Gun Makers Go South

The firearms industry abandons blue states to avoid crushing regulations

A customer looks at a firearm at a gun shop in Ohio in a file image. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Of all the businesses that are moving out of blue states, those in the gun industry are leading the pack.

Storied firearms manufacturers, some of which have operated in northern states for centuries, are now heading south. Founded in 1816, Remington, America’s oldest gun maker, announced in November that it was moving its headquarters to Georgia from New York.