Upset by efforts to impose new gun control restrictions, a group of small firearms manufacturers are threatening to not sell weapons to local police in states that adopt new restrictions. The group currently numbers about 50 and includes gun shops as well as machinists. The Police Loophole web site lists 87 such companies.

New York State is reportedly a top concern of the group, due to lawmakers adopting new gun-control regulations, including limiting the size of magazines.

York Arms of Buxton, Maine, a boycott participant, wrote on its website that they will not sell to any government agency in New York State.

The group does not include major gun manufacturers, such as Smith & Wesson, Springfield Armory, Ruger or Remington. Some observers have noted that unless the dominant players in the industry participate in the boycott, the effort may prove useless.

-Noel Brinkerhoff

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