A small firearms manufacturer in Missouri declared in a press release that it would only sell civilian-legal products to law enforcement agencies.

CMMG made the announcement on June 30, a day before a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms was slated to take effect in Virginia had it not been blocked by courts. The company cited the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in its statement. (RELATED: Supreme Court Takes Up Major Semiautomatic Firearms Case)

“CMMG would like to renew our statement on sales of products to states that restrict the freedom of it’s [sic] citizens. Simply put: CMMG will only fulfill state and local government agencies and officers to the same configurations as they restrict to their own citizens,” the company said in the statement. “We do not have 2 classes of citizens in the country; we are ALL subject to the constitution.”

ATTENTION VIRGINIA RESIDENTS:

Because of the injunction halting the July 1 restrictions, CMMG will resume sales to all eligible VA residents.
CMMG remains committed to serving our customers in VA and our duty to stand with you and your freedoms.

We appreciate your patience. pic.twitter.com/7y0BIR72zy

— CMMG (@CMMGinc) June 26, 2026

“CMMG will fulfill orders in restricted areas if the Chief of Police or Sheriff of that respective department makes a public and written statement refusing to enforce those unconstitutional restrictions on the citizens in that jurisdiction,” the company continued. “This includes firearms, parts, magazines and suppressors. If a state cannot trust us with equipment, we cannot and will not trust them.”

The company makes a variety of firearms and accessories, many of which are based on the AR-15 platform targeted by bans on so-called “assault weapons” like the one Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed into law on May 14. The company also makes suppressors and short-barreled rifles, which have become more popular since President Donald Trump signed a reconciliation bill in July 2025 that reduced the taxes on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and guns described as “any other weapon” to $0.

In a Facebook post, the company said that due to the court orders blocking the Spanberger semi-auto ban, it would resume shipments of firearms to Virginia customers.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation said that it was up to individual firearms manufacturers to decide if they wanted to have a policy similar to CMMG’s regarding the sale of firearms to law enforcement agencies.

“The decision on which entities a firearm manufacturer decides to sell firearms to is the purview of that business,” NSSF Managing Director of Public Affairs Mark Oliva told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “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.”

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