Another Gun Manufacturer To Leave Anti-Gun State

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File

A lot of venerable gun companies are located in the northeastern parts of the country. This stands to reason as back in the day, that was where you found the industry. Those companies came into existence during that era and stayed put.

A side result, however, is that many other companies end up located in the same place despite manufacturing capability existing pretty much anywhere. There are a lot of reasons why this is true that I don’t want to get into, but it’s true. It’s not universal–gun companies exist in pretty much every state–but there is a pile of them up that way, which is funny because gun control is an almost universal norm.

Now, it seems at least one firearm manufacturer is getting the heck out of Dodge and heading for friendlier waters.

After more than 15 years in New Britain Connecticut, AR maker Stag Arms said they are pulling stumps for somewhere with “significant support for the firearms industry.”

The announcement, posted last Friday, said the move is part of the company’s “strategic initiative to significantly improve the overall customer experience.” While the new location has not been selected, …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms