Firearms manufacturer Colt says it is suspending production of its popular AR-15 semi-automatic assault ... but in 2013 lost its contract with the government to supply the successor to the M16 ...

DALLAS — Legendary gunmaker Colt made an unprecedented move on Thursday, announcing that it would temporarily cease production of its AR-15 rifles ... after losing key government contracts ...

including the AR-15, for the civilian market but continue to manufacture rifles for government weapons contracts. In a statement on its website, Colt emphasized that the company remained ...

Days after the gun manufacturer Colt announced it would suspend production on AR-15, Tarlow spent his Saturday ... on what they do best: military government contracts,” he said.

Gunmaker Colt Manufacturing said Thursday it is temporarily halting production of rifles for the civilian market, including the popular AR-15. In a statement, Colt CEO Dennis Veilleux said the ...

Rear sights could be A1 or A2 style. Post-1989, Colt’s rifles became the company’s “Sporter Target” line. The name “AR-15” was dropped from the rifle’s receiver, as was the bayonet ...

U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan ruled people in New Jersey can use the Colt AR-15 “for use of self-defense ... Sheridan suggested the other two branches of government could do more to solve ...

The judge’s ruling was limited in scope — it applies only to one type of firearm, the Colt AR-15, and allows “for use of self-defense within the home.” It marks the latest clawback of New ...

Gun manufacturer Colt says it plans to suspend production of AR-15-style rifles for the civilian ... to be able to provide services to government contracts, to be able to continue to pursue ...