From Sen. J.B. Jennings:
BERETTA PUSHED OUT OF MARYLAND
Certainly, it should come as no shock to the O’Malley Administration that Beretta U.S.A., a Fortune 500 company, is taking its $45 million investment and 300 jobs out of Maryland for the gun-friendlier state of Tennessee. It should be emphasized that Beretta is the sole manufacturer of the primary sidearm used by the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps. This is the side-arm that that our men and women in uniform have as their last form of defense while in harms way. Beretta representatives warned time and time again during committee hearings on gun control legislation that the major gun manufacturing company would not be able to operate successfully in a state so hostile to gun manufacturing.
At one point, the administration-sponsored legislation contained a ban on Beretta storing gun products in Maryland or importing them across state lines. How in the world could Beretta or any other manufacturer operate under such prohibitions? Beretta came to the obvious conclusion it could not!
While the ban on storing or importing guns and gun materials or parts across state lines was struck from the legislation in the House of Delegates, Beretta had no assurance that a future governor or state legislative body would not try to enact such a law.
Certainly, O’Malley’s response to Beretta’s threats to move out of state during the 2013 legislative hearing – “they (Beretta) can do whatever they want to do” was far from reassuring. O’Malley was just about thumbing his nose at Beretta and practically pushing the manufacturer out of state, along with 300 jobs of working families. Responding to Beretta’s announced move, O’Malley said, “They have been threatening that for a long time – to make a political point out of it – it’s a free country.”
As a strong and life-long supporter of Second Amendment Rights, I am well aware of the zeal with which others support over-the-top gun control laws. It’s no secret that Governor O’Malley is a strong supporter of sweeping gun control laws. However, I find it difficult to understand his zeal when it results in his stubborn refusal to make a good-faith attempt to work with Beretta in order to keep a Fortune 500 company from moving and taking along with it the jobs and incomes of 300 Marylanders. To my way of thinking that is really throwing out the baby with the bathwater! It’s as inexcusable as it is irresponsible.
Please do not hesitate to contact me about this or any other issue of concern to you. As always, I encourage and welcome your input. It helps me in bringing your voice to Annapolis.
Senator J.B. Jennings
Typical from the incompetent leadership of this state. Infringe on the citizens’ civil rights and drive businesses out of state. Just wait and see. Anthony Clown will be more of the same.
OWEMALLEY thinks he will be the next president, which is so funny he thinks he has a snowballs chance in hell
can you say ultra ego and self centered POS
The state throws away 45 million every day. So, why be concerned about a gun manufacturer? Besides, those employees have the taint of firearms on them. They are not going to vote commie anyhow. Best to bring in 300 more ‘Dreamers’ to take their place.
More gun laws and restrictions will solve the problem, just look at how successful increasing gun regulations have been to date. What is the murder count year-to-date in Baltimore and Chicago? The guns used in these murders I’m sure are registered under current laws and easily traceable to the owner/shooter.
“The guns used in these murders I’m sure are registered under current laws and easily traceable to the owner/shooter.”
Evidence for this assertion?
I am being facetious. Sorry you missed the humor.
We don’t need Baretta. As soon as O Malley gets his windmills off the coast of OC we’ll have millions of new jobs. I say more taxes and less freedom. Let’s elect Tony Brown and keep the trend going. Maybe we can get Bloomberg ( the soda nazi ) to run as Lieutenant Commissar under Brown.
Maryland has become a steaming turd floating in urine filled bowl of liberalism.
Thanks President Putts and Governor Assclown.
“Boy the way Glenn Miller Played
Songs that made the Hit Parade
Guys like us we had it made
Those were the days.
Didn’t need no Welfare states
Everybody pulled his weight
gee our old LaSalle ran great
Those were the days
And you knew who you were then
Girls were girls and men were men
Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again”
I agree with the spirit of this completely. However, a state senator should actually do some research before publishing a letter. Saying Beretta is a Fortune 500 Company is like claiming a little league baseball team plays in the majors! Come on J.B., you are better than this. Your motives are honorable, but your laziness is not doing anyone any favors.
Beretta USA is not even close to being a Fortune 500 Company. With $73 million in revenue, they would need to find another $4,883,000 to make the Fortune 500 list.
Even if the research phobic senator was referring to Beretta’s parent company, they are at $229 million in revenue.
With liberal business haters in power, the few senators counties like Harford elect need to be on their games!
Sources:
http://www.insideview.com/directory/beretta-u-s-a-corp
http://fortune.com/fortune500/united-rentals-inc-500/
http://www.insideview.com/directory/fabbrica-d-armi-pietro-beretta-s-p-a
Wow! He did half a Biden. But when the state has, in fact, lost 4 Fortune 500 companies and 8 thousand small businesses under this regime, who cares about this freakin’ tiny error. I mean really.
A trip of the online posting and suddenly one is a moron if in the wrong party. How about Brownie’s campaign about equal pay for women when it has been a federal law since 1968! Not a damn thing said about this phony war on women…. nothing.
I don’t care if anybody opposing these guys trips all over their tongues. The standard is stopping the insanity in Annapolis.
A quick lesson for students that want to know what socialism and leftists policies feel like to them:
Teachers lounges are EXEMPT from the soda machine ban in schools. That is right kids, the teachers get to chug down all the sodas they want but you are denied the same choice and freedom to decide what you can drink, even on your lunch hour.
I would venture to say that there are more teachers that could stand to lose a few pounds themselves but most of them are democrats so they exempt themselves to the rules that they expect kids to follow.