The Number of Firearms Companies Restricting Sales To Government Agencies In Areas That Restrict Gun Rights Grows

Earlier this month we reorted that at least two gun and ammunition manufacturers would no longer sell their products to governments who seek to restrict 2^nd Amendment rights.  York Arms Cancels All Its New York Police Orders and Olympic Arms will no longer sell to Empire State or local officials, including police and other first responders.  It seems that list of manufacturers gets longer and longer.

CNS reports today:

According to The Police Loophole, 34 companies have joined in publicly stating that governments who seek to restrict 2^nd Amendment rights will themselves be restricted from purchasing the items they seek to limit or ban.

Extreme Firepower Inc., located in Inwood, WV has had a longstanding policy that states:

"The Federal Government and several states have enacted gun control laws that restrict the public from owning and possessing certain types of firearms...If a product that we manufacture is not legal for a private citizen to own in a jurisdiction, we will not sell that product to a law-enforcement agency in that jurisdiction." [snip]

Bravo Company USA states:

"The people at Bravo Company USA and BCM support responsible private individuals having access to the same tools of civilian Law Enforcement to affect the same ends...As such Bravo Company's policy is that law enforcement officials and departments will be restricted to the same type of products available to responsible private individuals of that same city or state."

The full list from The Police Loophole:

Nice List

Company	Website	Notice	Date	Notes
Extreme Firepower Inc, LLC	www.extremefirepower.com	Website	Long Standing
Cheaper Than Dirt	www.cheaperthandirt.com	Facebook	Long Standing
MidwayUSA	www.midwayusa.com	Twitter	Long Standing
Old Grouch's Military Surplus	www.oldgrouch.com	Facebook	2013-01-15
Predator Intelligence	www.predatorarmament.com	Facebook	2013-02-01
LaRue Tactical	www.laruetactical.com	Facebook	2013-02-08
Olympic Arms	www.olyarms.com	Facebook	2013-02-12	Currently applies to New York State only
Templar Custom	www.templarcustom.com	Facebook	2013-02-13	Currently applies to New York State only
York Arms	www.yorkarms.com	Website	2013-02	Currently applies to New York State only
Bullwater Enterprises LLC	www.aandtfirearms.com	Facebook	2013-02-16	dba A & T Firearms
West Fork Armory	www.westforkarmory.com	Facebook	2013-02-16	Currently applies to New York State only
Smith Enterprise, Inc	www.smithenterprise.com	Website	2013-02-17	Currently applies to New York State only
Alex Arms	www.alexarms.com	Website	2013-02-17
OFA Tactical	www.ochsnergroup.com	Facebook	2013-02-17
Spike's Tactical	www.spikestactical.com	Facebook	2013-02-18
Quality Arms Idaho	www.qualityarmsidaho.com	Website	2013-02-19
Liberty Suppressors	www.libertycans.net	Facebook	2013-02-19	Currently applies to New York State only
Doublestar Corp	www.star15.com	Facebook	2013-02-19
American Spirit Arms	www.americanspiritarms.com	YouTube	2013-02-19
Tactical Solutions	www.tacticalsol.com	Website	2013-02-20	Currently applies to New York State only
Head Down Products, LLC	www.headdownproducts.com	Facebook	2013-02-20	Currently applies to New York State only
Exile Machine	www.exilemachine.net	Website	2013-02
J&G Sales, Ltd	www.jgsales.com	Facebook	2013-02-20
Bravo Company USA	www.bravocompanyusa.com	Website	2013-02-20
ACE LTD.	www.riflestocks.com	Website	2013-02-20
Barrett	www.barrett.net	Website	2013-02-20
Kiss Tactical	www.kisstactical.com	Facebook	2013-02-20
NEMO Arms, Inc	www.nemoarms.com	Facebook	2013-02-21	Currently applies to New York State only
Top Gun Supply	www.topgunsupply.com	Facebook	2013-02-21
Red Jacket Firearms	www.redjacketfirearms.com	Facebook	2013-02-21
Badger Peak	www.badgerpeak.com	Facebook	2013-02-22
Controlled Chaos Arms	www.controlledchaosarms.com	Facebook	2013-02-22
Big Horn Armory	www.bighornarmory.com	Facebook	2013-02-22
One Source Tactical	www.onesourcetactical.com	Website	2013-02-22
CMMG	www.cmmginc.com	Facebook	2013-02-22
SRT Arms	www.srtarms.com	Website	2013-02-22
Norton Firearms	www.nortonfirearms.com	Website	2013-02-22

Naughty List

Company	Website	Notice	Date	Notes
Armalite	www.armalite.com	Website	2013-02-19	Will not sell to agencies, but will sell to individuals of agencies.
GT Distributors	www.gtdist.com	Website	2013-02-21	Currently ONLY selling to LEO

 

From Breitbart on February 15, 2013:

The announcements read:

• LaRue Tactical 

Effective today, in an effort to see that no legal mistakes are made by LaRue Tactical and/or its employees, we will apply all current State and Local Laws (as applied to civilians) to state and local law enforcement / government agencies. In other words, LaRue Tactical will limit all sales to what law-abiding citizens residing in their districts can purchase or possess.

• Olympic Arms

Due the passing of this legislation, Olympic Arms would like to announce that the State of New York, any Law Enforcement Departments, Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders within the State of New York, or any New York State government entity or employee of such an entity - will no longer be served as customers. 

In short, Olympic Arms will no longer be doing business with the State of New York or any governmental entity or employee of such governmental entity within the State of New York - henceforth and until such legislation is repealed, and an apology made to the good people of the State of New York and the American people. 

• Extreme Firepower Inc, LLC 

The Federal Government and several states have enacted gun control laws that restrict the public from owning and possessing certain types of firearms. Law-enforcement agencies are typically exempt from these restrictions. EFI, LLC does not recognize law-enforcement exemptions to local, state, and federal gun control laws. If a product that we manufacture is not legal for a private citizen to own in a jurisdiction, we will not sell that product to a law-enforcement agency in that jurisdiction.

• Templar Custom

We will not sell arms to agents of the state of New York that hold themselves to be "more equal" than their citizens.

As long as the legislators of New York think they have the power to limit the rights of their citizens, in defiance of the Constitution, we at Templar will not sell them firearms to enforce their edicts.

Templar Custom is announcing that the State of New York, any Law Enforcement Departments, Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders within the State of New York, or any New York State government entity or employee will no longer be served as customers.

• York Arms

Based on the recent legislation in New York, we are prohibited from selling rifles and receivers to residents of New York. We have chosen to extend that prohibition to all governmental agencies associated with or located within New York. As a result we have halted sales of rifles, short barreled rifles, short barreled shotguns, machine guns, and silencers to New York governmental agencies.

• Cheaper than Dirt 

Recently, companies such as LaRue Tactical and Olympic Arms have announced that they will no longer sell prohibited items to government agencies and personnel in states that deny the right to own those items to civilians. It has been and will continue to be Cheaper Than Dirt’s policy to not to sell prohibited items to government agencies and/or agents in states, counties, cities, and municipalities that have enacted restrictive gun control laws against their citizens. We support and encourage other companies that share in this policy.

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Comments

[R.J. Godlewski]

You can add me to the list, but I will not divulge business names or types of service. :o)

[(Rhino!) CBPO Jon A Underwood, CBP, Ret.]

You can add my Company to that list... I'm just a one man company, but right is right.

www.rhinoarmsllc.com
Website and Military Arms Channel notified.

Losing any business will hurt me, but again, right is right.

[(Rhino!) CBPO Jon A Underwood, CBP, Ret.]

I know how the GOV will deal with this as they must with any question to their rule:

They will contact every company and threaten them with revocation of their license on the companies official "Discrimination" of not providing access to their products equally to everyone.

[Tammy Swofford]

This is healthy policy at work. I wrote about the topic for Daily Times Pakistan recently. I firmly believe that the spirit of the law for Posse Commitatus is one of force equalization between the citizen and the civilian enforcement agencies. Anything within a SWAT arsenal, should not be a restricted weapon. Posse Commitatus recognized that military power has the potential to overwhelm and create an unequal status in right to bear arms. This use of overwhelming force, is not meant to be used against our own citizens.

May our states which deny Constitutional right find their officers armed with sling shots. Ammunition manufacturers must follow in tandem manner, the companies which construct the firearms.

Tammy

[Debbie]

Anyone wishing their arms business be added to the list, go to the Police Loophole website and there is an email address you can use. Here is the link and instructions:

http://www.thepoliceloophole.com/

QUOTE:

Don't see one that belongs on here or want your company on the list?

Send me an email at admin@thepoliceloophole.com with "Loophole" in the subject.

Please also include a link to the written policy either on Facebook or your website.

I cannot host policies on this site.

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[Susan Benton]

Debbie,

Thank you for this great posting, and also thank you commenters. I don't own a fire-arm myself (not yet anyway), but fully support the 2nd Amendment and the right of anyone to sell or not sell anything as they chose. Otherwise this is not a free country.