In New Hampshire, a group of conservative Republicans sent letters wooing gun companies. Politicians in Virginia and West Virginia have said they would welcome Beretta if it chose to leave Maryland. Alaska House Speaker Mike Chenault, in a letter to the head of Magpul Industries this week, said he read "with shock and disdain" reports of new gun laws in Colorado, the home of the firearms accessory and magazine manufacturer. "Though many feel the actions taken by your state government were appropriate," he wrote, "we in Alaska do not."
When the debate over gun laws reignited after the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., in December, critics of proposals to toughen state laws cautioned that gun manufacturers could move and take local jobs with them. And indeed, now lawmakers and residents in a few states are using restrictions on guns recently passed and proposed elsewhere as an opportunity to attract affected businesses.
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If the proposed gun laws are passed in Maryland and I owned Beretta, I'd pack my bags and head out of town.
ReplyDeleteMy Prediction: If Berreta leaves, O'Malley will release a statement praising himself for creating another 20,000 jobs for Marylanders.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget LWRC right here on the Eastern Shore. They could move right over the border into Delaware.
ReplyDelete2:55 pm, it's my understanding that they are already looking at Texas.
ReplyDeletewhat is lwrc
ReplyDeleteWhich town is berreta in, I forget.
ReplyDeleteBeretta has a 2,000 employee facility in Accokeek, MD, and a smaller facility right here in Pocomoke City, MD.
ReplyDeleteThey also own Benelli. All these manufacturers should leave and tkiae their jobs and money elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteI think Beretta also own Berneli, the popular shotgun manufacturer in Pocomoke.
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ReplyDeleteThank you