That's not Remington's fault. Cuomo and the other anti morons are the ones solely responsible for this. None of them will account for their actions and Remington's owners will be made to be the bad guys when it's spun by the media.
Sure it is. Trying to use the NY SAFE law as an excuse simply doesn't pass the smell test.
First, while the law potentially reduces the
consumption of some Remington products by New Yorkers, it doesn't (nor can it) prohibit the
production of guns in NY that are legal elsewhere.
Second, I'm not sure that there are any Remington-branded firearms that cannot be sold due to the SAFE act in NY. If there are, the number are small and the above still applies.
Remington (and other companies) will be doing what individuals say they can't. I can't understand how people complain about the laws, taxes, etc. and don't relocate. The worst of all is that said individuals finance their own enslavement through taxes they pay. If a company can relocate, any individual can to.
Because those with a longer view realize that things go in cycles. What specifically most impacts a business today might not be what most impacts it tomorrow. They also realize that there is value to continuing a tradition in Ilion, NY that began in 1828 and that Huntsville isn't always going to be peaches-n-cream as some suggest it is today.
Further, moving factories isn't easy, nor is it always successful. The same people bemoaning the move of Marlin/H&R and Bushmaster to Ilion (largely because of product quality issues) are the same wetting their pants with glee at the thought of those lines moving (or have already moved) to Mayfield, KY or Huntsville, AL.
You infer that Remington employees can simply move to Huntsville if indeed Ilion is closed. If Remington closes Ilion, I suspect one major reason will be to ditch their union. I suspect any new jobs will be non-union. Talk about "enslavement."