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Are Gun Companies Really Moving to Texas?

Mar. 4, 2013 11:30pm Mike Opelka

If Rick Perry has his way, Texas may have to change its nickname from the Lone Star State to the Guns & Ammo State.

Are Gun Companies Really Moving To Texas?

In early February, Texas Governor Rick Perry sent a letter to 26 gun and ammunition manufacturers inviting them to move their businesses to his state. Perry also made a 4-day trip to California last month and ran some ads on radio, hoping that a personal appeal might lure business away. California’s Governor Jerry Brown was not impressed with Perry’s efforts and told the news media how he felt about the visit as well as the media’s focus on it.

“It’s not a serious story, guys…you take a little radio ad, all you guys run like lapdogs to report it. It’s not a burp, it’s barely a fart.”

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews played Perry’s radio ad followed by Gov. Brown’s reaction to it.

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Initial reports following the California trip seemed to focus on the fact that Gov. Perry did not return with a truckload of pledges from companies looking to move to Texas. However, there are rumblings off in the distance, and the number of gun companies either considering a move to Texas or actually packing up and heading to Lone Star state is increasing.

Last week, TheBlaze reported on the possibility of Maryland-based gun maker Beretta relocating to Texas. There are also indications that Colorado’s Magpul Industries may move to Texas too. Magpul ran the following ad in the local papers, warning of job losses if the new gun bill is passed in their state.

Are Gun Companies Really Moving To Texas?

Image: Magpul Industries

If Beretta and Magpul decide pull up stakes and head to Texas, they won’t be the first company on the gun business to do this. Late last month, Shield Tactical (a firearms accessory manufacturer and training company) announced plans to move its entire operation to Shiner, Texas. From Shield Tactical’s Facebook page:

Shield Tactical is pleased to announce that we are moving our retail division to Shiner, Texas. We are pleased to have neighbors such as TBRC and the Spoetzl Brewery (home of Shiner Beer). Shipping etc will not be substantially affected.

Our training division will remain in CA until the legislature outlaws everything.

When the company went public with news of the move, it was immediately welcomed by Texas Governor Rick Perry and many members of the pro-Second Amendment community on Facebook.

Image: Facebook

TheBlaze spoke with Shield Tactical’s president, John Harrington just a few days after he arrived in Shiner, TX. His company, which manufactures custom “uppers” for a variety of weapons and also does a substantial business in firearms training is getting a “great reception” by the locals. Harrington told us, “Everyone from the gas station attendant to the sheriff has made us feel welcome.”

Curious to learn if Shield Tactical can expect company from other gun makers, we reached out to Governor Perry’s office and asked for an update. While no specifics were mentioned, through a spokesperson, Perry’s office replied:

Gov. Perry has sent letters and also personally reached out to firearm manufacturers in states that are considering changing their regulations of the industry. He is always looking to tell Texas’ story of reasonable and predictable regulations, low taxes and fair courts to make sure companies know they have another option if their state is implementing policies that may harm job creation.

TheBlaze will continue to monitor companies on the Governor’s list of 26 special invitees, and will update this story as needed.

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Comments (127)

theBru
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 7:59am
Texas just celebrated its Independence Day…Looks like we will live to see the 2nd verse of that sad song from almost 180 years ago…Only this time, they will be coming from both sides…1st time a lot of good folks from Tennessee and other Americans helped, now it looks like they will have a fight from both fronts…

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- WillG
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 10:08am
  You got that Right Bru.
  
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- encinom
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 10:46am
  This is great, move teh gun merchants to Texas, let Texas become a third world nation and leave the union and impose 2000% tariff on gun imports.
  
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- Texas_Hawkeye
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 11:22am
  @ Emptysuitmom, we were wondering when you would show up….lol…. You got so excited you misspelled “the”. Dude, go back to bed. Your mom is still fixing you your breakfast….
  
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- lemkete
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 11:28am
  @Enemanom The only thing third world around here are your comments.
  
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- motherboard
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 11:52am
  @ thebru: Texas WILL NTO be on it’s own and nothing about it will be third world. TX. will likely just be the first to take the step, and others will follow. If this happens, LIBS can scream and cry all they want, but will NOT be able to do anything about it. Free men will reject and defy anti-constitutional laws passes by an outlaw federal government. Even if they win, they loss, because there will be no one to pay for their way of life. All from an Atlas Shrugged perspective of course. As for you LIBS, keep pushing us away, your future will look like Detroit on a massive scale. Have fun with that. We do not need you…for anything…
  
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- DeOppressoLiber
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 12:38pm
  To all the gun and ammo companies moving to Texas. WELCOME to TEAXAS
  
  For the sake of the environment and being Green please disperse your companies around the state and construct 90% of you company underground to cut down on utility bills!! Make sure you blend in the construction with surrounding environment as to make easy on the eyes. You could set up some easy Mock Ups around the sites to see how the construction will Blend in to the environment!! I suggest back up generators to prevent any loss of out put.
  
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- DeOppressoLiber
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 12:40pm
  TEXAS: Gun and Ammo State would make a killer license plate.
  
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- encinom
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 12:55pm
  Texas begged to join the union bcause it failed republic. Texas,with the federal dollars they depend on would be little more than a less educate version of Somalia.
  
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- txannie
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 2:13pm
  @encinom…as long as you and your ilk stay out of Texas, it will be paradise.
  
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- lemkete
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 4:13pm
  @ Enemanom Fact check! Texas gets less fed money than it pays out.
  
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- Protege
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 5:40pm
  Encino Man:
  
  “Texas begged to join the union bcause it failed republic. Texas,with the federal dollars they depend on would be little more than a less educate version of Somalia.”
  
  By your use of grammar, you ALSO seem to be a “less educate version of Somalia”. Allow me to fix this for you:
  
  “Texas begged to join the union bcause it failed as a republic. Texas, with the federal dollars they depend on, would be little more than a less educated version of Somalia if they left.”
  
  Before anyone complains, have mercy on the trolls: they get their talking points from the Left, and since they ALL are products of the failed public education system, we need to help them out where we can. We are all Americans, and the more we work with them, the better off we all are.
  
  :D
  
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- TexasMade
  Posted on March 6, 2013 at 1:30am
  Maybe we’ll impose a 2000% tariff on oil and gas exports and see who squeals first, lil piggy.
  
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- KickboxingSloth
  Posted on April 18, 2013 at 10:34am
  Texas is the greatest country in the history of the World!!!! I fly the Texas Flag in my front yard highr=er than the American Flag but my Confederate flag is under that. I think all the gun companys moving to Texas is awesome!!! More MOney and Jobs for us! We have the lowest unemployment rate already!!!!
  
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MGBG
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 7:51am
I hope Colt moves out of Communist CT also. I’m stuck in this commie state and after next week our elite will turn me into a felon and hundreds of thousands of other good tax paying people also.Very nice place I live in.

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- thx1138v2
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 8:39am
  Vote with your feet.
  
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- happ77
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 9:12am
  Packup your MGB and move south. I left, best
  decision I’ve made in a long time. still root
  for Uconn though.
  
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- turkey13
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 9:23am
  I can’t believe all these companies stay in states thar tell them when to jump and how high. In the early 90′s Johnson & Johnson moved their corporate head quarters to Arlington Texas from N.J. Because of the Unions they shut down the orginal plant in Chicago. While competing against Proctor & Gambel who had already moved to Mexico thay had no union problems.In 1999 th eplant at Sherman, Texas was closed and 600 folks lost their jobs because the AFLCIO wanted to run the plant.
  
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- 00100111
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 9:37am
  I’ve never understood why so many firearms companies stay in anti-gun, communist states.
  
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- jeffersonian1776
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 10:57am
  Colt will not do any such thing. The federal gov’t does their bidding for them. They are by far the biggest gun company with the most federal contracts. They will not give up these gov’t contracts, and if Obama tells them that they will not sell to any private entities any longer, and instead they will supply the federal gov’t with all of their firearms for good; then they will obviously greet Obama with open arms. You cannot tell me any different. Sure, they make quality firearms, except they seek to arm the very people who wouold actually use them against its citizens, and these guns will then truly become “assault weapons” in the hands of the fed.
  
  DO NOT BUY COLT! By doing so you only quicken your demise.
  
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- boba
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:36pm
  awww, come on. CT isn’t that bad…….remember, we have the oldest amusement park in the country AND the Gov. is building us a brand new busway from New Britain to Hartford! Now all we need is a busway from New Britain to Lake Compounce and we’re set! Isn’t communism great! (comment dripping with sarcasm)
  
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- wilbstal
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 2:22pm
  Colt and SW are Liberal bastards they wont move
  
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- All Pro
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 6:15pm
  I live in New York. I feel your pain…..and if they come for my weapons they will feel the pain.
  
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JohnnyBrillcream
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 7:17am
Moved to Houston 21 years ago from Maryland, never going back. Have a friend moving his company to Austin by the end of the year.

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- BlackCrow
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 8:36am
  Tell your friend to check out Fredricksburg, Johnson City, Marble Falls and other places close by but not in Austin. Austin isn’t Texas, it’s a hotbed of liberal imports from Southern California.
  
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- VRW Conspirator
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 9:16am
  @Blackcrow
  
  HEY….watch it man…not all of those CA imports are flaming liberals….Houston and Austin and even San Antonio haven’t been all that Texas-like in the last couple of decades….just like the big cities in CA….if you look at CA county by county, 2/3 of the counties are Red….it is just that 60% of the people live in those 1/3 Blue counties…so the state goes 55-45 Blue the last 30 years…just like TX goes 55-45 Red.
  
  and some of us imports moved to TX from CA because we needed to get out and saw the mountain of socialist coming…I mourn and weep for my home state and all her beauty, history, resources, and people that can’t relocate.
  
  and from what I have seen of Texans in the last two years…there are good and bad and even many that talk a good game but when pushed are just RINO’s in Conservative clothing
  
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- dont_drive_slow_in_the_left_lane_obliviot
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 10:31am
  Tell them to stay out of Travis County if they can. Every freakin tax proposal that gets on the ballot passes. My #$%!@$ property tax will go up like $500 next year because we just have to have more ^%#@ art crap funded by taxes.
  
  Austin is a liberal ^%#$! hole and I can’t leave.
  
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- AJBrad
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 11:24am
  Wichita Falls is also a great choice. Not far from Dallas, but far enough to have lower real estate prices and less crime. Have other manufacturers already, and will welcome more. Certain-Teed, Wichita Clutch, Stanley tools(may have shut down, not sure. If so, tool factories make great gun factories), PPG glass (car windshields), and Delphi, all in Wichita Falls.
  
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- DesertDave54
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 5:36pm
  Total agreement about Austin… bring your bizz to Waco. CONSERVATIVE Waco… Home of the Waco Tea Party, Ted Nugent,etc…
  
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- tired of liberals crap
  Posted on March 6, 2013 at 12:55am
  I agree with AJBRAD. Wichita Falls would be a perfect place because it is the hub of N. Texas. It is centrally located 120 miles west of Dallas. About 125 miles South of Oklahoma City and about 160 Miles NE of Lubbock. Perfect place for distribution to all major areas. Low tax rate, low housing rate with high quality houses. Nato Air Force Base.
  
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- Texas.Rebel
  Posted on March 6, 2013 at 8:18pm
  Moved to the country just outside of Fort Worth almost 4 years ago. Love Texas and the Texas freedom mentality. There may be liberals moving here, but I have met lots of freedom loving people like myself also moving here. Take heart and remember the Alamo
  
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- Don
  Posted on March 6, 2013 at 11:48pm
  I’ll just go ahead and reply here. Hey folks especially you folks on TX. HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF BABIES!!!! Yeap thats right. With libs killing off their unborns and the rest of you having LOTS of babies I am sure you can keep the libs at bay. Ohhh dont forget to educate the new arrivals from lib states on just HOW MUCH you guys LOVE TX. ohh and wish it to stay FREE.
  
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americathebankrupt
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 7:13am
As soon as I can.I am leaving the state of Missery.For Texas.Too cold up north.

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- loriann12
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 7:45am
  Born and raised in Missery….Swamp east Missouri, as we called it, Cape Girardeau. After 4 years in the Navy, and then traveling with my Navy Husband, settled in Illinois. Moved here to Texas 6 years ago, and wouldn’t go back to either state.
  
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MachIV
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 7:12am
People thinking of moving to Texas because you will gain more freedom might want to look at trends in Texas. It’s turning from Red to Blue, albeit slowly, but it’s happening. Thanks to out of control immigration and migration of leftwingers within the country it’s just a matter of time before Texas becomes a leftwing cesspool. I would look more towards Wyoming or South Dakota, maybe Nebraska.

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- Shamrock241
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 8:04am
  This is what i don’t understand, if the state is majority conservative why are liberals being elected (I assume ) and so the state is turning from Red to Purple. Will someone who live’s in this state give their opinion.
  
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- MachIV
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 8:16am
  @Shamrock241: Texas is still majority conseravtive……….for right now; however……….the trend is that it is moving left. The southern counties are completely lost, Austin is like San Francisco south. Houston…….gone……..it’s coming believe me.
  
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- thx1138v2
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 8:39am
  My opinion is that the liberals moving here are like a plague of locust. They have already trashed their own states to the point where they are uninhabitable so they are moving on to fresher fields and bringing their liberal ways with them.
  
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- AxelPhantom
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 8:41am
  Opinion- We have a population that is of Hispanic decent to the tune of about 50%. This is especially true in the southern counties. There are a lot of “anchor babies” coming of age. The vast majority of that 50% are NOT illegal BTW but native to the area, with familial ties pre-dating the Texas Revolution.
  
  We have a high population of hippies and nature buffs, especially in Austin and San Antonio (the Hill Country isn’t that far away) where they like to live in the city and then tell the people who actually live in and farm the HC how they should live green…then there was the movement of the population of New Orleans into Texas during and after Katrina, many/most of whom decided to stay. (see Houston’s crime stats)
  
  Add to all of that, the influx of people from out of state AND COUNTRY with the tech/engineering industry (which is not a recent event) and there you have the dilution of the Independent Native Texas population.
  
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- trialbyfire
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 8:47am
  @shamrock. This is the propaganda of the left.. They come out with a big story about 3 weeks ago about turning Texas purple, and all of a sudden its on its way. Not. I was born and raised in Texas and live in east Texas. There is no place more red than east Texas. Now while Austin, Houston, and San Antonio have been liberal voting cities, the tide is beginning to turn back, maybe with Austin being the exception. The fact is no Demo-nazi/communist can get elected to statewide office. Republicans or conservatives hold all statewide offices and a super majority in the house and senate. We are in the process of passing very strong legislation in support of the 2nd amendment and protections for manufacturing of firearms and related accessories. We are also passing laws to strengthen other portions of the constitution and the Texas constitution. It would be difficult for me to relate in this forum all the positives of Texas, so in that regard do your own research. While Texas is not without its problems, as with any state, the positives far outweigh the negatives. For those of you that will bring conservative ideals and principals to our state, you will get a hardy Texas welcome. All others stay where you are. Texas is not a state so much as a state of mind.
  
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- Dismayed Veteran
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 9:41am
  My wife is from Rock Springs, WY and we visit it fairly often. Great freedom loving culture but winters suck big time.
  
  We live in Nebraska. I recommend Nebraska as a good place to live although I suggest not living in Omaha.
  
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- bumfuzeled
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 10:58am
  Texas has a history of ridding itself of carpetbaggers. Either carried out of town on rails, cut adrift off Galveston or buried in some wet hole out west of the Pecos. Texas will survive as a red state you have my word on that.
  
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- BillieSlash
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 2:36pm
  Note to commenters from a native Texan: TEXAS IS NOT TURNING BLUE ANYTIME SOON.
  This is left-wing propaganda ahead of the 2016 election, because somehow, the lefties think Hillary is going to win our nomination. Just because there is a large Hispanic population, many of these folks are conservative and vote Republican. Don’t believe the wishful-thinking, liberal media *********!
  
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dimbulbz
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 7:10am
I was drawn to Texas 15 years ago. Was I just ahead of the curve? Texas can handle more good people. Just not liberals. Its what they do you know – They’re like locusts, They gobble up and destroy whatever exists where they are and then they move on to other, greener pastures. California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, New Mexico… The plague marches on. Its like the Walking dead. You cant argue with them, because they have no love for freedom, only a love of regulation of what others do, and they want what you have. I will make my stand here, in Texas.

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anothercomment
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 6:47am
I posted a note on Magpul’s website inviting them to move to the ‘Corporate Friendly State’ of Wyoming, and Cheyenne specifically. The information I’ve heard is both Texas and Wyoming are willing to fund the move of Magpul to their respective states. (I love Texas too, spent summers as a child there!) My recommendation is for Wyoming and specifically Cheyenne since we are the home for Warren AFB, WyoANG, and WyoAG. All three branches will be impacted by sequestration, therefore providing a workforce of men and women that are very familiar with their products, and are a strong, disciplined source of potential employees to replace those who choose not to move with the company. Furthermore, those employees whose choose to relocate with their company will deal with less frustration with a 200 to 300 mile move, if Cheyenne is chosen as Magpul’s new home.
But to be honest I would rather see Colorado shut down legislation such has this, since in reality it is legally and morally wrong. Liberals and Democrats are viewing this legislation as a foothold in the previous “stronghold” of western states conservatism.
This is legislation actually is in support of the control of people, (drip by drip, inch by inch) by regulating any additional equipment that gun owners need or want for their firearms.
BTW, go onto the website and read how Magpul was started, it’s impressive.

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- Hoax And Chains
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 7:04am
  I’m 49 years old. My wife and I are both in college. We have agreed that as soon as we are done, we are leaving the big brother, socialist state of New York and moving to either Texas or Wyoming. My brother already moved to Texas a couple years ago… said he’ll never return to the northeast, especially New York. The problem with your states inviting SOME of these companies in is that eventually, the same liberal mentality will unfortunately follow. Voters in your states will need to be vigilant and involved.
  
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- ScottG-CO
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 11:20pm
  Anothercomment- the move to Cheyenne for Magpul would only be about 100 miles if they moved to the north side of town. I’m not sure Magpul would leave many folks behind at that rate. They seem to be one “stand up” kinda company and should be chased by every state!
  
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M24
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 6:30am
Anybody that lives in a state that tries to take away anything from it’s citizens by new laws should take a stand aganist it’s law makers and demand it stop by any peaceful way possible. Any gun law is unconstitional period . all the gun laws on the books are not to protect the citizens they are to Control the citizens ,When are you Idiots going to wake up and start cleaning out your state politicans and electing people that will respect the constitution. If this country dosen’t get a grip on the politicans real soon ,then we are nobetter off than Iran?? Think about it.

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- Hoax And Chains
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 7:06am
  There were significantly less voters in the last election than there were in the one before that. You need people that will get off their arses and vote in droves. There is a silent majority that simply does not vote anymore and that’s as big a problem as our government.
  
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Willik
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 6:28am
…..”California’s Governor Jerry Brown was not impressed.”
He will be when all his businesses put their money where their mouths are and move out of Kalifornia (that is if he isn’t totally brain dead).
Not necessarily just to Texas.
Governor Perry is extending a welcoming hand. Hopefully he’ll give them a tax break for the first few years to ease the upheaval inherent woth such a move.

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- RANGER1965
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 9:42am
  When the California state tax reciepts come in and are calculated in June. They will compare that to the mountain of debt, and declare bankruptcy.
  
  So Jerry Brown can stay unimpressed all he wants.
  
  Of course our brave president won’t let poor innocnent California go down, but August they will be bailed out with Obama’s stash.
  
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- Jim in Houston
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 10:33am
  No problem Moon Beam, we are NOT impressed with you either.
  
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JTX
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 6:09am
Now is more important than ever to keep Texas conservative. We must keep Texas GUN BAN FREE and allow good business to prosper.

Support your local TEXAS gun store!

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sinner-saint
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 4:39am
All you gun and ammo companies come to Texas and make your home here. We want you and need you here. Screw the commy government states.

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SubHuman
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 2:41am
Problem is Texas is being overrun with Mexicans and Liberals. It’s time for the Right to stop running like cowards and clean house in every state across this nation. If the Leftist filth don’t respect the constitution when it comes to the 2nd amendment why should we respect it when it comes to granting them any authority. Round them up. Put them on a boat. Ship them all off to another continent. Get rid of them all. Before it’s too late.

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- NoSleeper
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 5:16am
  As liberals leave their failing states (of their own creation), many are moving to Texas. One would hope they would leave their failed politics in their former state and embrace Texas for the success it is.
  
  Lived there for 6 years myself and loved it! Hard-working, friendly and ethnically diverse population and a pro-business, pro-liberty government. You want to work hard, keep what you earn and have a chance to do better for yourselve and your family? Texas is for you!
  
  In the words of Davey Crockett, “…you may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.”
  
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- PissedoffAmerican
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 4:20pm
  I left Vermont in 1991 and moved to Texas. Vermont was once a very conservative state full of hard working proud Americans. The Home state of Calvin Coolidge, a Great Conservative President. Then, the libs started moving in from MA, NJ, NY, CT etc. They came in and got involved in gov’t. This led to Vermont turning into a lib shite hole. Now they are importing Somali muslims by the thousands and providing them welfare. I’ll never go back.
  The moral of the story is that, as mentioned in another post, lib/commies are like a plague, keep them out at all costs
  
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- PissedoffAmerican
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 4:27pm
  Why are my comments being censored?
  
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demsrtraitors
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:54am
Hopefully New liberal migrants will not be welcomed in Texas. Austin , Dallas and Houston have enough traitors and human cancers. Time to deport the liberals to place they love so much. Like ChiCongo,New york city , San fran sicko

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Serenabit
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:49am
Come to Nevada. We have no State income tax for your workers, and no warehousing tax for your products. Nevada is the “Battle born” State and no legislation can or will ever change that.

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- calmandcents
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 4:15am
  Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t Nevada elect Harry Reid, AGAIN?
  
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- mcsledge
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 4:41am
  calmandcents – Good call. I question the intelligence of the good people of Nevada.
  
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- BackToBasics
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 4:57am
  I love Nevada and have spent a lot of time there over the years (and not just Vegas)…but the political climate there is changing as well, and not for the better.
  
  TX also has no income tax, and only a part-time state legislature. The Texas economy has faired better than most under our economic obamination, which is always a plus, while Nevada has struggled.
  
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- ScottG-CO
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 11:24pm
  Calmandcents- that was the FIRST thing that popped into my head as well!
  
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MisterSarcastic
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:35am
FYI

The February 28th episode of Piers Morgan Tonight, which featured an exclusive interview with Gus Searcy, the mentor of Jodi Arias suffered a yearly low in the key 25-54 demographic with only 87,000 viewers. The show is down 27% in total viewers and 38% in the demo from its debut in Jan. 17th, 2011.

Piers Morgan Tonight also had the lowest demo in its time slot and was even beat by HLN’s Dr. Drew (with 208,000).
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/03/01/piers-morgan-tonight-hits-yearly-low-in-25-54-demographic/171495/

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Buggs
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:09am
Man we got an awesome governor. I am so used to hating everything that politicians do that this just feels strange reading stuff like this.

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- gyro
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 3:56am
  It seems razy ?
  It must be the water ?
  
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Country_of_Arizona
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 12:37am
To the ammo/gun companies who are contemplating a move to a country where gun rights are proudly protected — I say look at Arizona.

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- Bullitt2008
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 12:49am
  YES! I’m retiring to Lake Havasu City (for the boating) from CA.
  
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banjarmon
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 12:29am
A MUST READ!!

ALL federal gun laws are unconstitutional!!!

http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/03/all-federal-gun-laws-are-unconstitutional/

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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 12:49am
  Zero doesn’t care. He has gone against and around the Constitution before and Congress has done NOTHING! What makes anyone believe Zero will follow the Constitution anymore?
  
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- team1blazer
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:52pm
  great post / link with subsequent links – we all have to be prepared and willing to resist
  
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Saving_the_Republic.com
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 12:22am
The boycott by gun makers to anti-Second Amendment states and govt agencies is commendable BUT its meaningless because there are too many out there that will sell to them. What we need is what I have been trying to get the ball rolling on and for some reason NO ONE will help me.

Those of you engaged in contacting gun makers to stop sales, service etc to gunmakers need to STOP contacting these companies and instead focus your efforts on the ammunition makers. The police and govt have enough weapons what they need is the ammo that these weapons fire. If you havent heard billions of round are being bought drying up the market. We the people should have first dibs on the ammo right now and we don’t.

SO I’m asking folks to please pressure ammo makers to stop fulfilling huge ammo orders by the feds but also the state agencies until the shelves in stores have product on them again. What good is it for anyone here let alone the nation to buy guns if there is no ammo? We need the ammo, its was the FOunders belief that the people should be just as well armed and supplied as the military and by the looks of it the majority isn’t.

Please start contacting all the ammo manufacturers and pressure them to stop supplying the anti-Second Amendment states and federal agencies. The government has enough ammo to fight an Iraqi/Afghan war for 24 years. They have enough ammo to put 5 rounds into every single American. They don’t need anymore we do, so please join me and make this happ

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- NOTYERHUCKLEBERRY
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 12:33am
  Agreed that there are many out there. The point is: Shall we do business with any that are not on the list?
  If you want to make a point, you must make a stand. So, where is your stand?
  
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Afungi
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 12:12am
Magpul will have no choice, because the new law includes grounds for law suit against manufactures who’s product is used in a crime.

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- The-Monk
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 12:25am
  So we can sue BIC pens….?
  
  How about the manufacture of a pipe?
  
  I have a few Ginsu Knives around here too I think.
  
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- CatB
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 3:27am
  How about the auto companies? … people are killed with cars daily.
  
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- gyro
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 3:57am
  Last warnng Monk about those Ginsu Knives
  
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- Zipit
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 7:58am
  Does Ginsu make scissors? So you can “Cut”, and then “Paste”! MONK
  
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dumpsterdog
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 12:10am
Extreme liberal California aliens now are in control of the once free state of Colorado. Too bad the people will permit their state to slide into this unreasonable state of mind.

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- Saving_the_Republic.com
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 12:24am
  Conservs need to move into dem dominant cities/states too! It goes both ways question is what are ppl prepared to do?
  
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Bullitt2008
Posted on March 4, 2013 at 11:57pm
Why not? Isn’t Texas a business friendly state also?

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DEFCON4
Posted on March 4, 2013 at 11:50pm
“AIM FOR TEXAS”

The State that Never Bites the Hands that Free US !

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Hyperion5182
Posted on March 4, 2013 at 11:49pm
It seems the Colorado stuff is going to pass. Expect Magpul to be the first. And just like the situation beforehand. I think it could trigger a tidalwave. I don’t think some companies are going to wait on the courts OR the legislatures. Hang on people in Texas. you’re about to have some new neighbors.

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Steelhead
Posted on March 4, 2013 at 11:45pm
stupid cons wanted Perry for Prez.

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- civilwarcometh
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 12:05am
  Who are the STUPID ones again??? http://weaselzippers.us/2013/03/04/poll-41-of-democrats-say-obama-should-be-allowed-to-unilaterally-kill-american-citizens-with-drone-strikes-on-american-soil/
  
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- NOTYERHUCKLEBERRY
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 12:25am
  You know something, S***THEAD, you know nothing about business. Why would anyone want to have a business where their product wasn’t available to the to the people made it? I would move too and let you lib-tards squirm in your own vomit!
  
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- Zipit
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 8:00am
  Beware! METALJOHN is back!
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 8:24am
  Steel latrine is an admitted douche.
  
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