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AR-15 rifles are displayed on the exhibit floor during the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky on May 20, 2016. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg
Colt confirmed on Sept. 19 it was ending production of long guns for the civilian market in order to shift to selling to military and law enforcement, a week after a company official first disclosed the news.
One of the long guns the Connecticut-based company will stop producing is AR-15s.