The pistol has only one negative, the decocker/safety is on the slide not the frame.
Posted on 04/04/2013 8:53:25 PM PDT by T-Bird45
New legislation is forcing gun manufacturing company Beretta to uproot and take their business elsewhere.
Established in 1526, Beretta holds the distinction of being the oldest active firearms manufacturer in the world. The U.S. factory is located in Accokeek, Maryland, and has been a staple of the local economy for years.
Beretta warned that stricter gun control laws would push the company outside of state lines, but that didn’t stop Maryland legislators. Jeffrey Reh, a spokesman for Beretta who also serves as the President of Stoeger Industries under Beretta, announced that the company would begrudgingly uproot and take its business elsewhere. He said, “We don’t want to do this, we’re not willing to do this, but obviously this legislation has caused us a serious level of concern within our company.”
He added that Beretta paid approximately $31 million in taxes, employs 400 people, and had invested $73 million in the business over the past several decades. Despite being such a prominent player in the local economy, Beretta was unable to prevent legislators from passing tighter gun control laws. Ironically, Beretta manufactures some firearms that are now banned in Maryland.
Republican state Delegate Anthony J. O’Donnell lamented: “Losing [Beretta] would be a big disappointment. Maryland has a reputation for having a horrible business climate, and this would be one more nail in the coffin.”
Legislators had ample warning. Back in the ‘90s, when Maryland beefed up gun control laws, Beretta moved one of its warehouses a short drive away to Virginia.
Beretta’s bold move is regrettable but understandable. Reh told reporters, “Why expand in a place where the people who built the gun couldn’t buy it?”
All of Beretta’s pleas fell on deaf ears. Even as Reh lamented Beretta’s looming departure and emphasized the company’s centrality in the local economy during the hearing, Maryland legislators grilled Reh on self-defense.
One legislator stated: “Other than target shooting, the only other reason [for a semi-automatic firearm] would be for self-defense… [Why would you need a] rifle that accommodates 20 rounds semi-automatic for deer hunting? … It’s only very infrequently that someone commits a crime with an assault weapon – why do you need one for self-defense?”
Sources: Fox, Washington Times, The Blaze
Yes!
The big names are now starting to jump ship.
I own an American made M-9. US Military requires that their guns are made in the US, so when Beretta won the Government contract in 1985 or so, they had to build a manufacturing plant in the US.
I’m in California and I’m keeping the pair of 15 round mags that came with it. They are probably worth their weight in Gold.
THANK YOU! I had forgotten the Cockatoo's name.
I HOPE he is. That bird stole the show.
He did that--but I can't remember it being quite that simple. Maybe I'm wrong.
Good for Beretta. Now they need to stop doing business with Blue States.
You don’t keep a business running for close to 500 years by being stupid. Good for them.
Baretta - TV Show
Beretta - Firearm
I’ll be buying some.
When they pull out... I'll listen.
They have been beating rocks into firearms since before my family could write.
/johnny
And now they have 400 people out of work, on top of the family members that were supported by that company. Wonder what manufacturing company is going to come rushing right in to fill the void. Let me think.
They are so damn dumb.
And I’m thinking that the crime rate in Baltimore is gonna drop like a stone within the next week or two.
You can take that to the bank!
Is this official? Seems like it’s a resignation of an eventuality but I don’t see any official statement from Beretta confirming that they’re absolutely leaving.
I hope they come to Arizona.
Get the h*** out.
“Other than target shooting, the only other reason [for a semi-automatic firearm] would be for self-defense… [Why would you need a] rifle that accommodates 20 rounds semi-automatic for deer hunting? … It’s only very infrequently that someone commits a crime with an assault weapon – why do you need one for self-defense?”
It’s for that unlikely circumstance that I need God Powers, in terms of Ammo, to dispatch any miscreant that would threaten me or my loved ones.
You Dick!
I have been robbed at my Mom’s Quickstop twice and surrounded by Aholes more than I can remember who thought they were going to extort monies from me because they perceive I have money.
So a hardy FU. I had the means to defend myself on several occassions and now order my life based on those experiences.
I’ve grown accustomed to losers trying to take advantage of men and they have learned I’m a nice guy...But....
You have never been in danger of being shot.
You have never had a knife stuck to your ribs.
You know nothing about nothing..
I was going to purchase another Kimber .45 but, Beretta has made a stand.
I will purchase their product.
Last December I bought a Beretta 8045 through Widener’s, new, two mags, under five hundred bucks. That is one of the best shooting lowest recoil .45 ACP pistols I’ve ever shot. I like it so much I paid $40 a piece for two extra mags.
The pistol has only one negative, the decocker/safety is on the slide not the frame.
I don’t know about him, but I would prefer to outgun the guy who tries to break in. I remember a movie where Alan Lad? plays Jim Bowie. The other guy pulls a knife, and then Bowie pull out HIS knife, which is like a short Roman sword!
I love Arizona and I’d crawl over broken glass to vote for Jan Brewer.
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