and Remington sold it's soul...
Posted on 03/20/2013 4:26:45 PM PDT by markomalley
Magpul Industries, an Erie, Colorado, based manufacturer of firearms accessories, is moving out of the state following the passage of new gun-control laws - and taking hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars of commerce with it.
Magpul's Chief Operating Office, Doug Smith told the Denver Post:
"Our moving efforts are underway. It's going to be a phased approach, and until the move is complete, we're going to continue manufacturing magazines in Colorado.
"Within the next 30-days we will manufacture our first magazine outside the state of Colorado."
Colorado Governor, John Hickenlooper signed three new gun bills into law today which requires background checks for private and online gun sales and bans magazines that hold more than 15 rounds.
Many of the magazines that Magpul produces, most notably the 30-round PMAG, are now banned in the state.
Mr. Smith says he will be meeting with economic developers from Nebraska, Texas and Wyoming and that Magpul will likely have multiple locations in the future.
"This ordeal has taught us to be more diverse geographically," Smith said.
Magpul has stated that the move will cost the state hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars.
The press/Administration will spin this as a knee jerk reaction by an extremest gun manufacturer.
Magpul has a program for CO residents to get mags ahead of others before the ban takes effect. I signed up even though I don't need the extra mags I wanted to support Magpul and say thank you with a few $$$. Don't worry, I'm not cutting in line in front of you - I went for 5.56 mags. ;-)
teh local grocery store we patronize weekly will be receiving a letter in the mail from me next week explaining that since they sponsored a gun buy back and thier Genreal Counsel said the guns have no place in the home, they have lost the right to my patronage and the thousands of dollars I spend there annually.
bring those jobs to Texas!
Posted elsewhere on FR today, Outdoor Channel productions in Colorado ceased today; including one show that was ramping up for shooting (pun not intended, of course) this summer. Their producer wrote a letter to the legislature reminding them that hunting in Colorado is an $800,000,000 industry. Now that nearly all magazines are outlawed, many hunters are going to be leery of entering Colorado with their favorite hunting rifle. Imagine the environmental damage when Colorado Wildlife Division loses its ability to manage all the elk and deer herds in the state...
Manufacturers in CT may be next in line to pack their bags.
and Remington sold it's soul...
??? Details please. I’ve been extremely busy at work for the past couple of weeks and must have missed this.
instead of pushing back against the scumbags in Albany on New York's draconian gun control laws, they took big tax breaks and are doing a major expansion of their facility in Ilion NY instead of moving out of state like they should...
We need to boycott them. No exceptions. We need to make them, and every other gun-related manufacturer, understand the price to be paid for this type of behavior.
100%... i've written to them, S&W, SIG and Glock, no reply
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