Weapon Makers Flee Liberal Towns And Head To Gun-Friendly States
BY Herschel Smith
6 years, 8 months ago
The ever increasing costs of compliance has driven many gunsmiths out of New York and other states southward to more gun friendly states. Remington, in business here since the 19th century, recently relocated to Alabama. Beretta pulled out of Maryland for Tennessee. KAHR Arms moved to Pennsylvania. So far, Fargnoli is resisting.
“I have 11 grandchildren and one on the way. And I can tell you my wife’s not leaving them. So moving the business isn’t going to happen for me,” he said.
Then if you can’t move your entire clan, your business will suffer, possibly in the extreme. Sorry, but that’s the way the market works. Buyers reward loyalty, and they punish those who undermine their wellbeing, or even those who work with those who undermine their wellbeing. Again I say, if you’re a firearms manufacturer, you need to think seriously about moving South like so many others.
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On March 2, 2018 at 8:17 am, Fred said:
He will end up working the gun counter at his local Walmart. Sad.
On March 2, 2018 at 10:03 pm, Mike Nomad said:
The quote left out Magpul: They Bailed out of CO a couple of years ago, moving their ops to WY and TX.
On March 3, 2018 at 4:13 pm, moe mensale said:
A SAFE Act sponsor basically said he’s going to come after you. Can’t you read the writing on the wall Mr. Fagnoli? Even Remington isn’t that blind.