Posted on 09/30/2021 9:35:36 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
That “Pew! Pew! Pew!” sound you heard was gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson giving a final disgusted “salute” to the ingrates running what once was the cradle of American freedom, Massachusetts.
The iconic gunmaker has been headquartered in Springfield for more than 170 years, but the company announced it would pull up stakes on its headquarters and move to a new home just outside Knoxville, Tenn., because of anti-gun legislation and proposed bans that would, obviously, put it out business.
The constant attacks on gun manufacturers and ever-present legislation by anti-freedom Leftists—gunning for the company—left it little choice but to move.
The Boston Business Journal reported that Massachusetts Leftists, who apparently hate the American value of self-defense, had been after the company for years.
The announcement comes months after two high-ranking House Democrats, Reps. Marjorie Decker of Cambridge and Frank Moran of Lawrence, filed a bill to ban the manufacturing of assault weapons or large-capacity feeding devices, with exceptions for military and law enforcement uses. The bill, H.D. 4192, was referred to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, where it remains under review. A companion bill in the Senate filed by Sen. Cynthia Creem has been referred to the Joint Committee on the Judiciary.
The products targeted by the legislation were responsible for 60% of the company’s revenue last year, according to Smith.
The company will escape the anti-freedom and anti-gun Massachusetts apparatchiks who wouldn’t recognize Sam Adams if he appeared to them on a beer bottle at Cheers.
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Nothing Marxists hate more than the working class.
Great! Now well-established families that have worked for SANDW woll have tomake a choive. Move or get laid off.
I applaud the company for its choice. I applaud those making the brave relocation.
I caution those moving for 2 reasons: 1. Your Bostonian accent might mot be well received by the locals. 2. Please do not go to “This is not how we do it in Boston”.
And finally, I wish you well, in spirit, in health, and your new home.
Maryville. That’s super. It’s a real nice area with a couple good quilt shops, as well as the airport.
I wonder how long it’ll take the newbies to pronounce it correctly, i. e., “Mrvl”. Don’t be saying, “Mary-ville”.
One last thing to add to your list; remember why you left Massachusetts. Vote Republican.
S.& W. taking their taxes from SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
Oh well, guess they can take the hit by raising taxes on all the others there.
Too bad this will hurt the small business that rely on S.& W. employees to shop their businesses.
Be interesting to know how many S.& W. employees move to Tennessee? Also how happy are they to get the hell out of Massachusetts?
Hey Tennessee, congrats.
What is most amazing to me about stories like this one is how long it takes people and organizations to finally act when facing totalitarianism. Normalcy bias is really quite true and quite rampant in our society.
LOL - You're right. People who work for a living know commies are full of sh*t. Marxists get their best recruits from college kids who have never worked a day in their lives. And old jerks who 'self-identify' as teenagers when they're in their fifties.
Oh, and did I say NO STATE TAX ON WORK INCOME EITHER! The employees who move will feel like they immediately got a raise! You still have to pay state sales tax and your property tax, but that's about it. The DemocRATS tried to implement an income tax in Tennessee but the citizens threw a fit.
And just wait till they discover Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg, the playground of this part of the south just up the road an hour or so. They will have thought they'd died and gone to heaven. Instead of all that all that Taxachusettes stuffiness, it's anything but. More fun than a barrel of monkeys in Florida.
Just, please S/W employees, just leave your socialism to Mass. We don't want it here. It's all about God, Country (America) and family in TN. So please leave all the anti-Americanisms back there as well. We've had enough of it long ago.
Welcome to TN and Maryville S/W. You just died and went to heaven Y'all.
Lemme know when you move S&W. I might finally buy one of your guns. I haven’t so far because whenever possible, I don’t do business with Massachusetts.
As I wrote on another post, I've been using S & W products since the 50s, and I don't need another gun, BUT, I will buy one after the move.
I've used their guns because I like them, but will buy a new one just to support their move {besides, my grand daughter can use a new pistol as a Christmas present:)
He and Biden are the most evil politicians of our time. Turning America and much of the whole world into an Abomination before God during the Obama years.
And IMHO, God is not amused and gave us over to these evil leaders in hopes that we Repent. When these don't get what they want they will lash out. So be prepared America, it's going to be a bumpy ride!
Well, except an armed working class. They REALLY hate us.
I can not state figures but I would bet my farm you could sell your home in Massachusetts and purchase a much larger home with more property in Tennessee for less and pay much less taxes per year on said home.
I’ve bought two Beretta pistols since they moved to Tennessee so I guess I’ll be picking up a Smith and Wesson in the future.
Sales taxes are higher in TN than MA. 9.55% in average in TN vs 6.25% in MA. But you know they had to get their tax monies some way in TN. You just shop differently when we visit our relatives in other states don't you know.
I love Chattanooga.
Just saying
S&W executives should have seen this coming and moved out long ago.
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