Firearms manufacturers Ruger and Rideout Arsenal are heading south, continuing a trend of firearms companies leaving Democrat-run states.
On June 10, Virginia-based Rideout Arsenal, a firearms designer and manufacturer, announced it would invest $22 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Thomasville, Georgia. The investment would create 120 new jobs over the next several years, the company said.
Also this year, Sturm, Ruger & Co. relocated their head office from Fairfield, Connecticut, to Mayodan, North Carolina.
“This relocation was not something we originally planned to pursue,” Rideout founders, Travis and Kelsey Rideout, said in a statement.
“The reality is that recent anti-gun legislation in Virginia created a significant uncertainty for our company and ultimately forced us to look for a state where we could continue operating, investing, and growing with confidence.”…