NPR: Seeking a warmer welcome, gun factory moves down south (AUDIO)
When companies uproot, executives usually point to factors like lower government taxes or fewer unions.
But one gun maker, Beretta, blames something entirely different — a law passed in Maryland to try to curb mass shootings.
The company recently moved its factory to Nashville because it says the law in Maryland threatened its business. The opening day was celebrated with shooting demonstrations and a warm welcome from state officials.
The Italian gun maker says it’s being driven out of its longtime U.S. home on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. The political culture there has grown hostile to guns and to the people who make them, the company says.
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