Remington to relocate two Ilion lines to Huntsville

WKTV News ^ | May 16,2014 | WKTV News Staff

[Wilum]

Remington officials announced Thursday that the Bushmaster and R1 lines will relocate to Huntsville, Ala.

[Wilum]

King Andy caused this 100% with all the local politicals saying since the Safe Act passed that no jobs would be lost from the Remington Ilion, NY plant. Surprise! Not!

[Red Badger]

The South shall rise again!......................

[WayneS]

Good for them.

[Wilum]

More background

http://www.forbes.com/sites/frankminiter/2014/05/16/americas-oldest-gun-maker-thumbs-its-nose-at-a-two-faced-senator/

[Zuben Elgenubi]

All my rifles and rifle ammo are Remington.

[MamaB]

We are happy to have them here. Poor NY.

[buffaloguy]

That is the second factory announced in the last twelve months that is outside NY. Are we seeing a pattern here?

[vetvetdoug]

Fantastic. The factory is a two hour drive from here heading East.

[Beagle8U]

I lived in Huntsville when Wallace was Governor.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

It is high time for state legislatures around the US to enable manufacturing of in-state arms and ammunition. This would eventually lead to states declaring that since both the arms and ammo are made and used exclusively within the state, they are beyond regulation by the BATF&E.

The cost of doing this is minimal to the state, and would mostly be in the form of enabling laws, eliminating much of the bureaucratic costs and hassles. Likewise there could be tax abatement, and purchasing preferences for state, county and local authorities to buy their guns.

[TexasRepublic]

Darn, I hoped they were relocating to Huntsville, Texas.

[TomServo]

So did I. Lurleen too...

Good times...

(in Athens now)

[rktman]

LOL! Thinkin’ the may have some “blems” at bargain prices? :>}

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[CWW]

Welcome to Alabama, my friends. Sportsman’s paradise and home of beautiful women!!

[MasterGunner01]

These moronic politicians don't seem to care that good paying jobs that produce lots of tax dollars are leaving the state and will not be coming back. The stupidity is breathtaking and the chattering classes (media) are so approving. In the grand scheme of things, the politicians could care less about the workers. their families, and the companies they're screwing over. When Remington Arms at Ilion, NY closes the doors and turns out the lights, the Mohawk Valley will face the equivalent of a nuclear attack. The damage will be pervasive and permanent — all thanks to the Donkey Party's war on Americans.

[Covenantor]

These moronic politicians don't seem to care that good paying jobs that produce lots of tax dollars are leaving the state and will not be coming back. The stupidity is breathtaking....

The simple fact is they don't care about these jobs because "guns".

Guns are evil, the people making them are evil, the people buying them are evil.

And that same magical thinking makes all that oppose them for moral and rational reasons evil.

If they thought they could get "good optics" on the MSM shows they'd have bus loads of SEIU and NEA stooges carrying torches to chase the gun workers and their families across the state border

[gigster]

I Love my 1911 R1.Can’t beat it for the price.