Bushmaster XM-15

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Bushmaster Dissipator Model XM-15 rifle with aftermarket handguards
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The Bushmaster XM-15 used by the D.C. snipers during their attacks in October 2002

The Bushmaster XM-15 series (or XM15[1]) is a line of AR-15 style semi-automatic rifles and carbines manufactured by Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC.[2] Variants include the Bushmaster M4-type Carbine, Patrolman series, QRC series, Bushmaster XM15-E2S, and the Carbon 15 line.[2][3]

Variants

The standard XM-15 has a forged 7075T6 aircraft-grade aluminum upper and lower receiver. Barrels of XM-15 firearms have a heavy profile and are hard chrome-lined 4150 alloy steel or 416 stainless steel.[2][4] In Bushmaster's 2016 sales brochure, all new-production XM-15s are stated to be supplied with a 4150 steel barrel.[3] The standard barrel has rifling of 1 turn in 9".[1]

  • E2S Series: The basic E2S is fitted with a 16-inch carbine-style barrel.
    • E2S Target[5] - 20" heavy-barrel target rifle with A2-style stock and carry handle upper, also available with 24" and 26" barrels.
    • E2S Shorty[6] - 16-inch version with a "shorty" handguard.[5]
    • E2S Shorty AK[6] - Shorty variant with 14.5-inch carbine SBR barrel with an AK-74-style muzzle brake permanently welded to the end to increase the overall length to 16 inches.
    • E2S Dissipator[6] - Variant with a Bushmaster-designed 16-inch "Dissipator" barrel. This mounts a disused gas block with a front sight at the 20" position with the actual used gas block in the carbine position and concealed under a rifle-length 12" handguard allowing more forearm support and room to accessorize the rifle.
  • QRC Series: Formerly known as ORC ("optics ready carbine"), but now styled as QRC ("quick response carbine"), are flat-top rifles without iron sights, provided with a simple 1x20 red-dot optic. QRC is chambered in 5.56x45mm with a 1:8 twist melonite coated barrel, M16 style bolt carrier group & mil-spec buffer tube.
  • Patrolman Series:[5] - 7" or 10.5" barrel "pistol" version with a free-float handguard and no stock. Also available as a military or LE select-fire version.
  • Bushmaster M4-Type Carbine

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  • Carbon 15

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The Bushmaster XM15-E2S used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

Notoriety

The Bushmaster XM15-E2S "M4 type" carbine first gained notoriety for its use in the October 2002 Beltway sniper attacks.[7][8]

A Bushmaster XM15-E2S carbine was displayed in a February 2011 video message by Caucasus Emirate leader Dokka Umarov. Bushmaster rifles were captured by pro-Russian forces during the Russo-Georgian War.[9]

A Bushmaster XM-15 was used in the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.[10] Just before the second anniversary of the massacre, nine families of the 26 victims of the shooting filed a class action lawsuit in Connecticut against Bushmaster, Remington Arms and others,[11] seeking "unspecified" damages for the defendants' purported negligent entrustment and illegal marketing of the XM-15 rifle.[12] Plaintiffs argued that both theories of liability fell within exceptions to the 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which affords broad civil immunity to gun manufacturers.[13][14] The case was dismissed in superior court and was appealed to the Connecticut Supreme Court.[15]

In March 2019, the Connecticut Supreme Court reinstated the wrongful death lawsuit, holding that the plaintiffs successfully pleaded a cause of action for illegal marketing.[16] Remington appealed to the United States Supreme Court, which denied review on November 12, 2019.[17] On February 15, 2022, Remington Arms insurers settled with families of Sandy Hook victims and agreed to pay a total of $73 million to families.[18]

XM-15 rifles were also used in the 1997 North Hollywood shootout (illegally converted to full auto),[19] the 2018 Nashville Waffle House shooting,[20] and the 2022 Buffalo shooting.[21]

An XM15-E2 was captured from Islamic State fighters in Sinjar Mountains by Peshmerga during the Iraqi Civil War.[22]

Legality

As of October 2, 2000, California has banned the Bushmaster XM15 by name in the Kasler v. Lockyer Assault Weapon List, among other AR-style rifles by Armalite, DPMS, Colt, and Eagle Arms, to name a few.[23]

As a result of the Sandy Hook school shooting:

Users

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A map with users of the Bushmaster XM-15 in blue

Non-state actors

References

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External links

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