Magpul leaving Colorado?????

Politicians are willing to sacrifice economy and jobs to satisfy their own ego's. What a shame. Come election time these people need to be voted out. Its plain to see they do not have the best interests of the people in mind. How can they possibly justify doing more damage by passing laws that do nothing to prevent crime and only serve to cost jobs, further hurt the economy, lower revenues and place unjust burden on the law abiding citizens, no to mention infringing upon our 2nd amendment rights ?
 
Do you think that politicians never even give a thought that the only reason they have jobs is because of all the legal gun owners in this country? Now they are trying to get rid of the only things that are keeping them in office, our guns. There is an old saying that "Those who can, do; those who can't, teach". That should be changed to "Those who can, do; those who can't, get elected".:mad:
 
I was just reading the Denver Post on the issue and some state reps say they don't care but perhaps they could make the bill business friendly.

In the letter columns, many said it was a hollow threat as it would cost too much or good ridance.

I seem to recall many companies pulling up stakes from the East and moving towards the Sun Belt - with sweet heart deals from the states, it would be quite practical.

It was suggested that they could make gun locks instead. Yep, giant market for those.
 
Wrothgar, that editorial is the kind of thing that just drives me nuts. That attitude is what makes it nearly impossible for me to even engage with the anti-gun folks. Just utter condescension and automatic assumption of their overwhelming mental and moral superiority. Make me just want to scream "You're wrong, you're lying, and you know it. Either that or you really are that dumb. And you want to call me the idiot."

I feel like they are standing there shouting how stupid I am for refusing to admit that the sky is clearly green, as everyone who isn't a moron knows.
 
The politicians have lost their way

So the politicians will kill world-class local industries, pass laws that destroy lives through unemployment and alienate responsible gun owners to satisfy their personal misguided agendas? I find this warped behavior offensive!

Magpul has done the entire world a great service with quality products and this is the thanks that they get?

Unreasonable, uneducated, ungrateful and unforgivable are few words that come into mind. :mad:
 
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I also wrote MagPul and gave them a pitch to relocate to the PNW - rebuild in the Great American Redoubt.

The fact is that cars once made Detroit great. Similarly, companies that manufacture firearms and magazines should concentrate their facilities in areas where their community support, jobs, and commitment to the area will be welcomed and valued. Form enclaves of mutual support in gun friendly states.

This issue isn't going to go away. It will remain a hot button topic for years to come. Dealing with the issue intelligently now may determine a firearms company's success years into the future.
 
The Wyoming Legislator put out the Welcome Mat to Magpul (competing with other states) inviting them to move north.

They laid out the advantages of one of the most gun friendly states, low taxes, no income taxes, no inventory taxes, low property taxes plus its not that far to move.
 
Do they not realize the impact this will have on thier local economy?

And to generalize and foreshadow, if my Criminal Behavior professor was to be believe, as an area looses job, the affluent people of means and education move out, tax revenues plummet, schools decline and crime rates rise.
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I think the anti-gun crowd believe the company is making idle threats.

People should read up on the Eastern Sports Show in Harrisburg PA that was "post poned" after the AR issue came early this month. That was an economic lesson in solidarity.
 
The Magpul exec has stated multipile times that he means it. I promise you the lefties here don't care about losing jobs as long as it gets them little warm fuzzies.
 
The Wyoming Legislator put out the Welcome Mat to Magpul (competing with other states) inviting them to move north.
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While I’m not familiar with the area this seems to make the most sense based on a quick glance at a map. So, could employees maintain their current residences in Colorado and reasonably drive to a new plant around Cheyenne?
 
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While I’m not familiar with the area this seems to make the most sense based on a quick glance at a map. So, could employees maintain their current residences in Colorado and reasonably drive to a new plant around Cheyenne?
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Heck yeah. Cheyenne to FoCo is an easy, straight-shot, 25-30 minute drive. I go from Laramie to FoCo all the time.
 
The Magpul exec has stated multipile times that he means it. I promise you the lefties here don't care about losing jobs as long as it gets them little warm fuzzies.
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They are the same kind of people who will then claim that their community has been economically devastated by this issue, (which any sane person knew this had to be done), and they will seek Government assistance.
 
For the long game, I hope Colorado passes the ban, Magpul moves, and then the ban is struck down as unconstitutional. I don't wish the expense of a move on Magpul, but it would provide a lesson of unintended consequences to states that legislate impulsively.
 
Magpul's latest Facebook status wins EVERYTHING, and shows the state assembly what they think of their bill.

We are proud to announce that within a matter of days we will be going live with a new program. Due to a bill currently moving through the Colorado legislature, there is the possibility that Colorado residents' ability to purchase standard capacity magazines will soon be infringed. Before that happens, and Magpul is forced to leave the state in order to keep to our principles, we will be doing our best to get standard capacity PMAGs into the hands of any Colorado resident that wants them.

Verified Colorado residents will be able to purchase up to ten (10) standard capacity AR/M4 magazines directly from Magpul, and will be given immediate flat-rate $5 shipping, bypassing our current order queue.

Our customers outside of Colorado, please know that our PMAG production will continue at an ever-increasing rate until we do relocate, shipments to our distributors in other states will continue, and that we do not expect relocation to significantly impact PMAG production. We are also aware that Colorado is not the only state with existing or pending magazine capacity restrictions; we are working on programs for other affected states as well.

Full details and instructions will be announced when we are able to go live; please watch here for the coming announcement.
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I wish that MagPul made PMAGs for the Mini-14. That would be so awesome.

Buy some more Ranger Plates for my Lady Friend's dad, though.
 
Oh, that's beautiful.
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Seriously, the folks running Magpul are giving a clinic in PR. What a move; keeps your loyal in-state fans happy, pokes a stick in the eye of intrusive legislators, gets mountains of additional free press, and fully stocks the hell out of Colorado with pre-ban magazines. Whether the ban goes through or not, one thing will be certain; Colorado is going to have a LOT more magazines with a +15 capacity than we did before our elected officials started drafting gun control legislation.

So, to recap, these laws will:
  • Have little to no impact on violent crime
  • Drive hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars from the state, just when we need both the most
  • Criminalize law-abiding citizens
  • Dramatically increase the number of "high capacity" magazines in civilian hands in the state
  • Make Colorado the laughing stock of western states

Well done, Colorado lawmakers. Well done.
 
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