# In an op-ed, Center for Business and Human Rights Deputy Director Paul Barrett argues that Colt's recent decision to stop selling its AR-15 semiautomatic rifle to the general public is driven by market forces rather than societal pressure

1 Faculty News October 8, 2019 ![The_Conversation_Logo_190x145](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/The_Conversation%20190x145.png?itok=bah0VUJe)>

Excerpt from [The Conversation](https://www.insider.com/gun-control-advocates-shouldnt-celebrate-colt-end-public-ar15-sales-2019-10) -- "When the Colt gun manufacturing corporation announced in September that it would stop producing its AR-15 semiautomatic rifle for sale to the general public — to focus on handguns and military production — some gun-control advocates declared victory, saying the move would help limit the availability of assault weapons in the US."

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