In the last decade, the nation’s politics have become more fractured, and people have been looking to move to find a better America. But it’s not just people, it’s businesses too that are moving from their homes to find places where they can live in freedom, and for less money. After New York passed a law in 2021 making firearms manufacturers liable for the actions of psychopaths, it was only a matter of time before one of America’s oldest gun makers, Remington, moved on from the state it has called home for over 200 years. In Fox News, Emma Colton details Remington’s move from Ilion, NY, to Georgia. She writes:
The Remington gun factory nestled in New York’s Mohawk Valley is ready to shutter its doors and move to Georgia after more than 200 years in the Empire State.
“Two hundred and eight years of history. Gone, gone,” Ilion, New York, Mayor John P. Stephens told the New York Times. “Ilion is Remington. Remington is Ilion.”
Remington is the nation’s oldest gun manufacturer and told union officials late last year that company chiefs at RemArms, the current version of Remington Arms, made the decision to end its New York manufacturing come March. The remaining operations located in Ilion will move to Georgia, where company leaders say the firearms industry is supported and welcomed.
She continues later:
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik and state Sen. Mark Walczyk both previously blamed New York’s restrictive gun laws for the move.
“Hochul must stop her unconstitutional assault on the Second Amendment now,” Stefanik said in December, according to the Times Union.
Walczyk pinned blame on New York’s Gun Industry Liability Law for pushing the company out of the state. The law, which was signed by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2021, allows gun makers to be sued if they “knowingly or recklessly create, maintain or contribute” to violence.
The company’s CEO said in a statement late last year that they are “excited” about the move to a state that embraces the Second Amendment.
“We are very excited to come to Georgia, a state that not only welcomes business but enthusiastically supports and welcomes companies in the firearms industry,” RemArms CEO Ken D’Arcy said in a statement. “Everyone involved in this process has shown how important business is to the state and how welcoming they are to all business, including the firearms industry.”
Action Line: New York has been on a crusade against gun rights for years, and it’s only gotten worse under Gov. Kathy Hochul. Businesses go where they are treated best, so it’s no surprise to see Remington, and so many other New Yorkers, leaving the state. Read more about the battle for gun rights in New York below, and click here to subscribe to my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter.
- WAR ON THE 2nd AMENDMENT: NY Governor Threatens Gun Owners’ Finances
- INJUSTICE: Court Lets NY Get Away With Violating Second Amendment
- WATCH: New York Governor Melts Down When Asked for Facts
- BREAKING: Supreme Court DISMANTLES New York’s Unconstitutional Gun Laws
- NRA Goes to the Supreme Court for the First Amendment
