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Smith & Wesson celebrates new headquarters opening in gun-friendly Tennessee
AP ^ | Oct. 7, 2023

Posted on 10/09/2023 7:50:17 AM PDT by PROCON

MARYVILLE, Tenn. -- Gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson hosted a grand opening of its new Tennessee headquarters Saturday after moving from its longtime home in Massachusetts to a more gun-friendly state.

The company built a new 650,000-square feet (60,387-square meters) headquarters in Maryville, Tennessee, as part of a $125 million relocation plan announced in 2021. Tours were offered at the new facility on Saturday.

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The gunmaker had been located in Springfield, Massachusetts, since the mid-19th century, but company officials have said legislative proposals in that state would prohibit them from manufacturing certain weapons. Massachusetts is known to have some of the country’s strictest gun laws.

Smart move.

1 posted on 10/09/2023 7:50:17 AM PDT by PROCON
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2 posted on 10/09/2023 7:51:00 AM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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Yesssss. And they should not allow their firearms to be sold or used in Massachusetts.


3 posted on 10/09/2023 7:53:30 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Prosecutors say Trump may have broken the law admiring gun in South Carolina" ROTFLMAO!)
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To: PROCON

Over the past few years, several gun manufacturing companies have moved to the south and set up shop in more gun friendly states. They would be foolish not to. Why remain in a state that is working to not only put you out of business, but also criminalize the product you produce?


4 posted on 10/09/2023 7:53:46 AM PDT by CFW (I will not comply!)
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To: PROCON

We also need more ammo manufacturing plants built.


5 posted on 10/09/2023 7:54:24 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: PROCON

Tennessee has that certain,
Smith and Wesson-ality!..................


6 posted on 10/09/2023 7:54:32 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: PROCON

Excellent, let more and more of what is left of US industrial processes move into Red States


7 posted on 10/09/2023 7:54:33 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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To: PROCON

I like the new graphic!


8 posted on 10/09/2023 7:54:50 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: PROCON

Yes. I need new grips for my S/W Airweight hammerless, the ones it came with are too big, the Lady Smith is the same size. Smaller grips.


9 posted on 10/09/2023 8:03:13 AM PDT by GailA (GMOs have a new name 'BIOENGINEERED' read labels. Constitutional Conservative.)
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To: MNJohnnie

https://twitchy.com/laura-w/2023/10/09/everytown-is-big-mad-at-smith-and-wesson-for-gasp-moving-their-business-to-tennessee-n2388291

“Everytown is BIG MAD at Smith & Wesson for, GASP, moving their business to Tennessee”


10 posted on 10/09/2023 8:08:59 AM PDT by CFW (I will not comply!)
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To: Red Badger

Barretta and TROY also.


11 posted on 10/09/2023 8:10:20 AM PDT by GailA (GMOs have a new name 'BIOENGINEERED' read labels. Constitutional Conservative.)
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To: 1Old Pro

I wonder how hard it is to manufacture primers?


12 posted on 10/09/2023 8:11:16 AM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)
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To: GailA

Beretta..................


13 posted on 10/09/2023 8:12:57 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: CFW

The old HQ was located in Springfield, MA—a city with a horrid ghetto and thugs with guns everywhere.

The employees are probably thrilled to get out of there.


14 posted on 10/09/2023 8:14:16 AM PDT by cgbg ("Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." Anna Freud.)
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To: PROCON

well, i’ve done my part, i’ve got three...


15 posted on 10/09/2023 8:37:44 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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Yep, Glock moved to Smyrna, GA and Beretta moved to Gallatin, TN. Kimber moved to Troy, AL and Troy Industries moved to Clarksville, TN.


16 posted on 10/09/2023 8:39:22 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants ( "It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled."- Mark Twain)
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To: PROCON

So it looks like the lights really are all going out in Massachusetts!


18 posted on 10/09/2023 8:59:17 AM PDT by TonyM (Score Event)
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To: PROCON

Still won’t buy a S&W revolver with the Hillary hole.


19 posted on 10/09/2023 9:01:24 AM PDT by dznutz
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To: Red Badger
Tennessee has that certain, Smith and Wesson-ality!

The late, great Florence Henderson agrees.

Mrs

From her last role in 2017's "Bad Grandmas".

(Before anyone pipes up I know that's not an S&W.)

It wouldn't surprise me if Tennessee is likely targeted by the BATF for excessive gun company collecting.

20 posted on 10/09/2023 9:01:55 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer (Fortunately despite aging I've been spared the ravages of maturity.)
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