Smith & Wesson Finally Says Goodbye to Massachusetts
BY Herschel Smith
1 year, 1 month ago
Gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson hosted a grand opening of its new Tennessee headquarters Saturday after moving from its longtime home in Massachusetts to a more gun-friendly state.
The company built a new 650,000-square feet headquarters in Maryville, Tennessee, as part of a $125 million relocation plan announced in 2021. Tours were offered at the new facility on Saturday.
The gunmaker had been located in Springfield, Massachusetts, since the mid-19th century, but company officials have said legislative proposals in that state would prohibit them from manufacturing certain weapons. Massachusetts is known to have some of the country’s strictest gun laws.
Smith & Wesson President and CEO Mark Smith spoke at the event Saturday, which drew a large crowd to the new facility, The Daily Times reported.
“From where I stand, the next 170 years of Smith & Wesson are looking pretty good,” Smith said. “It is something special here in Tennessee.”
He cited a welcoming regulatory environment and close collaboration with the Tennessee state government as a crucial piece of the plan to relocate. The company has said the new facility would create hundreds of jobs.
Well good, but I hope they’re not leaving business folks and engineers in Massachusetts. Move everything.
Now, leave that stupid Hillary Hole key lock for your revolvers behind.
In celebration, Jerry had some stuff to do. I suspect it was his 9mm wheel gun he’s so fond of.
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— NRA (@NRA) October 8, 2023
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On October 9, 2023 at 9:14 pm, X said:
The problem of course is that every one of the blue states has effectively nullified the Second Amendment. The gun industry has become an entirely red-state industry because that’s the only place their customers can legally purchase and use their products.
Sooner or later, though, the blue state policies are going to get implemented by the feds, maybe under President Harris or President Newsom.
Then what? The idea of moving to a “free state” will be moot.
On October 10, 2023 at 4:44 pm, Allen said:
They’re never going to get rid of the lock, eventually some idiot would leave a loaded lockless revolver laying around and sue the company when a tragedy happens.
On October 11, 2023 at 3:45 pm, Latigo Morgan said:
@Allen Same reason that Ruger won’t ever get rid of the cross bolt safety on the Marlin lever actions, even though nobody wants or needs one on a lever action. Removing it just opens them up to lawsuits – “They removed the safety and look what happened!!”
On October 14, 2023 at 3:03 pm, Dirk Williams said:
X, Only a fool underestimates their enemy. I’m not calling you a fool, I’m just saying our enemies are heavily armed, they just don’t advertise.
Is there any doubt in your mind “ Someone’s” will make available all kinds of weapons when the times right. I don’t think the rumors regarding semi trailers rail cars full,of ammo are rumors.
My example would be France other EC countries with refugees armed with assault auto weapons.
Dirk