how to get gun manufacturers to come to indiana?

[infiremedic07]

Since Illinois is about to go all European on the gun owners in their great state how can we convince great companies like armalite and rock river arms to come to this gun friendly zone.

 

[Mosinguy]

Advertise?

 

[Hohn]

They won't need much encouragement.

 

[fishbass62]

We need one of those gun shows where all the major manufacturers show up with booths etc.

 

[beardedbrodel]

It's all about the mighty dollar. The state with the best tax abatements will win the business.

 

[Mace010]

Bring one the gun jobs! I would love to work for one of a great number of great companies that helped shape this nation.

 

[LarryC]

It's all about the mighty dollar. The state with the best tax abatements will win the business.

Absolutely correct. The main things a company looks for is 1) Tax abatement & low total taxes (real estate/inventory) & low cost workman comp pay, 2) Low cost utilities - fuel, electricity water and any other requirement for day to day business, 3) Minimal State EPA - OSHA type regulations, as well as any special regulations for their particular industry. 4) Low/competitive labor rates & right to work law. as well as a good labor pool with the skills needed for their operation. 5) Dependent on the type of operation (heavy industry, small parts etc.) an easy / inexpensive transportation/shipping method for their products to market. Indiana does fare pretty well in most of the above and is eager to entice new manufacturing facilities into the State. Might be good if people put a bug in the Governor's or some of our Senator's or Rep's ears.

 

[SmokinSigs357]

I even noticed that posted after all the Guns N Ammo TV shows, an "Illinois Film Makers" logo is displayed. Seems that the state is only gun friendly to manufacturers and publishers.

 

[rockhopper46038]

I think "we" (Indiana) have already contacted Armalite.

 

[SERparacord]

The majority of gun manufacturers are in Lib States.

 

[NHT3]

The way the jacked up the corporate tax rates a year ago I have no idea why they didn't leave then. They must love it there for some reason??

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[Enkrypter]

It's all about the mighty dollar. The state with the best tax abatements will win the business.

Yeah, and Indiana has been pretty good about stealing businesses away from IL. But then again, it's not hard in that state of corruption.

Rod Belgoyavitch(sp?)... Who votes for a man with a face and haircut like that? First time I saw him, I immediately thought, "slimeball".

NVM, I dislike all politicians. No amount of formal education seems to ever educate them...

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Advertise?

Correct. Gov. Pence should be running ads in Crain's Business Journal.

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I'd would been sending lobstergrams (rhino dressed in a foam lobster suit) followed up by Chamber of Commerce reps.

 

[karl77]

The way the jacked up the corporate tax rates a year ago I have no idea why they didn't leave then. They must love it there for some reason??

rather expense to uproot a large manufacturing plant and relocate. besides during the relocation, they would be unable to make any products and what they could produce would be lower quality then what was offered before, due to experienced employees NOT wanting to uproot their family and new/less skilled employees learning their crafts.

 

[kawtech87]

It would be very expensive to build new factories and relocate or replace the entire work force.

That aside I would love to see Springfield Armory 1911s and M1A rifles say Made in (insert town here) Indiana.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

they would be unable to make any products and what they could produce would be lower quality then what was offered before, due to experienced employees NOT wanting to uproot their family and new/less skilled employees learning their crafts.

Hmmm, how to explain Les Baer then?