How Many Times Have I Told Kimber To Leave New York?
BY Herschel Smith
4 years, 7 months ago
I’ve lost count, but many, many times. It’s too late to avoid suffering at least some financial damage.
Due to the New York state decision to shutter non-essential businesses as part of the COVID-19 response plan, Kimber Mfg. Inc. has stopped production at its New York facilities.
Production continues at Kimber’s new, state-of-the-art Troy, Alabama manufacturing facility, with the entire line of handguns and long guns being assembled. Due to the large number of parts manufactured in Yonkers and the state-mandated closure in New York, the Troy facility will suspend production on March 31st. “This situation is unfortunate as we were off to an incredible start in gun shipments in 2020 and were running our factories seven days a week.
One commenter says “For the life of me, I cannot understand why any firearm related manufacturer would do business in a state, the government of which is committed to the destruction of that business.”
Me neither.
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On March 29, 2020 at 8:31 pm, Fred said:
This will hurt Kimber. The gun stores are stripped bare, every gun manufacturer in the country is loading up the OT and other measures to ramp up. Strategic business decisions aren’t that hard, IF, you serve your customer very first of all.
And it occurred to me earlier today that Colt stopped selling to mere civilians just in time to miss the biggest sales event in 100 years. There is nothing that company can’t do wrong.
On March 29, 2020 at 9:58 pm, X said:
‘One commenter says “For the life of me, I cannot understand why any firearm related manufacturer would do business in a state, the government of which is committed to the destruction of that business.”’
…Because they’re whores for money and want lucrative contracts from the police and the government? cf. Colt (CT), Remington (NY), Smith & Wesson MA)…
On March 29, 2020 at 11:02 pm, Jack said:
X said it short and sweet.
I’ll say it long winded.
Mr. Firearms and Ammunition Manufacturers AND Armoring Units within..
STOP! Stop selling Weapons, Ammunition and providing training to ALL the Gun Control STATES LE(We know who they are) and DC and it’s filthy Stasi Imitators.
Let them use sticks as they would have us do.
You want to stop the Tyranny and Extortion (via the courts) , Thats How.
It may seem like a hard pill to swallow…now.
A little pain now is better than the total destruction and war they are waging on not just you but the entire Foundation of the USA.
Now is the time to take back ALL Public stock.
On March 30, 2020 at 11:17 am, Drake said:
If every cop in New York was walking around with a Kimber strapped to his or her hip I might understand it – but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
On March 30, 2020 at 1:56 pm, Paul Bonneau said:
Getting out of Oregon made sense to me; the state government is hostile to small businesses, and to guns in general. But going to Yonkers? Seriously?
Some people (and companies) are destined to serve as an example for others, of what not to do.
On March 30, 2020 at 5:28 pm, TRX said:
…because key “decision-makers” in management live there, and keep the factory there for their own convenience.
If they were concerned about lower taxes, lower operating costs, and a friendlier regulatory environment, they’d’ve been outta there decades ago.