what's stfu stand for --- guns are necessary ... so shut the fuck up. On Monday, December 21, 2015 at 6:53:16 PM UTC-6, pluto of brougham wrote: > > say again, what's stfu stand for > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 11:48 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> "And on the sixth day thou shalt manufacture firearms for the murderous >> and the feeble minded" >> --- >> you sound like a religious myth believer. >> guns are necessary ... those who don't understand should stfu. >> >> On Monday, December 21, 2015 at 6:16:40 PM UTC-6, pluto of brougham wrote: >>> >>> "And on the sixth day thou shalt manufacture firearms for the murderous >>> and the feeble minded" >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 10:49 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Why Beretta is moving its gun factory to Tennessee >>>> by Aaron Smith @AaronSmithCNN >>>> <https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=AaronSmithCNN> >>>> [image: beretta factory]Beretta is moving its Maryland factory >>>> (pictured here) to Tennessee because of Maryland's tough new gun laws. >>>> >>>> <http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmoney.cnn.com%2F2015%2F12%2F17%2Fnews%2Fcompanies%2Fberetta-guns-factory-tennessee-maryland%2Findex.html&title=Why%20Beretta%20is%20moving%20its%20gun%20factory%20to%20Tennessee> >>>> >>>> <https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Why%20Beretta%20is%20moving%20its%20gun%20factory%20to%20Tennessee&via=CNNMoney&related=CNNMoney%3ABreaking%20news%20and%20in-depth%20looks%20at%20the%20most%20important%20business%20stories%20of%20the%20day.&url=http://cnnmon.ie/1NUTjZT> >>>> Beretta USA says Maryland's tough new gun laws are the reason it's >>>> moving its factory to gun-friendly Tennessee. >>>> >>>> The American subsidiary of the 500-year-old Italian company has had a >>>> factory in Accokeek, Maryland since the 1970s. The company has >>>> manufactured >>>> the M9, the U.S. Army's standard-issue sidearm, since 1987 at that >>>> factory, >>>> which is about 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. >>>> >>>> Beretta is relocating the factory to Gallatin, Tenn., in early 2016, >>>> because it's worried that Maryland gun laws could force it out of the >>>> state. >>>> >>>> Maryland is one of several states that have passed new gun laws to >>>> restrict military-style semiautomatic rifles >>>> <http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/04/news/companies/san-bernardino-killings-ar15/?iid=EL> >>>> and >>>> high capacity magazines since the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut >>>> <http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/14/politics/obama-newtown-anniversary/?iid=EL>, >>>> >>>> three years ago. These weapons have been used in subsequent mass >>>> shootings, >>>> including the recent one in San Bernardino >>>> <http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/14/us/san-bernardino-shooting/?iid=EL>. >>>> >>>> The state's Firearm Safety Act of 2013, championed by former Maryland >>>> governor and Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley, targets >>>> assault weapons, banning 45 guns and limiting magazine capacity to 10 >>>> rounds. >>>> >>>> The Maryland law means that Beretta's M9 semiautomatic pistol >>>> <http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/22/news/beretta-m9-lethal-weapon/index.html?iid=EL>, >>>> >>>> which holds 15 rounds, is now illegal in the state, said Beretta USA's >>>> lead >>>> lawyer, Jeff Reh. He said the ban also applies to Beretta's pistol grip >>>> shotguns, and also to the semiautomatic rifles >>>> <http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/09/news/companies/assault-weapon-sales/?iid=EL> >>>> like >>>> the ARX 100 <http://www.beretta.com/en-us/arx-100/>. >>>> >>>> Reh said that the company lobbied successfully to change the law so >>>> that Beretta could continue to make, import and warehouse these guns in >>>> Maryland, even though private citizens can't own them. >>>> >>>> Related: Remington shifts jobs from N.Y. to Alabama >>>> <http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/20/news/companies/remington-jobs/?iid=EL> >>>> >>>> Still, Reh said, the company realized that "with the stroke of a pen >>>> our ability to manufacture products for the armed forces, or police, or >>>> even civilians, could be blocked." >>>> >>>> But the city of Gallatin, Tennessee, welcomed Beratta's $45 million gun >>>> factory with open arms and $4 million in incentives. That includes 100 >>>> acres of land worth $1.75 million and a 10-year tax abatement worth about >>>> $2.2 million, according to James Fenton, Gallatin's economic development >>>> director. >>>> >>>> "It was the best financial package that we were offered," said Reh. >>>> [image: three berettas]Beretta's M9 handguns are restricted in >>>> Maryland because the magazines can hold more than 10 rounds. So the >>>> company >>>> moved production to Tennessee. >>>> >>>> Gallatin is a city of more than 30,000 people some 20 miles out of >>>> Nashville, which puts it close to an international airport, a necessity >>>> for >>>> the gunmaker. >>>> >>>> "We will see an immediate increase in real and personal property >>>> taxes," said Fenton. "We have seen a jump in local sales tax during the >>>> first phase of construction. Additionally, there continues to be robust >>>> interest in the area because of the [Beretta] announcement." >>>> >>>> Fenton expects the factory to eventually employ 300 people, most of >>>> them hired locally. Beretta's sales, marketing, legal and customer service >>>> staff will stay in Maryland. >>>> >>>> Beretta's move south started when the company's patriarch, Ugo Gussalli >>>> Beretta, asked Reh to identify "the most consistently pro-Second Amendment >>>> states in the country." >>>> >>>> "He told me, 'If we're going to build a factory somewhere, I want to >>>> put it in a state where I don't have to worry about it, or my sons don't >>>> have to worry about it, or even my grandkids,'" said Reh. "So he's taking >>>> a >>>> 100-year view of the company." >>>> >>>> This will be the third factory that Beretta has built since the company >>>> started in the early 1500s >>>> <http://www.beretta.com/en-us/world-of-beretta/since-1526/>. >>>> >>>> Reh said that he personally visited 80 potential factory locations in >>>> Georgia, Texas, the Carolinas, Kentucky and also Virginia, which he liked >>>> because of its proximity to Maryland. But he abandoned Virginia because >>>> Governor Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, ran for office on a gun control >>>> platform. >>>> >>>> Gallatin's James Fenton said that gun control laws in Virginia and >>>> Maryland are a boon for Tennessee. >>>> >>>> "I would like to mention that the [former] governor of Maryland is my >>>> best friend for passing that legislation," he said, "even though we've >>>> never met." >>>> >>>> Related: My 'Lethal Weapon' moment with Beretta's new gun >>>> <http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/22/news/beretta-m9-lethal-weapon/index.html?iid=EL> >>>> >>>> Related: Background checks on track for a record year >>>> <http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/03/news/san-bernardino-fbi-background-checks/index.html?iid=EL> >>>> CNNMoney (New York) >>>> >>>> On Monday, December 21, 2015 at 5:47:17 PM UTC-6, plainolamerican wrote: >>>>> >>>>> School District in Tennessee Arms TeachersJustin Holcomb >>>>> <http://townhall.com/tipsheet/justinholcomb/>| Dec 21, 2015 >>>>> [image: Justin Holcomb] <http://townhall.com/tipsheet/justinholcomb/> >>>>> >>>>> - Share on Facebook*6* >>>>> - >>>>> - 6 SHARES >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> - >>>>> - >>>>> >>>>> ... >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -- >>>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>>> >>>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>>> * It's active and moderated. 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