SilencerCo halts Maxim 50 sales in California, Massachusetts and New Jersey

By Chris Eger

While the suppressed in-line muzzleloader can be sold anywhere in the U.S. under federal law without permits or paperwork, questions about state law have prompted SilcencerCo to back off on sales to customers in some areas (Photo: SilencerCo)
The Utah-based suppressor company on Wednesday announced they are suspending sales in three states over concerns about local laws against their moderated muzzleloader.
In a statement emailed to Guns.com, the SilencerCo said the company received “several immediate legal challenges” on the Maxim 50 from California, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, resulting in the decision in an abundance of caution to refund orders already placed from those states and halt further sales to the affected areas pending more research.
“These three states have rules that are not entirely clear with respect to firearms and silencers and antique firearms, and it is relevant to point out that no states contemplated a product of this sort in their laws,” said the company, going on to say they have “no desire to place any consumer in a situation where they may get arrested and charged with a felony because their state defines a firearm differently than the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.”
Released Tuesday in a social media blitz,

Source: Guns.com