Apparently Magpul Wasn’t the Only Firm Serious About Relocating
Previously, I noted that Magpul had decided to relocate outside of Colorado due to their dissatisfaction with Colorado’s new, restrictive gun laws. Turns out they weren’t the only firm that decided “enough is enough” recently.
PTR Industries, formerly of Bristol, Connecticut, has relocated to South Carolina. They’re a small manufacturer of “military style” (whatever the hell that means) rifles. They expect to resume production – in South Carolina – in about a week.
The firm announced the move in April of last year. Restrictive firearms legislation passed by the Connecticut legislature was the reason. So PTR said, “See ya!” – and moved.
No, the move isn’t exactly earth-shaking. PTR had fewer than 50 employees in Connecticut, and doesn’t plan to reach 120 employees in South Carolina for three years. Still, it’s IMO a hopeful sign.
Like an individual, a company has to consider its own interests. And when the local lawmakers signal – clearly – that they no longer want a company around . . . well, then movement becomes a damn good option.
Are you paying attention, Beretta?
Category: Politics
Jonn. Generally speaking, a military-style weapon is any rifle whose mere appearance makes us want to check it out and makes liberals want to ban it.
If beretta doesn’t get their act together my ARX-100 money will buy a PTR-91. And G3 clones are awesome.
Receptionist at PRT: Hello, PRT how may I help you?
GOV of Colorado: May I speak with the CEO of PRT please?
Recept at PRT: Oh hello GOV! I heard you spoke to my friend at Magpul last week. She is the receptionist there. Let me save you and my CEO some time. GO FU@K YOURSELF! Ba Bye!
CLICK …
Here in Connecticut a “military style” weapon “scary” looking black rifle. Heck, the weenies in Hartford would call something like the Mossberg 464SPX lever gun a “military style” weapon.
(Of course, under Connecticut law, AR-15s made prior to 1994 are not assault weapons and not banned… figure that one out.)
*a “military style” weapon is any “scary” looking black rifle.
I just don’t see how running away does anything but encourage fucktards to enact more anti gun laws.
Keep doing this and the norm is going to be to run out gun manufacturers because it’s expected and just the norm if you don’t like firearms.
This will backfire. If gun manufacturers want to stand a stand perhaps they should just offering their products to the governments that pull the shit to begin with. Isn’t that what shooting ranges did in New York? Told government police agencies to go find some place else to hold their qualifications and practice at?
That would make a hell of a lot more sense that tucking tail and running out of state, now not offering local services to supporters.
According to a Federal District Judge in New York, a pistol grip is dangerous. I have some EVIL pistol grips I removed, maybe I should send them to him — just so they don’t sneak upstairs some night and attack me. Imagine! I could grip one of them and get a blister!
Danged if I can figure out what they might do but he sure seems convinced and judges are smart, honorable, respectable, trustworthy people.
Another thing I worry about are all of those front sights I have with EVIL bayonet lugs on them. I installed rails so I needed a different gas block. I have those front sights with those EVIL bayonet lugs safely locked in a box in my basement but they might sneak out and attack me when I’m not looking. I mean, I could be LUGGED!
I replaced all of those EVIL flash suppressors with muzzle brakes but those darn barrels still have those EVIL dangerous threads. I’m thinking that maybe I should have rented a storage unit so I wouldn’t get screwed when I wasn’t looking.
And these EVIL collapsible stocks. I went out and bought new MagPul CTRs so I have several EVIL Rock River collapsible stocks. I could be stuck with a stock!
How is a guy supposed to sleep with terrifying parts like this in the same county? I locked them up but I’m still terrified!
Worst of all is that all EVIL rifles fell out of my boat in the middle of a deep lake. I would look for them but the water is more than 210 feet deep there and I don’t have any helium or argon. The last time something like that happened, they were in 110 feet but they sank into the bottom mud and we couldn’t find them.
Now all I have are these EVIL parts. It’s a curse I tell you!
Haley Strategic Partners is moving from CO too, to Arizona.
Whoops, forgot link.
http://soldiersystems.net/2014/01/06/haley-strategic-partners-announces-move-from-colorado-to-arizona/
You mean the beretta that won’t move to VA because of the new governor? Glad they waited for that to shake out. http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/dec/23/terry-mcauliffe-election-gun-control-means-beretta/
@6 The tax and regulatory climate here was already hostile to businesses, especially to manufactures. I suspect CT’s new gun laws were just the final straw for PTR, manufactures of all types have been leaving CT for years now.
I’m frankly surprised it’s taken gun makers this long to start leaving.
@6, check out @10’s WP article. The key sentences are: “The firearms industry is one of the few that has grown and prospered during the Obama administration. Gun manufacturers bring much needed jobs and revenue to states feeling pinched in the weak economy.” No need to reward unfriendly policies with tax dollars, especially when there are plenty of friendlies from which to choose.
@12 should be WT (Washington TIMES) not WP (Washington COMPOST).