America's Gun Industry Was Sold Out From Under You

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Summary:

The names on the barrel never changed. The factories behind them did.

For over a century, Winchester, Remington, and Colt were built by generations of skilled American workers in towns where gunmaking was a way of life. Then, quietly, the factories closed, ownership changed hands, and some of America's most iconic firearms brands became something very different.

This is the untold story of the men, the factories, and the decisions that transformed three legendary gunmakers forever.

Remington Arms Moving Out of New York

Thanks to hostile liberal anti-gun policies of New York state, another firearms manufacturing company is abandoning a northeast liberal state for more friendlier surroundings. 

First, it was Smith & Wesson leaving Massachusetts, now it is Remington. The company is heading to Georgia.

Law Enforcement Today reported:

ILION, NY- The residents of the small community of Ilion are discovering firsthand that the anti-gun stance adopted by New York's legislature would result in numerous job losses. This is evident following Remington's decision to relocate to Georgia, marking the end of over 200 years of the oldest firearms manufacturer's presence in New York, Fox News reported.

Ilion, located approximately 230 miles northwest of New York City, has been identified with Remington for over two centuries, and with the move, that history is now gone. 

“Two hundred and eight years of history. Gone…gone,” Ilion Mayor John P. Stephens told The New York Times. “Ilion is Remington. Remington is Ilion.” 

The move to relocate the remaining portions of the company shouldn’t come as a surprise since RemArms, the current version of Remington Arms, announced last year to union officials that the company would be pulling up stakes and ending New York manufacturing operations effective this March. The remaining operations are moving to Georgia, where company officials say the firearms industry is supported and welcomed. 

Residents of the small community are now bracing for life without Remington, which some say will take a part of the town’s identity with it. 

“When Remington leaves, it’s not going to be like a facility leaving, it’s going to be like part of your family has moved off,” said Jim Conover, a Remington retiree who started with the company in 1964, to the Associated Press. 

Last year, I bought my first Remington, a Remington Model 870 Express shotgun.

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New Acquisition

Above, the Remington Model 870 Express 12 gauge shotgun. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

This morning was spent browsing Lake Havasu gun stores.

We (Mitch Geriminsky and I) were looking at 12 gauge shotguns. We stopped at a gun store owned by a Mason friend of Mitch's. He had some Remington Model 870 Express pump action 12 gauge shotguns. It was priced at $599. However, we got a good price for the gun. So I took it.

So, whenever I am in Lake Havaau on a Saturday, I can join Mitch and his group for skeet shooting with it.

May Gun Sales Surge

Above, the firearms department at Cabela's in Albuquerque in 2019. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The huge surge in gun-buying is a two-edged sword.

On one side, it is good that more citizens are joining the ranks of gun owners (the more the merrier). On the other side, it has caused a shortage of some gun models and ammunition. Ammo manufacturers, such as Remington, have ramped up ammunition production with some factories operating 24/7 to try to meet the demand.

May was no different. Gun sales continued to surge last month.

According to The Daily Caller:

Strong gun sales continued in May, with FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System data showing nearly 1.3 million background checks were conducted pursuant to firearms sales last month. Moreover, the FBI conducted a total of 3.2 million firearm-related background checks of all types – including checks for NICS exempt firearm permits that allow holders to purchase firearms without an additional background check for the next five years. The number of firearm sales checks represents the second-highest May on record, following only the massive firearm-buying surge experienced in May 2020.

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