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So, Colt, Mossberg, Marlin, and Ruger, are you going to stay in Connecticut? (Vanity)
4-2-2013
| Vanity
Posted on 04/02/2013 7:23:55 AM PDT by servo1969
Connecticut pols strike deal to expand assault-weapons ban, restrict high-capacity magazines
"Connecticut lawmakers announced a deal Monday which would include a ban on new high-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in the massacre that left 20 children and six educators dead. The proposal includes new registration requirements for existing magazines that carry 10 or more bullets.
The package also creates what lawmakers said is the nation's first statewide dangerous weapon offender registry, creates a new "ammunition eligibility certificate," imposes immediate universal background checks for all firearms sales, and extends the state's assault weapons ban to 100 new types of firearms and requires that a weapon have only one of several features in order to be banned.
The newly banned weapons could no longer be bought or sold in Connecticut, and those legally owned already would have to be registered with the state, just like the high-capacity magazines."
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So, Colt Manufacturing Company, are you going to stay in Connecticut?
How about you, Mossberg & Sons?
And you, Sturm, Ruger & Co.?
And what about you, Marlin Firearms?
Our loyalty as customers has been multi-generational.
We love your guns. Our fathers and grandfathers loved your guns.
Sadly, your home state now says it is against the law for us to buy many if not most of your products.
We must register our weapons. Anyone who refuses will be declared a criminal.
On top of that, we will now need their permission to buy ammo for the ones they allow us to keep.
The boot on our necks grows heavier by the day and it's becoming difficult to breathe.
What will be your response to our plight?
Will you continue to reward Connecticut's economy with your taxes and jobs?
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Hobbies; Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: awb; ban; banglist; colt; connecticut; guncontrol; gunrights; guns; marlin; mossberg; rkba; ruger; secondamendment
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To: y6162
Left Connecticut to serve in military and see the world. After 40 years, no reason to return. They turned my Danbury Fair into a lousy mall. No more Saturday night stock car races.
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posted on
04/02/2013 8:20:09 AM PDT
by
Tugo
(Stand firm in the Faith.. HE LIVES!!)
To: boilerfan
#17 I believe that Ruger only has corporate offices remaining in Connecticut. Their manufacturing is in Prescott, AZ.
Then, to my mind, they have even less excuse to stay if they're not moving any machinery.
To: Charles Martel
Not only would they find a cheaper labor force if they moved south, they would find thousands of people who know and love and respect firearms, and as a result, quality would be high. If they locate near a major military base like Ft. Benning or Parris Island they could tap into the retired military job pool as well.
To: servo1969
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posted on
04/02/2013 8:37:06 AM PDT
by
Earl43P
To: Da Coyote
they are doing just that in western ny
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posted on
04/02/2013 8:45:57 AM PDT
by
Revelation 911
(hump scratching n'er do well.....all strung out on chicken wings and venison jerky)
To: Earl43P
#24
Glad to hear it.
Sad for the workers but happy for the country.
To: Earl43P
Read the article, which seems to imply that this was a business decision a long time in coming. The article mentioned closing a plant back in 2010. Maybe the business owners saw things coming down the road and decided to move out a little at a time. What do you think?
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posted on
04/02/2013 8:58:34 AM PDT
by
7thson
(I've got a seat at the big conference table! I'm gonna paint my logo on it!)
To: servo1969
“Marlin’s production is in NY now, alongside Remington. Reportedly, the quality of the lever guns has suffered as a result. “
Who could possibly have predicted THAT?/s
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posted on
04/02/2013 9:00:38 AM PDT
by
tgusa
(gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger .......)
To: DBrow
I’m sure that Colt, willing to sell the hangman the rope that will be used to kill them, will gladly sell all of those evil 30 round magazines to DoD and DHS.
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posted on
04/02/2013 9:03:51 AM PDT
by
Pecos
(If more sane people carried guns, fewer crazies would get off a second shot.)
To: Earl43P
That happened in 2011
“Marlin has closed their doors.”
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posted on
04/02/2013 9:22:36 AM PDT
by
DBrow
To: servo1969
I don't hear anybody yelling from the rooftops “ Do you believe that the gangs in our major cities will register their guns? or limit their clip sizes? Or even care if there are new gun restrictions?”
Who's telling the American people that!
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posted on
04/02/2013 9:35:24 AM PDT
by
lucky american
(The Democrats will follow the big "D"even if it means going over a cliff.)
To: servo1969
Mossberg’s CEO made a lot of people angry over past two weeks. They shut down comments on their Facebook page referring to his statement regarding the NRA. I don’t expect too much out of them anytime soon.
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posted on
04/02/2013 10:15:44 AM PDT
by
submarinerswife
(Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, while expecting different results~Einstein)
To: GenXteacher
NC has been infiltrated by libs, just like Colorado.
They would be safer choosing SC, a right to work state firmly in Republican control.
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posted on
04/02/2013 10:18:08 AM PDT
by
submarinerswife
(Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, while expecting different results~Einstein)
To: rktman
I a still waiting for the law that you have to wear a life jacket on the beach at Atlantic City or Ocean City Maryland.
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posted on
04/02/2013 12:38:51 PM PDT
by
Venturer
To: servo1969
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posted on
04/02/2013 12:56:32 PM PDT
by
zeugma
(Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
To: zeugma; servo1969
Sorry. Looks like my previous link was old news. Darn. Would be nice to see a major maker shaking the dust off their shoes in one of these socialist states for political reasons.
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posted on
04/02/2013 1:04:46 PM PDT
by
zeugma
(Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
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