[Yorlik803]

Loved mag lights. Carried two while on the EMS. Tough things. Replaced them with streamlites.

[Adams]

“Tool, dye....”?

It’s tool and die. Idiots at CBS...........

[cripplecreek]

If the o ring is the only thing made elsewhere I certainly can still consider Maglight an American made product. Still it would be even better if the O rings were made here. I can’t imagine they would add that much cost to the individual product.

[Wuli]

The stupid California lawmakers should decide if they want this guy to keep his business as good as it is (in terms of units sold), by them giving him a break, by him moving production to somewhere like Texas, or by him moving production to Asia?

[Spktyr]

1. Maglite was and is still late to the LED revolution. Even today, LED-powered Maglites are the minority.
2. Maglite still hasn’t upgraded their light sources even on the non-LED models. They’re using old, old Krypton-filled bulbs when even cheap Brinkmann models have powerful Xenon light bulbs.
3. He continues to manufacture in CA, the MOST expensive state in the US to do manufacturing in.
4. You pay a premium for the Maglite name even over other US made lights.

I don’t feel sorry for him; all of his problems appear to be self-induced.

[Jack Hammer]

Yet another attempt by California to drive the economy to its knees.

No doubt they won’t rest until all America is as bankrupt as they are.

But, hey, you can always sit on the beach and strum your guitar.

Until the instrument is repossessed, anyway.

[null and void]

ABC - Anywhere But California.

[szweig]

That 6 D-cell light is a monster! I’ve grown to like Surefire, although they are pricey...Stevie666

[Chode]

all but a handful of parts, he says, that either aren’t made in America or are prohibitively expensive in the US.

how many parts can there be in a flashlight???

i've got a full size MAG and several mini's and thought you could count the parts on two hands

[Jack Hydrazine]

If you want a great flashlight go with StreamLight.
http://www.streamlight.com/

[dragnet2]

its almost impossible to have every tiny O-ring made in the US, where they cost 25 times as much as China.

Bull chet

Just 10 miles from Mag_lite in Brea, CA, is West Coast Gasket Company, where they are doing gang buster biz and make every conceivable gasket or o-ring.

[real saxophonist]

About 10 years ago, I found the 4-cell Mag-Lite to be a less than effective defensive tool. A social counterpart found said 4-cell Mag-Lite to be a less than effective offensive tool.

Since then, I use SureFire for light, and other more purpose-driven tools for more purpose-driven... purposes.