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George Anderson · 09-22-2019, 02:16 PM

Here's ABV News' spin on Colt's decision...
This, from ABC, is a nice example of a news organization deliberately bending the truth in order to advance a narrative that it wishes were true but is not: "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." That’s actually not the story at all.

The company did not mention mass shootings and the reason that the company did not mention mass shootings is because mass shootings have nothing to do with its decision. As Colt made clear, it believes that “there is an adequate supply of rifles for the foreseeable future,” and so it is temporarily shifting its production priorities in order to focus on the military. That’s it. That’s the whole story.

09-22-2019, 02:16 PM	#15
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,527 Times in 786 Posts	Here's ABV News' spin on Colt's decision... This, from ABC, is a nice example of a news organization deliberately bending the truth in order to advance a narrative that it wishes were true but is not: "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." That’s actually not the story at all. The company did not mention mass shootings and the reason that the company did not mention mass shootings is because mass shootings have nothing to do with its decision. As Colt made clear, it believes that “there is an adequate supply of rifles for the foreseeable future,” and so it is temporarily shifting its production priorities in order to focus on the military. That’s it. That’s the whole story.