Posted on 08/08/2013 1:01:53 PM PDT by matt04
Kahr Firearms Group announced Wednesday that it will relocate its corporate offices from New York to Pennsylvania, and blames New York’s Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act as reason why.
“We’re looking for a more friendly environment for our business,” Frank Harris, Kahr’s vice president for sales and marketing, told the Associated Press. “Maybe we could have stayed here and built a plant, but the way the bill was passed left us feeling there were a lot of uncertainties going forward.”
Kahr is the first gun company to announce that it will move out of New York. It’s relocating its 10-person corporate staff to Pike County, Pennsylvania, next year, the AP reported.
Since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, lawmakers have pushed for new gun control laws. As a response, numerous gun companies have teased the idea of relocating out of states where new gun laws pass, but only a handful have officially announced or done anything.
In July, Kahr announced that it purchased 620-acres in Pennsylvania to build and open a new factory within the next five years (and hinted that it would move its corporate offices, too). With the expansion, the company aims to add 80 to 100 new jobs. Development of the new facilities is slated for later this year.
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Ho Ho Ho Ha Ha Ha. May they prosper in their new state.
I’d sure like a Kimber someday. Made in a state other than New York.
Welcome to PA.
We will continue to try and keep our 2nd Amendment Rights front and center.
This will make my wife’s day, she just bought a Kahr .380 subcompact.
Actually, It made my day too.
Love my Kahr 9 mm , but have to switch to revolver due to hand surgeries. The Kahr is a great weapon for a woman tho.
Don’t they still have a plant in Worcester, MA?
“Love my Kahr 9 mm , but have to switch to revolver due to hand surgeries.”
My wife is having the same issue. She’s got arthritis and has had carpel tunnel surgery so she has difficulty cycling the slide. That said, even at 50 ft she keeps them all in the black!
I believe so. Amazing MA hasn’t gotten on the “ban AR-15’s” bandwagon yet like CT and NY.
Glad to hear it.
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