Montana Governor Courts Colorado Gunmakers After New State Law

MONTANA GOVERNOR GREG GIANFORTE IS ASKING GUN MAKERS IN COLORADO IF THEY WANT TO MOVE TO HIS STATE – AFTER COLORADO’S GOVERNOR JARED POLIS SIGNED NEW GUN RESTRICTIONS INTO LAW.

GIANFORTE CALLS COLORADO’S NEW LAWS “THE MOST RESTRICTIVE GUN BANS” IN THE COUNTRY IN A VIDEO CAMPAIGN ON HIS OFFICIAL X ACCOUNT.

“TO ALL GUN MANUFACTURERS IN COLORADO, MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS SIMPLE: DO YOU WANT TO MOVE BACK TO AMERICA?” SAID GOVERNOR GIANFORTE.

COLORADO’S NEW LAW, SENATE BILL 3, PROHIBITS THE “MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, TRANSFER, SALE, AND PURCHASE OF SPECIFIED SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARMS.” IT GOES INTO EFFECT IN AUGUST 20 26.

MICHAEL MEIER, THE C-E-O OF COLORADO-BASED M positive M INDUSTRIES, TOLD LOCAL M-T-N NEWS THE NEW LAW IS “GOING TO BE DEVASTATING TO OUR INDUSTRY IN GENERAL,” HE SAID. “IT MAKES NO SENSE TO BE PUNISHING US, THE MANUFACTURERS OF THE PRODUCTS, OVER THE END USE OF SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY WAS CARELESS ON.”

GIANFORTE ALSO REACHED OUT TO PHOENIX WEAPONRY, ANOTHER GUN MANUFACTURER BASED IN COLORADO AND AT RISK OF GOING OUT OF BUSINESS, ACCORDING TO M-T-N.

OWNER AARON CASEY TOLD M-T-N HIS COMPANY IS INTERESTED IN FINDING A NEW HOME AND LEAVING COLORADO AT “THE EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.”

GUN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN OTHER STATES WITH RESTRICTIVE GUN LAWS ARE ALSO MOVING THEIR OPERATIONS TO OTHER STATES.

HENRY REPEATING ARMS ANNOUNCED LAST MONTH, IT WAS LEAVING NEW JERSEY FOR WISCONSIN.

“THIS TRANSITION ALLOWS US TO DOUBLE DOWN ON WHAT WE DO BEST, MAKING WORLD-CLASS RIFLES, SHOTGUNS, AND REVOLVERS RIGHT HERE IN THE HEART OF AMERICA. OUR WISCONSIN OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN ESSENTIAL TO OUR SUCCESS FOR A LONG TIME, AND NOW IT IS THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR BRIGHT FUTURE,” ANDREW WICKSTROM, PRESIDENT OF HENRY REPEATING ARMS SAID IN A STATEMENT.

MAG-pull INDUSTRIES CORPORATION LEFT COLORADO IN 2014 AND SET UP HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

COLORADO GOVERNOR JARED POLIS HAS NOT RESPONDED TO NEWS OF GUN MANUFACTURERS LEAVING HIS STATE.