Beretta Passes on Building Factory in VA over McAuliffe Gun Control Stance

 

Until Virginia Governor-elect Terry McAuliffe (D) was elected on November 5, Beretta USA had the Old Dominion on a short list of states in which it could build a new factory. 

The USA side of Beretta has been based in Maryland, but Governor Martin O'Malley's (D) gun control push convinced them to move to a more gun-friendly climate.

According to The Washington Times, Beretta already "has a distribution center in Spotsylvania, VA," so building the new factory in the state made sense--when Virginia had a pro-gun governor.

Beretta USA's general counsel Jeff Reh said, "The anti-gun ads that McAuliffe ran in northern Virginia were particularly offensive. And the fact that he could gain a voting advantage by doing so caused us additional concern."

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