Remington begins moving it's manufacturing out of New York and into it's new facility in 2nd Amendment friendly Alabama

In the process, the job losses in the hateful state of New York begin at 80 skilled positions, which I'd bet were good union jobs.

“They obviously want to know that they’re wanted,” said Huntsville Madison County Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Chip Cherry, matter-of-factly. “And that the community and the state and the leadership of that state embraces them as a company and welcomes them.”

Remington did not cite the New York regulations – known as the SAFE Act – in its announcement to move from New York to Alabama but the company had been one of the measure’s harshest critics. The move will cost the company’s Ilion, NY facility about 80 jobs.

“The feeling and the message that was being sent out was they didn’t welcome that type of activity in their state so therefore you really shouldn’t be surprised if that type of activity doesn’t expand and grow in your state,” Cherry responds.

Tom King, president of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, was quoted as saying, “I don’t think moving Bushmaster and their pistol line this early in the process to Alabama bodes well.” King went on to say, “I wouldn’t doubt it’s SAFE Act-related in a New York minute. The company made statements over and over again that when they bought the property in Huntsville, Ala., that having a manufacturing facility in a Second Amendment-friendly area means a lot to them.”

New York's descent into Detroit continues.