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It’s possible that by suspending AR-15 sales, Colt hopes to distance itself from the carnage connected to the use of assault weapons.

It’s also legal and relatively easy in more than 40 states to buy semiautomatic variants of other large-capacity military-style weapons, such as the AK-47, originally a Soviet design. They’re often referred to generically as “AR-15-style” rifles or assault weapons. They are classified as semiautomatic because they automatically reload, but the shooter has to pull the trigger each time he wants the gun to fire.Ĭolt’s AR-15 patents expired decades ago, and today there are numerous imitations available. Unlike the military variants, which can unleash short bursts or a stream of bullets with each trigger pull, AR-15s and other civilian large-capacity rifles fire only a single shot at a time. The more ammunition, the more rounds a shooter can fire quickly before having to stop and reload. All are relatively lightweight, powerful and capable of accommodating large ammunition magazines, typically containing 30 rounds. gun massacres in recent years, including Aurora, Colorado and and Newtown, Connecticut in 2012 Orlando in 2016 Las Vegas in 2017 Parkland, Florida in 2018 and El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio in 2019.Ĭolt’s AR-15 is a close cousin of military rifles such as the M-16 and M-4. Assault weapons – AR-15s and others – have been used in some of the grisliest U.S.