The two gun manufacturers that call the Empire State home, Remington Arms and Kimber Manufacturing, not only oppose microstamping, a cost-effective tool to help the police catch violent gun criminals that is supported by more than 80 police departments and law enforcement organizations from across New York, but Remington and Kimber are threatening to leave New York if microstamping is enacted into law. Letter: Remington Arms opposes microstamping in New York Letter: Kimber Mfg opposes microstamping in New York (To read about how both Remington and Kimber have received more than $11.4 million in New York tax payer funding over the last several years, click here) These empty threats show the lengths gun manufacturers will go to stop any regulation of their industry. In these difficult economic times Remington and Kimber are holding the threat of lost jobs over the heads of elected officials, resulting in more inaction from Albany on microstamping. The truth is that Remington, Kimber, the National Rifle Association and the National Shooting Sports Foundation oppose ANY regulation of guns, no matter how small or how sensible. Microstamping is just the tip of the iceberg. None of those companies or organizations even support something as small as [...]
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