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MARYVILLE: Gun producer Smith & Wesson hosted a grand opening of its new Tennessee headquarters Saturday after transferring from its longtime residence in Massachusetts to a extra gun-friendly state.
The firm constructed a new 650,000-square ft (60,387-square meters) headquarters in Maryville, Tennessee, as a part of a $125 million relocation plan introduced in 2021. Tours have been provided on the new facility on Saturday.
The gunmaker had been positioned in Springfield, Massachusetts, because the mid-19th century, however firm officers have stated legislative proposals in that state would prohibit them from manufacturing sure weapons. Massachusetts is thought to have a few of the nation’s strictest gun legal guidelines.
Smith & Wesson President and CEO Mark Smith spoke on the occasion Saturday, which drew a big crowd to the new facility, The Daily Times reported.
“From where I stand, the next 170 years of Smith & Wesson are looking pretty good,” Smith stated. “It is something special here in Tennessee.”
He cited a welcoming regulatory setting and shut collaboration with the Tennessee state authorities as a vital piece of the plan to relocate. The firm has stated the new facility would create a whole bunch of jobs.
Tennessee has moved to loosen gun restrictions in latest years beneath Republican management. In 2021, the state handed a regulation to permit most adults 21 and older to hold handguns and not using a allow that requires first clearing a state-stage background verify and coaching.
The firm constructed a new 650,000-square ft (60,387-square meters) headquarters in Maryville, Tennessee, as a part of a $125 million relocation plan introduced in 2021. Tours have been provided on the new facility on Saturday.
The gunmaker had been positioned in Springfield, Massachusetts, because the mid-19th century, however firm officers have stated legislative proposals in that state would prohibit them from manufacturing sure weapons. Massachusetts is thought to have a few of the nation’s strictest gun legal guidelines.
Smith & Wesson President and CEO Mark Smith spoke on the occasion Saturday, which drew a big crowd to the new facility, The Daily Times reported.
“From where I stand, the next 170 years of Smith & Wesson are looking pretty good,” Smith stated. “It is something special here in Tennessee.”
He cited a welcoming regulatory setting and shut collaboration with the Tennessee state authorities as a vital piece of the plan to relocate. The firm has stated the new facility would create a whole bunch of jobs.
Tennessee has moved to loosen gun restrictions in latest years beneath Republican management. In 2021, the state handed a regulation to permit most adults 21 and older to hold handguns and not using a allow that requires first clearing a state-stage background verify and coaching.
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