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The firearms industry abandons blue states to avoid crushing regulations

Of all the businesses that are moving out of blue states, those in the gun industry lead the pack.

Storied firearms manufacturers, some of them having operated in northern states for centuries, are now heading South. Remington, founded in 1816 and Americaโ€™s oldest gun maker, announced in November it was moving its headquarters from New York to Georgia.

In announcing the move, which will include a $100 million investment in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and create 856 new jobs, Remington CEO Ken Dโ€™Arcy said, โ€œthe decision to locate in Georgia is very simple. The state of Georgia is not only a business-friendly state, itโ€™s a firearms-friendly state.โ€

Also exiting New York is Dark Storm Industries, a gun manufacturer and retailer. They will be moving to Titusville, Florida, where they have begun construction on a new manufacturing plant, bringing up to 75 jobs to Florida.

โ€œIf youโ€™re in the gun industry and you have the opportunity to move to Florida, youโ€™re figuring it out, thatโ€™s where you want to be,โ€ Dark Star Communications Manager Kevin Elder told The Epoch Times. When the company asked its employees if they would consider moving south, they didnโ€™t hesitate, Elder said, โ€œthey were ready to go.โ€

Dark Star was founded to make firearms that are compliant with New Yorkโ€™s strict regulations, โ€œbut they just keep adding on more and more restrictions and more hoops to jump through,โ€ Elder said. โ€œOur clientele is very friendly, and our community, and we try to give back as much as we can. We do a lot of charity work and local law enforcement loves us. But as far as the state itself, they donโ€™t want that kind of stuff up here.โ€

Elder said that Dark Starโ€™s problems in New York went beyond state regulations to also include banks and payments companies. โ€œWe had to change credit card processors,โ€ as well as the companyโ€™s bank, he said, because they were denying service to firearms companies, despite their strong creditworthiness.

Byย Kevin Stocklin

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