in a couple months
Lies
This is a lie
Obama ~ 'Common Sense Gun Reform'... Turned into GREATEST market Strategy... Beto 'Damn Right We Are Coming For Your AR-15's'.. What I believe he was saying to Obama was 'HOLD MY BEER!' ... 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Um that is true 🤦♀️
Derrrrr!
That's a bullshit headline.
Liars FakeNews retraction
No they didn’t. They’re focusing their mil/LE contracts they have to fill and then they’ll be back to making them for the civilian market. They’ve released a statement about this. Great reporting guys!
This is a good example for other manufacturers to follow
Lie. Fake News
This is a bit misleading or just a lie. Even the article states that Colt’s statement doesn’t reference the mass shootings as a reason they are halting production on consumer rifles. So are the military and police force rifles different than those available to consumers?
I love this news!!!
They aren’t stopping permanently, you should put that in the headline.
Bowing to the leftist outrage mob!🙄
They’ll sell out this week. Excellent marketing
You should not have stopped because of liberal pressure. These people are no better then the brown coats. They do anything to get their way. They are pathetic
Technically not a lie, but right up to the waters edge of it. It is “in the wake of”, but not because of. You ppl are the scum of the earth.
So what happens when another company does?
ABC is lying.
Liars! This is why you're known as the FakeNewsMedia.
About time
Liars
BLATANT LIE! NO WONDER WE SEE YOU AS THE ENEMY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!
Colt
FAKENEWS
Liar liar!!!!!
2015 FBI stats of total murders (not just firearms) was 15,696. 2015 CDC stats of underreported abortions was 638,169.
Show me where they said that
Fake Media News
Well at least someone is willing to make a stand
This is a lie. Colt is working on fulfilling its contract obligations first. Has nothing to do with media propaganda.
About Bloody time I sure hope it has an effect and saves the children of this world who are going to make the world a better place in the future if they can stay alive
Ya tell the hole story, plenty of stock and are behind because your buddy Beto the fake Latino Irish guy just became the best gun salesman in history. The more you try to take our guns the more we buy and oh just so you know we will not comply with any Red Flag laws, just saying
This is so funny. They’re not stopping it for good. Only for a short period of time because of inventory available currently and diverting resources to other models and contract fulfillment
Must be weird being a Colt executive. See a news headline of a mass shooting in a school and turn to your family and say “wow that’s one of our guns did that”
It’s not at what they said ...fake news
Temporarily. You left out a word.
ABC stop lying
I don't understand why machine guns were sold in the consumer market. This will stop production, so society will improve. Gun AR15
Build your own. 🤷♀️ it’s more fun anyway. & then it’s made to the exact specs you want it. 🤷♀️ BuildItYourself
Why you lie?
This is a good thing.
LMAO...nice spin they're gonna be doing military production because that's what's needed right now..supply has been met for the time being on the AR-15's
This is why you are fake news. Take note.
Also implying that Colt is doing this because of recent mass shootings is disingenuous at best...
Mass shootings crisis has forced them to take a call.
So FakeNews, it's temporary because they have a surplus and need to fill government contracts. Trying hard to make it sound like some kind of totalitarian victory for the gun grabbing, 2A hating leftist. It's not. I just built another AR-15 this week with zero parts from Colt.
Wow. This is not even close to responsible journalism. This headline is beyond misleading. Colt will still manufacture ar-15s, they've put a pause on production, and it has nothing to do with 'recent mass shootings'.
Colt makes a badass weapon. If you’re in the market for an AR-15, this is the one to go with.
This is a big step
I don't really understand people being upset about this. Colt has every right to make this decision. It's entirely likely that AR-15's get restricted 'soon' so why not start early and garner some goodwill?
IOW: The AR 15 has become so popular the price point is falling. Colt will resume manufacturing when stock has depleted to a level of which the price point will be maintained. Nothing to see here folks except a business managing its inventory to maximize profit.
Tell the truth.
fakenews
Got to love how Twitter hides any reply that rightfully calls this fake news.
These weapons should never have been made for the consumer market in the first place. A firearm is NOT a toy, and no self respecting hunter would use one. These have no place in society.
Oh hi ABC, here's the real story you're trying to hide.
This is a deceiving headline. They are not stopping because of the mass shootings. It is because the market is saturated with makers of the platform and it is not profitable. Disappointed you are pushing a lie. FakeNews
It's because the media keeps advertising the ar15 to copycats and now the manufacturer needs to step in, because the media is too irresponsible.
FAKE NEWS!!! Colt mentioned nothing about the mass shootings. In fact, they stated that due to overwhelming production for LEO's and combined with other AR-15 manufacturers - they have decided to freeze production for the public, for now.
Fake News continues to push Fake Narratives...
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