Syracuse.com - Tougher gun laws in this state could result in closure of Remington gun plant in Ilion

[HuntingNY-News]

The plant currently employs about 1,000 workers and is the economic lifeblood of the community.

An Aug. 23 article by Thomas Kaplan in the New York Times focused on the future of the Remington gun plant in Ilion, just south of Utica.

Company officials say the plant, which essentially built this upstate community and currently employs about 1,000 workers, would close and move out of state if New York state officials follow through on recent talk concerning toughter gun control laws in the wake of recent mass shootings at a screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Colorado and at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.

According to Kaplan's story, "While elsewhere the debate over gun control includes talk of balancing constitutional rights with public safety, here residents are most concerned with a little-discussed element of the gun industry: economics."

Read the full story.

View the full article on The Syracuse Outdoors Blog

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Death blow to Ilion.

[NYbuck50]

Oh look, NYS still killing business.. Guess all those DeNiro commercials their wasting tax dollars on, saying "NY works for business" are total bullshit.. shocking

[phade]

Fond memories of seeing that place...first turkey hunted with a young kid and and a middle-aged guy who were national turkey calling champs. THe kid's dad worked at the plant.

I hope they don't get run out of town.

[HuntOrBeHunted]

Thats really messed up I have heard about this I know a few people that work there its a small city and i'm pretty sure that plant is the roots of it.

That would be a HUGE blow for them people, the city, and the state.

[WNYBuckHunter]

This is all about the microstamping bill that is presented every year, and fails miserably every year. It will fail again this year. Problem is, Remington just may get tired of dealing with the possibility of such a bill passing, and head for greener, more gun friendly pastures.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Thats really messed up I have heard about this I know a few people that work there its a small city and i'm pretty sure that plant is the roots of it.

That would be a HUGE blow for them people, the city, and the state.

LOL.... can't really call Ilion a city, It has always been the manufacturing anchor of the village though. There has been other manufacturers in the Valley but aside from The Arms and Union tools (which just had a major fire).....there really isn't much left. Soooo many went out of business or moved out of state.

Edited August 28, 2012 by Culvercreek hunt club