A Missouri-based AR-15 manufacturer made a bold stand for the Second Amendment by informing law enforcement in states that ban guns they will only sell their rifles to them if they make “public and written statements” refusing to enforce “unconstitutional restrictions” on firearms. The company, CMMG, put out a press release explaining its position on June 30.
“At this time, CMMG would like to renew our statement on sales of products to states that restrict the freedom of its citizens….We do not have 2 classes of citizens in the country; we are ALL subject to the Constitution,” CMMG’s statement said. “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.”
“This includes firearms, parts, magazines and suppressors. If a state cannot trust us with equipment, we cannot and will not trust them,” the release continued. The company then provided a short history lesson about the Founding Fathers and the reason behind including the right to bear arms in our nation’s founding document.
“Our country’s founders made a bold stance 250 years ago, a position of opposition to the overbearing restrictions placed onto them. They put their lives, their reputations, their possessions and their futures on the line. The Rights so boldly listed in that Declaration were listed and penned specifically to announce our freedoms and liberties. Over time, those words seem to have faded and our liberties have eroded slowly,” it added.
According to a report from Breitbart News, CMMG concluded the press release with an affirmation of its dedication to serving the people of the United States and its loyalty to upholding the Constitution. “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.”
A report from The Daily Caller stated that the company makes a wide variety of guns and accessories, though the vast majority of their products are geared toward the AR-15-style rifle that so many liberals mislabel as “assault weapons.” Many left-wing politicians have pushed legislation to ban or heavily restrict these weapons, including Virginia Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger.
The company also produces suppressors and short-barreled rifles, which have increased in popularity following a reconciliation bill signed into law by President Donald Trump in July 2025 that slashed the taxes on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and firearms described as “any other weapon” to $0.
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CMMG published a post on Facebook stating that because of new court orders that block Spanberger’s semi-auto gun ban, the company would resume product shipments to customers residing in Virginia. The National Shooting Sports Foundation weighed in on the manufacturer’s statement, saying it was up to individual companies if they wanted to have a similar policy to that of CMMG.
“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 went on to say in a statement to 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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