Ilion, N.Y. — The Remington Arms factory in the Herkimer County village of Ilion has reopened, eight months after its previous owner closed the plant and laid off more than 700 workers.
Richmond Italia, managing partner for RemArms owner Roundhill Group LLC, said in an email that the company has called back 230 workers to the factory, with plans for starting production with the Model 870 shotgun line, according to the Times Telegram.
Phil Smith, director of communications and governmental affairs for the United Mine Workers of America, said 120 hourly workers are among those who have been called back to work.
The reopening comes a little more than a month after the union announced it had reached an agreement with Roundhill that recognizes the union as the hourly employees’ collective bargaining agent when they return to work, establishes a recall process for more former Remington workers to be called back, and sets up a 60-day timeframe for the parties to begin negotiating a full labor contract.
Well that all sounds depressing. A union is still in control, they will negotiate a contract, and their main product is going to be the 870, which will have to compete with both new and time-honored shotguns from Savage, Beretta, Benelli, and others.
I like his idea of a small caliber rifle backed by a large bore handgun, or a large bore rifle backed by a small caliber handgun. In survival you may not find a deer to kill, but you may have a better chance of finding a rabbit or squirrel.
Yea, if you pop my range bag open you’ll find a $4000 Wilson Combat pistol.
No, not really. You’ll find lots of tools, including hex-head wrenches of all sizes, rags (both clean and dirty), clothespins, oil, cleaning supplies, bore/barrel mops, patches, hearing protection of all kinds, loose rounds, spent cases, sand and dirt, dead bugs, towels, uncleaned lead powder, maybe a scope or a scope mount, etc., etc., and probably no replacement batteries for hearing protection or scopes.
All thrown in together in the most unorganized way possible. In a different world – but certainly feasible in terms of possible world metaphysics if I was just more disciplined – it would be clean, organized, fully stocked with everything, and able to be used by anyone.
It’s not any of those things. It is what it is, and we are who we are. If I didn’t have a day job I could do a lot of other things.
A bill introduced in South Carolina is both common sense and closes a seriously dangerous loop in their law. H 3432 will give much needed protections to those that do opt to carry a firearm for self-defense. From the summary of the bill we have the following:
Immunity from prosecution and civil action for stand your ground
A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 16-11-440 AND 16-11-450, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BOTH RELATING TO IMMUNITY FROM CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND CIVIL ACTIONS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES FOR THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE AGAINST ANOTHER PERSON (STAND YOUR GROUND), BOTH SO AS TO INCLUDE DISPLAYING DEADLY FORCE IN THE PURVIEW OF THE STATUTES.
Brandishing a firearm can come with serious penalties. But what happens when someone is being attacked, they deploy their firearm, and then the attacker turns and runs away? Well, in my book and anyone that has any wits about them would chalk this one up to a big win.
I agree, and the notion that law enforcement would arrest and charge someone with brandishing is ridiculous if that action stopped an attacker. But that would require intelligence by LEOs, and moral scruples by prosecuting attorneys, neither of which is realistic.
This is a worthy bill, but if it hasn’t already been heard in committee and passed on, it’s unlikely to get a vote this session.
Attaboy. Don’t worry about what other people think. I wear what I want, I don’t listen to other people tell me how to dress, I couldn’t care less if I print, and I’d rather open carry if circumstances permit it. I conceal well in non-permissive environments (no one will know if I’m armed), I will dress fine for fine occasions, and internet experts on tacticool don’t impress me at all.
I dress for the occasion, and I will wear baggy pants if I want to, or other pants and a nice shirt if I have to. And I don’t wear fishing vests or try to keep others from feeling uncomfortable around me. When I carry, I do so because I choose to exercise my God-given right to do so.
I know the 10mm semiauto pistol has become somewhat popular for predator protection (e.g., bears), but I also have to remark that I see absolutely no advantage over the 450 SMC in 45ACP, which instead of 170 grains at 1235 FPS is 230 grains at 1120 FPS, with only a change to the spring in a 1911. More to the point, I’ll keep my 450 SMC.
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