Luring Gun Makers to Free States

[ipser]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/us/10guns.html

[ccmc]

Thanks for posting that. That's an excellent idea. Interestingly most of the foreign firearms manufacturers that have set up shop in the US have done so in the free states. The only exception I can think of is Beretta which is in MD. Otherwise Sig's in NH, Glock and HK are in GA and FN's in VA. CT is actually a quasi-free state as they are pretty much shall issue in most cases. Interesting about that hypocrite Schumer lobbying to keep Remington in NY.

[vonderplatz]

Thanks for posting that. That's an excellent idea. Interestingly most of the foreign firearms manufacturers that have set up shop in the US have done so in the free states. The only exception I can think of is Beretta which is in MD. Otherwise Sig's in NH, Glock and HK are in GA and FN's in VA. CT is actually a quasi-free state as they are pretty much shall issue in most cases. Interesting about that hypocrite Schumer lobbying to keep Remington in NY.

I saved jobs, now let's put them out of business.

[monk]

LOL awesome. I expect people to argue that manufacturing and enjoying guns are two different things and that gun owners are punishing hardworking people and bla bla bla.

[1BigPea]

Thanks for posting that. That's an excellent idea. Interestingly most of the foreign firearms manufacturers that have set up shop in the US have done so in the free states. The only exception I can think of is Beretta which is in MD. Otherwise Sig's in NH, Glock and HK are in GA and FN's in VA. CT is actually a quasi-free state as they are pretty much shall issue in most cases. Interesting about that hypocrite Schumer lobbying to keep Remington in NY.

Also to add to the list, Springfield Armory is located in Geneseo, Illinois.

[Maestro Pistolero]

I love that makers like Colt, Springfield Armory, Rock River Arms, and many others are behind enemy lines. The tax revenue on their business in those states may act as a limit on those states infringement (to a point) In other words, if they go TOO far, driving them out of business, those states lose a pile of money.

[triplestack3]

Also to add to the list, Springfield Armory is located in Geneseo, Illinois.

+Kimber is in Yonkers, NY

[NorCal Mtn Flyer]

I love that makers like Colt, Springfield Armory, Rock River Arms, and many others are behind enemy lines. The tax revenue on their business in those states may act as a limit on those states infringement (to a point) In other words, if they go TOO far, driving them out of business, those states lose a pile of money.

But no doubt if any of those manufacturers decided to move their facilities to free states, they would get slapped by an NLRB injunction, ala BOEING! Heaven forbid that a manufacturer of anything be allowed to make decisions about where to best base their operation at.

But it is truly ironic that strong antis in Congress/Senate are supporting the manufacture of the very products they would outlaw at the soonest opportunity!

[CAL.BAR]

Another thing to consider is that there are fewer people in "free states". CA, for example, has more population than that of all of the plains states put together. Can't make a living on the 900,000 people in MT. (lol)

[pointedstick]

But no doubt if any of those manufacturers decided to move their facilities to free states, they would get slapped by an NLRB injunction, ala BOEING! Heaven forbid that a manufacturer of anything be allowed to make decisions about where to best base their operation at.

But it is truly ironic that strong antis in Congress/Senate are supporting the manufacture of the very products they would outlaw at the soonest opportunity!

NLRB only applies to unions, right? This is talking out of my ***, but I can't imagine that many gun companies have unionized workforces.

[Ubermcoupe]

Interesting about that hypocrite Schumer lobbying to keep Remington in NY.

Unfortunately there's nothing "interesting" about it. It's the norm and what I would expect from an elected official from NY.

[Wherryj]

Also to add to the list, Springfield Armory is located in Geneseo, Illinois.

The others were examples of foreign manufacturers setting up in the US, but if you want to add to the list of domestic manufacturers behind enemy lines, you can add Franklin Armory here in the south bay region of the People's Socialist Republik of Kalifornia.

[yellowfin]

NLRB only applies to unions, right? This is talking out of my ***, but I can't imagine that many gun companies have unionized workforces.

I know Remington's is, and it's virtually required in NY and MA, the latter of which has Smith & Wesson. Bushmaster was in Maine and they were unionized, so much to the point that BM went under and was liquidated and moved out after being bought by Remington. I would actually expect that Colt probably is unionized too. It's REALLY, REALLY disgusting that unions are in general supporters of the anti gun political complex yet gun companies can't kick them out.

[Scott Connors]

Thanks for posting that. That's an excellent idea. Interestingly most of the foreign firearms manufacturers that have set up shop in the US have done so in the free states. The only exception I can think of is Beretta which is in MD. Otherwise Sig's in NH, Glock and HK are in GA and FN's in VA. CT is actually a quasi-free state as they are pretty much shall issue in most cases. Interesting about that hypocrite Schumer lobbying to keep Remington in NY.

What's really funny is that factory in Maine that Remington moved to NY was Bushmaster's old plant, which manufactured "certain banned semiautomatic rifles"! His hypocrisy really knows no limit. I can easily picture him as one of the corrupt politicians in the eighth circle of Dante's Hell, only instead of being forced to wear monk-like robes of lead he's forced to haul enough .50 cal ammo to supply the siege of Khe Sanh.