I grew up in the northeast(CT) and left in the 70's.
Even back then, manufacturing of all sorts, not just firearms, was starting to flee whenever possible.
The manufacturing industries there are a shadow of their former self.

I agree with others that this is just the first big step in getting totally out of the NE.

I cannot fathom why any manufacturer would prefer to stay in a state where they are maligned and persecuted like many of these NE gun manufacturers are.

Well, okay, I can see the traditions, the generations of families who've worked there who are local and loyal and don't want to buckle to the rest of the idiots in the state who hate them... so yeah, maybe I take that back. A little....

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Originally posted by 18DAI:
And maybe they will hire some "gun guys" and make guns worth buying again. Regards 18DAI

What are you talking about?

I think S&W has been going through a long period of bean counter driven management consisting of people who could really care less about the actual guns they were building.

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Originally posted by RichardC:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by 18DAI:
And maybe they will hire some "gun guys" and make guns worth buying again. Regards 18DAI

What are you talking about?[/QUO

In the mid-70's we lived in New Haven, enjoyed seeing the original Eli Whitney location in Hamden IIRC.
Went to visit the Winchester Museum; there was a sign on the door--they had moved.
To Cody, Wyoming!

Elections have results MA, suck it

Come on down!!!

https://www.wate.com/news/loca..._campaign=socialflow

Weeks after announcing the decision to move to East Tennessee, officials with Smith & Wesson broke ground on their future home Friday, alongside several state and local leaders. The site, referred to as Partnership Park North for now, is 240 acres in size and will house the both company headquarters and manufacturing operations.

Brian Daniels, President and CEO of the Blount Partnership, noted November marks 10 years since the Industrial Board passed a plan to bring a firearms manufacturer to Blount County, and highlighted the teamwork behind the investment.

Mark Smith, President and CEO of Smith & Wesson, is looking forward to the move, but said it wasn’t an easy decision, given it had to be right for today and for generations to come. “We’ve got 170 years of history in Springfield, Massachusetts… so, for us it was especially difficult,” he said.

The company is set to bring 750 jobs to the region by 2023. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee credited the move to the state’s business-friendly environment, it’s tax policy, and it’s people. Smith agreed. “We felt your appreciation for the second amendment, and your work ethic. We truly felt at home,” he said.

Smith noted the company is committed to providing a “good, working, wage” that employees can supports themselves and their families on. The company also plans to contribute to local charitable causes, financially and through corporate-sponsored volunteer initiatives.

Tennessee, one of the few remaining "free states". A state pretty free from taxes, a state where you are free to carry a sidearm if you want to, and a state in which you are free to shoot your guns in your backyard. But NOT a state that will be very welcoming to incoming liberal politics.