Colt made a good effort, sending its employees to call the legislators' attention to the likely loss of jobs. Unfortunately, they fell short.
Time to relocate. The supply pipeline is already nearly dry, so a move at this time will be minimally disruptive. If the three companies coordinate, they might find a nearly vacant "industrial park" to share.
Mississippi enticed Olin (Winchester) to place its new ammunition factory in Oxford and the Mississippi Department of Economic Development has courted Baretta in a formal letter to consider Mississippi as a new location for production. Colt, Ruger, and Mossberg would be welcome and thrive in Mississippi.