Remington leaves New York and moves to Georgia
According to some Republican lawmakers and company leaders, the decision comes in the wake of Democrat-driven anti-gun laws that make it difficult to do business.
Remington is leaving New York and moving to Georgia. What is the oldest gun factory in the country has decided to move its headquarters, according to some Republican lawmakers as well as several company leaders, after several anti-gun laws pushed by Democrats were passed in the state that hindered its work activity.
Rep. Elise Stefanik and state Sen. Mark Walczyk are among the Republicans who blamed these restrictive laws for Remington's move. Stefanik explained, in statements picked up by Fox News Digital, that the blame was on Kathy Hochul, the Democratic governor, whom she urged to abandon her attack on the factory and, specifically, on the amendment allowing the carrying of guns: "Hochul must stop her unconstitutional assault on the Second Amendment now," she declared.
However, Hochul did not budge and caused the historic company to leave. The headquarters, located in the New York town of Mohawk Valley, will close its doors in March leaving behind more than 200 years in the Empire Estate. A decision deeply regretted by Illion's mayor, John P. Stephens who spoke to The New York Times to show his regret for the closure: "Two hundred and eight years of history. Gone, gone. Ilion is Remington. Remington is Ilion."
Hundreds of people to lose their jobs due to Remington relocation
Stephens also assured that up to 300 people will lose their jobs in this small town of 7,600 people located approximately 230 miles northwest of New York City. This will mean not only significant economic losses of up to $1 million in revenue, but also, the mayor assured the Daily Mail, that the town will lose "its soul":
Remington's new location will be in Georgia. A state that, according to the company's leaders, welcomes them because it is a region that adopts the Second Amendment and does not, as in New York, bet on the anti-gun laws promoted by Governor Hochul. This was explained in a press release Ken D'Arcy, the CEO of RemArms, Remington's parent company: