In today’s news. Good news for Tennessee, Sumner County and Gallatin!
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -
Beretta USA is building a new facility in Sumner County that will bring 300 jobs to the area.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam made the announcement Wednesday morning at the State Capitol.
The state-of-the-art facility is a $45 million investment and will be located in the Gallatin Industrial Park.
Nice! And good on them.
I have a suspicion their facility in Accokeek MD is on borrowed time now.
That’s cool. Means when I get around to taking their factory armorer’s courses it will be half the distance to the factory.
Interesting, I talked to the Beretta Rep at SHOT and he said they were staying in MD/VA but wouldn’t expand any of those facilities.
So, is this an expansion, or was he told not to mention any new facilities?
Beretta’s official news release:
Says expansion…
“Beretta will make firearms at the new Gallatin plant from both their sporting and tactical product lines”…
As a resident of the Socialist State of Maryland, I have been blasting Beretta for speaking with fork tongue. Last year when our boy Governor was pushing for extreme gun controls, Beretta threatened to abandon plans to expand its U.S. headquarters in PG, if MD passed the proposed gun laws.
Following the passing and implementing of the extreme gun laws, zero from Beretta. Today, I salute them for their decision, one would only hope they move their HQ out of Accokeek.
EDIT: I blasted them on social media, MD firearm forums and of course on this forum. As my boss of almost 50 years stated “you have always had the to courage to admit you were wrong!” Dang, if she only knew the truth!
Thank god she doesn’t visit this forum.
OUT
Good on them!
Now it’s time for Colt, CMT/Stag, Mossberg, etc to jump on the train and look elsewhere.
Upper East Tennessee in the Tri-cities area would be awesome. Hint, hint.
Abandoning my plans to pick up a few S&Ws. No more guns from ban states for me.
Desperately hoping the governor is working hard to get Remmington to come here…THAT would be a coup.
BERETTA: Maryland disrespects us and gun owners, so we expand in Tennessee
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/4/beretta-seeking-the-respect-of-the-second-amendmen/
Well written piece. Straight and to the point.
And should be a lesson to other companies in restricted States along with Magpul. Restrict the products, lose the revenue.
Good for Beretta. It’d be even better if they announced their intentions to completely move here rather than play games/split the message.
Way to go Mr. Beretta. You made a good choice. TN welcomes you.
Makes me want to buy a Silver Pigeon in 28ga
Do it!
I have a Silver Pigeon in 12ga and love it.
Beretta’s double shotguns and auto shotguns are really sweet.
-brickboy240
Whats that 12ga weigh?
I sold a like new AL391 Urika 20ga last year and im still kicking myself for doing it…
This is about 8 miles from my house. 300+ employees means at least 1 I.T. guy…
I would come closer to getting rid of the wife before my 391 12/20ga shotguns, sorry sweetie!
I only paid 600 for it…sold it for a few more bucks lol