The sad part is that tax breaks were given to Beretta to establish a factory in Maryland.
Beretta USA lawyer Jeff Reh said a later version of the law made allowances for Beretta to make sure the company could still make guns in Maryland, but the company feared that "with the stroke of a pen our ability to manufacture products for the armed forces, or police, or even civilians, could be blocked."
The present Maryland law could close a plant in that state with the stroke of a pen, per the Beretta USA lawyer.
Time for an excellent company to move on down the road to a friendlier climate.