Gun manufacturers continue to produce a product that leads to thousands of deaths a year.
They produce a wide range of these products, engage in questionable marketing and promotional tactics and struggle to ignore the body count. Colt's announcement represents a major victory for the violence prevention community. The decision comes as a response to the increasing number of lawsuits brought against the company by victims of gun violence and municipalities. With 28 cases pending against it, Colt has been the biggest victim in the ongoing litigious efforts to force gun makers to pay the cost of gun-related crimes. As a group of physicians charged with the protection of public health, PSR applauds Colt's decision to cease production of many of its firearms.