Remington, the nation’s oldest gun manufacturer, will close its factory in Llion, NY, and move to Georgia after 200 years of producing firearms in the Mohawk Valley.
Remington CEO Ken D’Arcy cited the “legislative environment” of New York as a core reason for the plant’s closure in early March. D’Arcy’s position is similar to one given by Smith & Wesson when they left Massachusetts for Tennessee in 2021.
Remington will leave behind a 1 million-square-foot facility that officials claim dates back to World War I and has become too expensive to maintain and insure. Also left behind will be a community that has been tied to Remington for generations.
