Personal Study: Gun manufacturer locations vs. Gun control legislation (2010 Stats)

Gunmap.org/Wikipedia ^ | 07/03/2011 | Ard/Misc.

[arderkrag]

Gun manufacturer locations vs. Gun control legislation (2010 Stats)

Ratings:

1. Constitutional carry
2. Shall Issue
3. May Issue
4. Right Denied Except for Politicians
U - Unrestricted (No Permit) handgun open carry
W - handgun open carry With permit
C - handgun open Carry in car as long as other requirements are met
T - Tax on right to keep and bear

Manufacturer	State	State Rating
A-SQUARE COMPANY, LLC	South Dakota	2UC
Accu-Tek/Excel industries	California	3U
Airforce Airguns	Texas	2C
Alexander Arms	Virginia	2UC
American Spirit Arms	Arizona	1UC
ARES Incorporated	Ohio	2U
ArmaLite	Illinois	4T
Barrett Firearms Manufacturing	Tennessee	2W
Bond Arms Inc.	Texas	2C
Browning Arms Company	Utah	2UC
Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC	Maine	2U
Calico Light Weapons Inc.	Oregon	2UC
Charter Arms Co.	Connecticut	2W
Cimarron Firearms Co.	Texas	2C
Colt's Manufacturing Company	Connecticut	2W
Cooper Firearms of Montana	Montana	2UC
Dan Wesson Firearms (DW)	New York	3T
Detonics	Illinois	4T
Dillon Aero, Inc.	Arizona	1UC
DPMS Panther Arms	Minnesota	2W
Freedom Arms	Wyoming	2UC
H & R 1871, LLC	New York	3T
Harris Gunworks	Colorado	2UC
Henry Repeating Arms	New Jersey	3T
Hi-Point Firearms	Ohio	2U
High Standard Manufacturing Company Inc.	Texas	2C
Ithaca Gun Company	New York	3T
Jimenez Arms	Nevada	2UC
John Jovino Gun Shop	New York	3T
John Rigby & Company	California	3U
Kahr Arms	New York	3T
Kel-Tec	Florida	2
Kimber Manufacturing	New York	3T
Knight's Armament Company	Florida	2
LWRC	Maryland	3
Les Baer	Iowa	2W
Lewis Machine & Tool Company (LMT)	Illinois	4T
Magnum Research Inc.	Minnesota	2W
Marble Arms	Michigan	2U
Marlin Firearms Co.	Connecticut	2W
Microtech Small Arms Research	Florida	2
Montana Rifle Company	Montana	2UC
Nighthawk Custom	Arkansas	2
North American Arms	Utah	2UC
Nosler	Oregon	2UC
O.F. Mossberg & Sons	Connecticut	2W
Olympic Arms, Inc.	Colorado	2UC
Remington Arms Company, Inc.	North Carolina	2UC
Robinson Armament Co.	Utah	2UC
Rock River Arms	Illinois	4T
Savage Arms Company	Massachusetts	3T
L. W. Seecamp Co., Inc.	Connecticut	2W
Serbu Firearms	Florida	2
Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company	Montana	2UC
Smith & Wesson	Massachusetts	3T
Springfield Armory, Inc.	Illinois	4T
Stag Arms	Connecticut	2W
State Arms Gun Company	Wisconsin	4U
Stevens Arms	Massachusetts	3T
STI International	Texas	2C
Stoeger Industries	Maryland	3
Strayer-Voigt, Inc.	Texas	2C
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Incorporated	Connecticut	2W
Thompson/Center Arms Company	New Hampshire	2U
Troy Industries	Massachusetts	3T
United States Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Connecticut	2W
U.S. Ordnance–Defense Systems and Manufacturing	Nevada	2UC
U.S. Repeating Arms Company. Inc. (Formerly Winchester)**	Connecticut	2W
Weatherby, Inc.	California	3U
Western Cartridge Company	Illinois	4T
Wilson Combat	Arkansas	2
Z-M Weapons	Massachusetts	3T

*Currently Owned By Fabrique Nationale de Herstal

Sources:

Gunmap.org's Gun Control Map
Wikipedia's Category:Firearms manufacturers in the United States

General Notes

*This list is by no means meant to be exhaustive. I tried to concentrate on companies that actually manufacture the guns themselves, rather than doing custom jobs on already-manufactured guns.
*A lot of these places seem to be 1911 and AR-15 knockoff producers, but tactical is the big thing right now.
*There seems to be a huge firearms culture in Connecticut, which brings New England up, if only marginally, in my estimation.
*Illinois, Land of Gun Grabbers, ironically houses several prominent firearms companies.
*Why aren't there more in the Deep South? Holdover from the Civil War, possibly?

[arderkrag]

Placing this here for reference and discussion.

[GenXteacher]

In the industrial past, much of our manufacturing was quartered in the Northeast and in the northern Midwest. Colt, Remington, Smith and Wesson were all from the NE. Sort of inertia at work, although we may develop armsmaking in the South eventually.

[SVTCobra03]

I am hoping to add to Barrett's bottom line with the purchase of my dream rifle:

[arderkrag]

Yeh - I’d love to be able to snag one of those. Little out of my price range, though.

[Charles Martel]

Sort of inertia at work, although we may develop armsmaking in the South eventually.

Uh, eventually?

[GenXteacher]

As you note, we’re getting there. We could use some ammo factories.

[jetson]

ping

[Charles Martel]

There was some talk of an ammo manufacturer setting up shop in part of the mothballed army ammo plant on the grounds of the Stennis Space Center, between the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Slidell, Louisiana. Might've involved a research grant for polymer-cased 5.56 NATO cartridge development, or some such.

I'll have to ask around and find out if that ever moved forward.

[RandallFlagg]

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