 In 2013, Serbu refused to sell their model BFG-50A semi-automatic .50 rifles to the New York City Police Department after the passage of the NY SAFE Act that classified their weapon as an assault weapon.Instances like this, in which a firearms manufacturer refuses to supply state entities with weapons that are forbidden to their private citizens, have become more common.Following their refusal to sell the rifles, Serbu then had T-shirts printed with an image of the classic "Seinfeld" character The Soup Nazi, played by actor Larry Thomas, and the words "No Serbu For You".