Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Les is More

An Illinois custom gun manufacturer opened the new year at the same old place in Illinois as construction continues on a new facility across the river in LeClaire.

Les Baer Custom of Hillsdale, Ill., announced in May it wanted to move out of Illinois and received approval of a development and site plan agreement in LeClaire...

Baer decided to move his company when a bill arose in the Illinois General Assembly banning large-capacity gun magazine clips.

Good for him. nice job, idiots in the legislature, driving a source of jobs and revenue away. Chasing out prosperity is certainly a proven way of reducing the conditions that lead to crime, and increasing your coffers to fight it.

For the timid manufacturers who are still in denial and waiting, it's not like the powers that be don't want to destroy you. And you can bank on their regrouping to try again.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wonder when DS Arms, Springfield Armory, Armalite, Rock River Arms, and Lewis Machine Tool are going to get sick and tired of the abuse and constant harassment and find more congenial quarters?

SamenoKami said...

This is a good 'Atlas Shrugged' move. If more companies moved to favorable places, these gov't idiots might be able to connect the dots. Nah, I doubt it.

Thirdpower said...

Running out businesses through various means is SOP in Illinois. Cook County and Chicago are raising taxes (Sales Tax will go up to over 11% )and fees in an effort to destroy their economy.

Welcome to the People's Soviet.