Bushmaster XM-15

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. In Bushmaster's 2016 sales brochure, all new-production XM-15s are stated to be supplied with a 4150 steel barrel. The standard barrel has rifling of 1 turn in 9".

• E2S Series: The basic E2S is fitted with a 16-inch carbine-style barrel.
• E2S Target{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X0QACwAAQBAJ|title=2016 Standard Catalog of Firearms: The Collector's Price and Reference Guide|first=Jerry|last=Lee|date=29 January 2016|publisher=F+W Media, Inc.|via=Google Books|isbn=9781440244414}} - 20" heavy-barrel target rifle with A2-style stock and carry handle upper, also available with 24" and 26" barrels.
• E2S Shorty{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eT2t8PBVmVMC|title=Guns Illustrated 2011: The Latest Guns, Specs & Prices|first=Dan|last=Shideler|date=20 August 2010|publisher=F+W Media, Inc|via=Google Books|isbn=9781440216244}} - 16-inch version with a "shorty" handguard.
• E2S Shorty AK - 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 - 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: - 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 "M4 type" carbine first gained notoriety for its use in the October 2002 Beltway sniper attacks.{{cite book |last=Carter |first=Gregg Lee |title=Gun Control in the United States: A Reference Handbook |date=2006 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=9781851097609 |page=[https://archive.org/details/guncontrolinunit0000cart/page/151 151] |url=https://archive.org/details/guncontrolinunit0000cart|url-access=registration |access-date=24 August 2016|quote=The most infamous example is the Bushmaster ...rifle that John Allen Muhammed and John Lee Malvo use in their October 2002 Washington D.C., killing spree.}}{{cite news |last=Harrison |first=Judy |title=Colt's federal suit against rival firearm firm gets moved to Maine|agency=Knight Ridder Tribune Business News |date=11 Nov 2004 |quote=Bushmaster's XM-15 E2s 'M4 type' carbine allegedly was used by John Allen Muhammad and has gained notoriety as the weapon used in the Washington, D.C., area sniper shootings, according to the complaint.}}

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. {{cite web |url=https://www.calibreobscura.com/exotic-species-of-the-north-caucasus-pt-2-guest-post/ |title=Exotic species of the North Caucasus (Pt 2) |date=December 21, 2021 |publisher=Calibre Obscura |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222132429/https://www.calibreobscura.com/exotic-species-of-the-north-caucasus-pt-2-guest-post/ |archive-date=December 22, 2021}}

A Bushmaster XM-15 was used in the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.{{cite news |last1=Lysiak|first1=Matthew|title=Video of Adam Lanza Confirmed as Newtown Parents Sue |url=http://www.newsweek.com/sandy-hook-lawsuit-adam-lanza-429526|access-date=23 February 2016 |work=Newsweek |date=23 Feb 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602194737/http://www.newsweek.com/sandy-hook-lawsuit-adam-lanza-429526 |archive-date=June 2, 2023}} 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,{{Cite web |url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-sandy-hook-gun-lawsuit-20141215-story.html|title=Sandy Hook Families' Suit Against Gun Maker Will Test Federal Law |last=ALTIMARI |first=DAVE |website=Hartford Courant |access-date=2019-12-31}} seeking "unspecified" damages for the defendants' purported negligent entrustment and illegal marketing of the XM-15 rifle.{{cite news|last1=Fantz|first1=Ashley|title=Gun makers urge judge to toss Sandy Hook lawsuit|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/20/health/sandy-hook-newtown-gun-lawsuit/ |publisher=CNN LLC|date=20 June 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316175321/http://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/20/health/sandy-hook-newtown-gun-lawsuit/|archive-date=March 16, 2023}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Terrill|first1=Daniel|title=Remington tries for dismissal in Sandy Hook, Bushmaster case|url=http://www.guns.com/2016/02/22/remington-lawyers-try-for-dismissal-in-sandy-hook-bushmaster-case/|website=Guns.com|access-date=23 February 2016|date=2016-02-22|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307181540/https://www.guns.com/2016/02/22/remington-lawyers-try-for-dismissal-in-sandy-hook-bushmaster-case|archive-date=March 7, 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/02/bushmaster-sandy-hook-liability/463245/|title=Will a Gun Manufacturer Be Held Liable for Sandy Hook?|last1=Obbie|first1=Mark|date=17 February 2016|work=The Atlantic|access-date=23 February 2016|publisher=The Atlantic Monthly Group|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320143554/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/02/bushmaster-sandy-hook-liability/463245/|archive-date=March 20, 2023}} The case was dismissed in superior court and was appealed to the Connecticut Supreme Court.{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Alex|title=Fate of Sandy Hook lawsuit against gun maker could be decided by a slingshot|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fate-sandy-hook-lawsuit-against-gun-maker-could-be-decided-n820776|access-date=May 2, 2018 |publisher=NBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324073027/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fate-sandy-hook-lawsuit-against-gun-maker-could-be-decided-n820776|archive-date=March 24, 2023}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Collins |first1=Dave |title=Court rules gun maker can be sued over Newtown shooting |url=https://apnews.com/a4b101a04dc9469999880a61280fd0da |access-date=5 September 2019 |publisher=Associated Press |date=14 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310181045/https://apnews.com/article/shootings-north-america-lawsuits-us-news-ap-top-news-a4b101a04dc9469999880a61280fd0da |archive-date=March 10, 2023}} Remington appealed to the United States Supreme Court, which denied review on November 12, 2019.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/us/politics/supreme-court-sandy-hook-remington.html|title=Supreme Court Allows Sandy Hook Relatives to Sue Gun Maker|last1=Hussey|first1=Kristin|date=2019-11-12|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-12-31|last2=Williamson|first2=Elizabeth|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516202818/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/us/politics/supreme-court-sandy-hook-remington.html|archive-date=May 16, 2023}} 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.{{Cite web|url= https://abcnews.com/US/sandy-hook-families-settle-remington-marking-1st-time/story?id=82881639 |title= Sandy Hook families settle with Remington marking 1st time gun maker is held liable for mass shooting |publisher=ABC News|access-date=February 15, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310181047/https://abcnews.go.com/US/sandy-hook-families-settle-remington-marking-1st-time/story?id=82881639 |archive-date=March 10, 2023}}

XM-15 rifles were also used in the 1997 North Hollywood shootout (illegally converted to full auto),{{Cite web|title=img1231nb.jpg|date=2014-10-21|url=http://www.durikgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img1231nb.jpg|access-date=2021-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021040601/http://www.durikgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img1231nb.jpg|archive-date=2014-10-21}} the 2018 Nashville Waffle House shooting,{{cite news |author=Amir Vera |date=April 22, 2018 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/22/us/waffle-house-shooter-white-house/index.html |title=Waffle House shooter was once arrested by Secret Service for trespassing near White House |publisher=CNN |access-date=April 26, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310181640/https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/04/22/us/waffle-house-shooter-white-house/index.html|archive-date=March 10, 2023}} and the 2022 Buffalo shooting.{{Cite news |last1=Whitlock |first1=Craig |last2=Willman |first2=David |last3=Horton |first3=Alex |date=May 16, 2022 |title=Massacre suspect said he modified Bushmaster rifle to hold more ammunition |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/05/15/buffalo-shooting-gun-bought-bushmaster/ |access-date=May 16, 2022 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516094008/https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/05/15/buffalo-shooting-gun-bought-bushmaster/ |url-status=live }}

An XM15-E2 was captured from Islamic State fighters in Sinjar Mountains by Peshmerga during the Iraqi Civil War.{{cite book|title=Islamic State Weapons in Iraq and Syria: Analysis of weapons and ammunition captured from Islamic State forces in Iraq and Syria |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304211536/https://conflictarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Dispatch_IS_Iraq_Syria_Weapons.pdf|archive-date=March 4, 2023|url=http://conflictarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Dispatch_IS_Iraq_Syria_Weapons.pdf|date=September 2014|author=Conflict Armament Research|pages=12–14|ref={{harvid|Conflict Armament Research 2014}}|author-link=Conflict Armament Research}}

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.[https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/infobuls/kaslist.pdf Kasler v. Lockyer Assault Weapon List]

As a result of the Sandy Hook school shooting:

• New York State banned the Bushmaster XM-15 series and assault weapons in the January 2013 NY SAFE Act.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/16/nyregion/tougher-gun-law-in-new-york.html|title=Tougher Gun Law in New York|last=Kaplan|first=Thomas|date=2013-01-15|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-09-14}}
• The XM-15 series is among over 100 named firearms added to the Connecticut state assault weapon ban list in an April 2013 amendment, passed in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting.{{Cite web | url=http://www.ct.gov/despp/lib/despp/slfu/firearms/assault_weapons.pdf |title = Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426031941/http://www.ct.gov/despp/lib/despp/slfu/firearms/assault_weapons.pdf|archive-date=April 26, 2018}}{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/nyregion/connecticut-lawmakers-pass-gun-limits.html |title = Connecticut Governor Signs Gun Measures|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2013-04-04|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516204516/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/nyregion/connecticut-lawmakers-pass-gun-limits.html|archive-date=May 16, 2023}}

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• {{flag|Brazil}}: Federal Police of Brazil{{cite web |title=POTD: Brazilian Federal Police with Bushmaster XM15-E2S - |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/04/02/potd-brazilian-federal-police-with-bushmaster-xm15a2/ |website=The Firearm Blog |access-date=23 July 2019 |date=2 April 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308074749/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/04/02/potd-brazilian-federal-police-with-bushmaster-xm15a2/|archive-date=March 8, 2023}}
• {{flag|New Zealand}}: New Zealand Police{{Cite web|url=https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/1923|title = Replacement due for police rifles|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517153019/https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/1923|archive-date= May 17, 2023}}
• {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}{{cite book |title=The politics of destroying surplus small arms : inconspicuous disarmament |date=2010 |publisher=Alpers, Philip |isbn=978-0-415-49461-8 |pages=168–169 }}{{cite book |title=Under the gun : the small arms challenge in the Pacific |year=2003 |publisher=Victoria University Press in association with the Peace and Disarmament Education Trust |isbn=9780864734532 |pages=64–65}}
• {{flag|Poland}}: Used by JW GROM.{{cite web |title=Fot. 12. 5,56-mm kbk M4A1 firmy Bushmaster (XM-15-E2S) z 40-mm granatnikiem... - Ireneusz Chloupek Special-Ops.pl - Portal Ludzi Akcji |url=http://www.special-ops.pl/artykul-galeria/id534,arsenal-grom-1?gal=1&zdjecie=4862 |website=Special-Ops.pl - Portal Ludzi Akcji |access-date=23 July 2019 |language=pl|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723182910/http://www.special-ops.pl/artykul-galeria/id534%2Carsenal-grom-1%3Fgal%3D1&zdjecie%3D4862|archive-date=July 23, 2019}}

• {{flagdeco|ISIL}} Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
• 22px Caucasus Emirate

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