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Colt Considers Leaving Connecticut

March 22, 2013
Colt Manufacturing is considering leaving its Connecticut manufacturing plant, following the announcement of a slew of gun-control proposals that has put the company's employees "in the cross-hairs," CEO Dennis Veilleux told Fox News.

Calif. School Police Get Colt Carbines

January 23, 2013
The Fontana Unified School District's 14 police officers were recently armed with semi-automatic rifles, drawing sharp criticism from some in the Southern California community who oppose having such weapons on campuses.

LESOCOM Rifle

January 8, 2013
Colt's LESOCOM provides law enforcement officers with a non-NFA version of the iconic M4A1 military carbine. Only two features differentiate the LESOCOM from the M4A1 platform: a longer barrel length (16.1 inches), and semi-only fire control. SHOT Show Booth #12529

Colt LE 901-16S Modular Carbine

September 20, 2012

The Colt LE901-16S is a very versatile direct impingement gas-operated carbine with a 16.1-inch barrel. It's commonly referred to as a "modular carbine" because users can easily transform it from a 7.62mm NATO caliber carbine to a 5.56mm M4 carbine.

Marines Select Colt's New 1911 Pistol

August 22, 2012
The United States Marine Corps became the first U.S. military branch in three decades to order Colt 1911s with a July order for M45 Close Quarter Battle Pistols.

How Colt Maintains Quality Control

July 11, 2012
There were a few things I noticed immediately about the manufacturing plant. First, the building and almost everything in it was an interesting mix of museum-quality artifacts and cutting-edge technology. Some of the plants machinery in service today has been in use for nearly 100 years.

Colt Introduces Two California Compliant Rifles

May 23, 2012
Colt Defense has introduced two additional models to its current list of five rifles that are compliant with California's bullet-button laws. The new carbines are the CR6720CA and CR6724CA.

Colt's Law Enforcement Armorer Course

May 11, 2012
Colt is one of the best known names for duty ARs and offers one of the most intensive armorer's courses. The armorer course covers everything from replacing a front sight to rebuilding the bolt and bolt-carrier assembly.

Colt Introduces LE6940P Piston-Based Rifle

April 5, 2012
Colt Defense has introduced its LE6940P modular carbine with an articulating link piston (ALP) operating system initially developed for the U.S. Army, the company announced.

SHOT Show 2012 In Pictures

February 22, 2012

SHOT Show 2012 featured plenty of new gear for law enforcement officers. The show drew more than 61,000 attendees to Las Vegas for the January event and added several "law enforcement only" halls for vendors. View our gallery and read our two-part coverage of the show, "Report From the Aisles" and "Best of Show." Photos by Mark W. Clark.

SHOT Show 2012: Report from the Aisles

February 1, 2012

Despite the industry's attempt to transform shooting sports and self-defense into some kind of video game for the Generation Z folks, there was still plenty of serious hardware for law enforcement at this year's show.

Understanding AR Systems

January 25, 2012

In recent years more and more manufacturers have developed new takes on AR-style rifles, resulting in four major operating systems for the common patrol rifles used by American law enforcement. Let's take a look at the four operating systems and their pros and cons

SHOT Show 2012: Range Day

January 16, 2012
The media range day preview at SHOT Show offers writers an exclusive preview of new introductions. Here's a quick glimpse at several of the innovative items that appeared at the range this year.

Colt To Release LE901-16S Carbine

January 13, 2012
Colt Defense LLC will bring to market the LE901-16S modular, multi-caliber rifle. With a proprietary adapter, the rifle can be easily changed from .308 Winchester (7.62x51 NATO) chambering to .223 Remington (5.56x45 NATO).

Colt Offers Five Calif. Compliant Rifles

December 23, 2011
The LE6920CA, three of Colt's Magpul-accessorized 6920s (the LE6920CMP-B, LE6920CMP-FDE, and the LE6920CMP-O) and the LE6940CA will be made available in California in 2012.

Colt Offers LE6920MP Rifle with Magpul Accessories

November 23, 2011
Colt Defense has introduced the LE6920MP, a version of its AR-type rifle that arrives with eight Magpul firearm accessories. The rifle will be available in several color configurations.

Colt Introduces .380 Mustang Pocketlite Pistol

November 8, 2011
Colt's upgrades to the Mustang include precision machining, use of high-quality materials, and improvements in design. The aluminum alloy receiver, stainless-steel slide and barrel are CNC machined from solid bar stock for precise tolerances.

Colt Defense Introduces Super-Stoc for AR-Type Rifles

October 19, 2011
Colt Defense LLC has introduced the Colt Super-Stoc buttstock, which will be standard issue on select Colt AR and M4 rifles sold to law enforcement. The new Colt Super-Stoc will be available later this month.

Colt Detective Special

May 8, 2011

The Colt Detective Special is an iconic police revolver initially used from 1927-46. The snubby is a shortened version of the earlier Colt Police Postive revolver. GunznGear reviews a third-generation version of this classic police sidearm.

Arizona Adopts U.S. Cavalry Duty Pistol As State Gun

May 5, 2011
The Colt Single Action Army revolver, which became the U.S. Cavalry's service sidearm in 1873, is now the official state firearm of Arizona.
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