A lot of states are now considering that if guns and ammunition are produced in that state, solely for use in that state, then they are outside of federal jurisdiction.
In turn, because a gun manufacturer may find it economically difficult to operate just for a single state, the state may offer incentives to help them set up and succeed.
The most important of these low or no cost incentives is to not impede their business with bureaucratic demands, in fact to legally make it easy for them to set up shop the way they want to.
Next is to provide incentives for law enforcement to buy guns and ammo from that manufacturer. Importantly, since they are a small business, they can “tailor make” guns to the exact specifications that they want.
Third is to requisition commemorative guns as awards for good service and performance. A limited edition of such guns, as in the article, are often highly valued.
You don’t really think the feds will buy that argument, do you? The same government that sued (and won) against a farmer who was growing crops on his own land, for his own use, on the argument that even though he wasn’t selling anything across state lines, he was AFFECTING interstate commerce?