Missouri-based AR-15 manufacturer CMMG has decided that if your state does not trust its own citizens with firearms, then CMMG does not trust your state with firearms either. It is a beautifully simple equation, really. As The American Tribune reported, the company released a statement on June 30 declaring it will only sell its products to law enforcement agencies in restrictive states if the local chief of police or sheriff makes a "public and written statement refusing to enforce those unconstitutional restrictions on the citizens in that jurisdiction."
In other words, you want the cool stuff? Put it in writing that you will not use it to disarm the people who pay your salary. That is one heck of a terms-of-service agreement.
"We do not have 2 classes of citizens in the country; we are ALL subject to the Constitution," the company's statement read. The policy covers firearms, parts, magazines, and suppressors. "If a state cannot trust us with equipment, we cannot and will not trust them."
CMMG also threw in a little history refresher about the Founding Fathers, noting that they "put their lives, their reputations, their possessions and their futures on the line" 250 years ago when they stood up against overbearing government restrictions. The company warned that "over time, those words seem to have faded and our liberties have eroded slowly." Nothing says corporate press release quite like a reminder that the guys who started this country literally risked being hanged.
According to Breitbart News, the company wrapped up its statement with a pledge of loyalty: "Our loyalty is to the People of this country and to the Constitution of the United States of America. We support law enforcement, but not at the expense of disarming and restricting our fellow citizens."
As The Daily Caller noted, CMMG produces a wide variety of guns and accessories, with most of their lineup centered on the AR-15 platform that certain politicians love to mislabel as "assault weapons." Among the politicians pushing bans on such firearms is Virginia Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger. However, CMMG announced on Facebook that new court orders blocking Spanberger's semi-auto gun ban meant the company would resume shipping products to Virginia customers. Courts doing court things.
The company also manufactures suppressors and short-barreled rifles, which have seen a surge in popularity since President Donald Trump signed a reconciliation bill in July 2025 that dropped the tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and firearms classified as "any other weapon" to zero dollars. Nothing boosts sales quite like eliminating a tax.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation took a diplomatic approach, with Managing Director of Public Affairs Mark Oliva telling the Daily Caller News Foundation that the decision is entirely up to each company. "As a trade association, NSSF cannot and will not dictate to our members with whom they can and cannot conduct business. That would violate federal antitrust laws." Translation: we are not telling anyone what to do, but we are also not going to stop them.
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