Earlier this week, PTR Industries, most well known for the fairly highly regarded PTR-91 G3 clone, announced they are leaving Bristol, Ct, for parts still unknown, due to an inability to work with the new gun laws passed by the State of Connecticut.
Just like that, the State of Connecticut lost 40 folks worth of income tax, and however much sales tax they were making off of PTR.
So...I applaud the bold move by PTR Industries, even if it was for selfish, and not political reasons...and some quotes in the article make that clear. The owner, Josh Fiorini pretty much says that they couldn't figure out how to still manufacture the guns and magazines while following the new law, and then he DOES say and unkind word or two about the hastiness and lack of foresight used in writing/passing the new laws...so good for him.
Not so good is this quote from Mr. Fiorini.
"Had there been sufficient exemption for manufacturing, for us to do business in a way that we were comfortable, would not put our business and our personnel at risk of criminal convictions, we would not have made this decision so quickly," Fiorini said.
So, the way I'm reading that is 'if they had left a loop hole for me to keep making them, I wouldn't have made the decision to move...so, potentially it could have been hooray for me, to hell with the lawful gun owners in Connecticut.'
Hey...I understand...not everyone can afford to be a martyr.
Also...the article says: 'The owner said he's actually OK with some of the regulations and even universal background checks.' But...lacking any direct quotes from him on this one, I want to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Anyway...I'm glad to see folks starting to vote with their wallet...it's really the only way some of these states are going to figure it out.
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