Adios Jackass - Remington Arms leave NY
Feb 18, 2014 21:36:34 #
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. A Connecticut gun-maker announced on Wednesday it intends to leave the state, just six days after passage of restrictive gun control legislation, while two other manufacturers said they are considering relocation offers from other states.
Manufacturers also plan to lobby the state's congressional delegation next week "to make sure they hear from our side," said Mark Malkowski, president of Stag Arms in New Britain.
Bristol-based PTR said in a statement posted on its website that it has not decided where it will move, but has commitments from most employees to relocate. The company makes military-style rifles and employs more than 40 people. PTR Vice President John McNamara said the company expects to make a more formal announcement about a move within six weeks.
"Along with other companies in the trade, we were deeply apprehensive at the hurried process to develop new gun laws and fearful that it would generate unintended consequences for our industry," the company said.
With the legislation signed into law by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on April 4, "our worst fears were confirmed," the company said. "What emerged was a bill fraught with ambiguous definitions, insufficient considerations for the trade, conflicting mandates and disastrous consequences for the fundamental rights of the people of Connecticut."
The Connecticut Valley in Connecticut and western Massachusetts has been home to a large gun industry dating to the Revolutionary War.
Andrew Doba, a spokesman for Malloy, said the governor is committed to job creation, but additional gun restrictions were paramount following the shooting deaths in December of 20 children and six educators at an elementary school in Newtown.
"On this particular issue he's been clear: We need to prioritize public safety and this bill will improve public safety," he said.
The law adds more than 100 firearms to the state's assault weapons ban and creates what officials have called the nation's first dangerous weapon offender registry and eligibility rules for buying ammunition.
Malkowski said he's received many emails from customers "fed up with Connecticut."
"They urged us to pick up and leave," he said.
Malkowski said he spoke Tuesday with Texas economic development officials trying to lure the company, which was founded in 2003 and employs more than 200 employees.
"It's something we'll strongly consider," he said, adding that leaving Connecticut would be difficult. "If you're a lawyer with a laptop, that's one thing," he said. "It's not something we're going to do easily."
Jonathan Scalise, owner of Ammunition Storage Components, also of New Britain, said he's received offers from Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota and Texas. He said he will carefully evaluate the impact of a move on his business and its 150 employees.
"I have a very serious commitment to my employees, which is more than they got from their state legislators," he said.
Malkowski and Scalise said they will meet with members of Connecticut's congressional delegation next Tuesday and Wednesday to counter lobbying from gun control advocates.
An agreement between two conservative senators Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Republican Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania was expected to make it likelier that the Senate's initial v**e Thursday to begin debating gun legislation will succeed. But the fate of gun legislation remains unclear, clouded by opposition from many Republicans and moderate Democrats in the Democratic-led Senate and Republican-run House.
"I have a duty to make sure they hear something from our side," Malkowski said.
Manufacturers also plan to lobby the state's congressional delegation next week "to make sure they hear from our side," said Mark Malkowski, president of Stag Arms in New Britain.
Bristol-based PTR said in a statement posted on its website that it has not decided where it will move, but has commitments from most employees to relocate. The company makes military-style rifles and employs more than 40 people. PTR Vice President John McNamara said the company expects to make a more formal announcement about a move within six weeks.
"Along with other companies in the trade, we were deeply apprehensive at the hurried process to develop new gun laws and fearful that it would generate unintended consequences for our industry," the company said.
With the legislation signed into law by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on April 4, "our worst fears were confirmed," the company said. "What emerged was a bill fraught with ambiguous definitions, insufficient considerations for the trade, conflicting mandates and disastrous consequences for the fundamental rights of the people of Connecticut."
The Connecticut Valley in Connecticut and western Massachusetts has been home to a large gun industry dating to the Revolutionary War.
Andrew Doba, a spokesman for Malloy, said the governor is committed to job creation, but additional gun restrictions were paramount following the shooting deaths in December of 20 children and six educators at an elementary school in Newtown.
"On this particular issue he's been clear: We need to prioritize public safety and this bill will improve public safety," he said.
The law adds more than 100 firearms to the state's assault weapons ban and creates what officials have called the nation's first dangerous weapon offender registry and eligibility rules for buying ammunition.
Malkowski said he's received many emails from customers "fed up with Connecticut."
"They urged us to pick up and leave," he said.
Malkowski said he spoke Tuesday with Texas economic development officials trying to lure the company, which was founded in 2003 and employs more than 200 employees.
"It's something we'll strongly consider," he said, adding that leaving Connecticut would be difficult. "If you're a lawyer with a laptop, that's one thing," he said. "It's not something we're going to do easily."
Jonathan Scalise, owner of Ammunition Storage Components, also of New Britain, said he's received offers from Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota and Texas. He said he will carefully evaluate the impact of a move on his business and its 150 employees.
"I have a very serious commitment to my employees, which is more than they got from their state legislators," he said.
Malkowski and Scalise said they will meet with members of Connecticut's congressional delegation next Tuesday and Wednesday to counter lobbying from gun control advocates.
An agreement between two conservative senators Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Republican Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania was expected to make it likelier that the Senate's initial v**e Thursday to begin debating gun legislation will succeed. But the fate of gun legislation remains unclear, clouded by opposition from many Republicans and moderate Democrats in the Democratic-led Senate and Republican-run House.
"I have a duty to make sure they hear something from our side," Malkowski said.
archie bunker wrote:
Glad to hear it! Mag-Pul left Colorado for Texas over the same crap.
Maybe Connecticut will lose all their gun makers too! H**e to see all those people lose jobs, but hey, you get what you v**e for.
Maybe Connecticut will lose all their gun makers too! H**e to see all those people lose jobs, but hey, you get what you v**e for.
Feb 18, 2014 21:56:55 #
bmac32 wrote:
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. A Connecticut gun-maker anno... (show quote)
These companys considering their employees in their decisions is an awsome, American thing!!!
Feb 18, 2014 22:35:14 #
To me the real loser here is the buyer. Gun making is an art form and without trained employees you have a hunk of metal in your hand. I've owned several hand guns over the years and most foreign made are junk, not all but most.
archie bunker wrote:
These companys considering their employees in their decisions is an awsome, American thing!!!
Feb 18, 2014 22:50:42 #
bmac32 wrote:
To me the real loser here is the buyer. Gun making is an art form and without trained employees you have a hunk of metal in your hand. I've owned several hand guns over the years and most foreign made are junk, not all but most.
You are right on both counts. I'm kind of a revolver fan, and I find Colt and Ruger both to my liking.
Feb 18, 2014 23:20:08 #
Two Glocks here, a G42 and a G32, wife has a G20 which I can't stand, it has little kick but it's just right for her.
archie bunker wrote:
You are right on both counts. I'm kind of a revolver fan, and I find Colt and Ruger both to my liking.
Feb 18, 2014 23:26:40 #
Coos Bay Tom
Loc: coos bay oregon
I can hit a group of three in a fifty cent piece from 200 yards with my Howa 270
archie bunker wrote:
You are right on both counts. I'm kind of a revolver fan, and I find Colt and Ruger both to my liking.
Feb 18, 2014 23:50:29 #
rockhawk95
Loc: Louisiana
HALLELUJAH!!!!!! AMERICA IS WAKING UP!!!!LET THEM KNOW IT AWAY WITH OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FOREVER!!!
Feb 18, 2014 23:51:03 #
rockhawk95
Loc: Louisiana
HALLELUJAH!!!!!! AMERICA IS WAKING UP!!!!LET THEM KNOW IT AWAY WITH OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FOREVER!!!
Feb 19, 2014 00:57:11 #
archie bunker wrote:
You are right on both counts. I'm kind of a revolver fan, and I find Colt and Ruger both to my liking.
archie: I love'em to...but only have two hands. Colt and Ruger fine weapons....I'm a Browning man and Springfield as well!
Feb 19, 2014 01:39:54 #
That's the price the last Arab paid for one of your skyscrapers.
Brian Devon wrote:
I'm sure Gov. Cuomo is broken up about a gun manufacturer moving to Dixie. Hear that......that's the sound of the world's tiniest violin. Its just breaking the heart of New York state. $87,000,000 to a state like New York is just spare change. I'm sure the Democratic party is thinking, "good riddance".
Feb 19, 2014 14:51:14 #
Ya know Brian, you should take the title name "hitnrun" per the way you pop in and out on comments. Sometimes funny, sometimes not so.
How come you don't publish any posts of your own? I'd like to read your original thoughts on given subjects.
How come you don't publish any posts of your own? I'd like to read your original thoughts on given subjects.
Feb 19, 2014 15:04:23 #
rhomin57 wrote:
Ya know Brian, you should take the title name "hitnrun" per the way you pop in and out on comments. Sometimes funny, sometimes not so.
How come you don't publish any posts of your own? I'd like to read your original thoughts on given subjects.
How come you don't publish any posts of your own? I'd like to read your original thoughts on given subjects.
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Did you say "original thoughts"?
Feb 19, 2014 15:12:40 #
Would be an interesting read to see how his mind reasons things out?? Don't you think? lol
Tasine wrote:
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Did you say "original thoughts"?
Did you say "original thoughts"?
Feb 19, 2014 16:01:24 #
rhomin57 wrote:
Would be an interesting read to see how his mind reasons things out?? Don't you think? lol
Framed that way, of course! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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