New York State [where I attended the excellent public schools guided by the excellent [at the time] Board of Regents from 1956 to 1967] is LOST.
Past time to withdraw.
Sad for NY, Georgia’s gain.
Sorry that this had to happen. It is better for all of us and the 2nd Amendment if Blue States had at least some firearm manufacturers. At least some of the Blue State Representatives would have a vested interest in ensuring the jobs and taxes stayed in the Rep’s district.
Sad! I wonder if the company offered encouragement to families that had worked for them for generations to follow them to Georgia.
Liberals always screw things up.
Beretta, Remington, Smith & Wesson, have all moved to Dixie.
Colt which is now owned by CZ and Ruger are about the only ones that are still based in New England. All the others have moved or are newer companies that were always based elsewhere.
People and businesses vote with their feet.
Time to protect states’ rights, so we all have choices.
One of the beautiful things about our Constitution.
Remington hasn’t been Remington for many years, and their firearms have been crap for some time. Several years ago I was a sporting clays instructor and Remington 870 Express shotguns sucked so bad that with anything but premium ammo (which 870 owners don’t buy) the hulls stuck so bad you had to disassemble the gut yo get them out.
They once produced fine firearms. I have a 1909 Rolling Block #4 in .22 short that is as good as the best guns today.
I’ve had Remingtons in my family for 70 years.
Isn’t Georgia the state with that dumb ass fanni persecuting Trump? They should have relocated to FL or TX.
thx cuomo and hochul and whatever other rat creeps that are killing off the state of my birth...
Another blow struck for the Great Reset!/s
Things change. New York State has failed to anticipate, train its population for, and adapt to changes in infrastructure, education, politics, and financing.
......To their credit, the AP does a decent job of interviewing Remington employees and their family members to deliver a bit of context to the story. Remington Arms wasn't just a factory or a place to work. It was part of the community for far, far longer than living memory. Jobs there were looked upon as a birthright, with sons following their fathers into Remington's ranks for generation after generation. It was not uncommon to see the grandsons of upper-level managers joining their fathers on the production line or in other parts of the plant.....”
I have lived in Puget Sound part of the Soviet of Washington form almost all my life. I identify with what the author is saying. I feel much the same way about the Boeing aircraft company. It is a shell of its former self and probably with all the mismanagement going on and “quality mistakes” would be better off if it shut its doors. Generations of workers, who once had pride in what they did, and now are ashamed to say they work there.
“What do Massachusetts and New York have in common?”
Some of the most god-awful worst political specimens humanity can vomit out, and their voters.
My wife’s relatives (several) worked for Xerox or Kodak. It’s not just guns. New industries have not arisen to replace them.
Anderson Manufacturing (known for making AR-15 and AR-10 rifles and Kiger pistols) in Hebron, KY has a custom gun shop using remaining Remington components.
https://andersonmanufacturing.com/customshop
I have a rifle and pistol that I bought from them. Not from the custom shop. Good people to deal with.
Any reasonable company should move from blue states to red states and enjoy the freedom and prosperity.