{"id":2060562,"date":"2023-10-09T14:18:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smith-wesson-ditches-east-coast-home-of-nearly-170-years-opens-new-headquarters-in-the-south\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T14:19:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:19:56","slug":"smith-wesson-ditches-east-coast-home-of-nearly-170-years-opens-new-headquarters-in-the-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smith-wesson-ditches-east-coast-home-of-nearly-170-years-opens-new-headquarters-in-the-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Smith &#038; Wesson leaves East Coast after 170 years, sets up new HQ in the South."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsmith-wesson-ditches-east-coast-home-of-nearly-170-years-opens-new-headquarters-in-the-south%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2060562&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>I saw a guy wearing a T-shirt\u200c the other day with \u201cA\u2064 Socialist Is Just A Communist Without A Gun\u201d printed in\u200b big red letters on the front and back.<\/h2>\n<p>The implication \u200dis that freedom lovers need \u200caccess to guns to protect their God-given \u200brights.<\/p>\n<h3>The Number of Guns in America<\/h3>\n<p>As\u2063 of 2022, about 45 percent of U.S. households had at least \u200done gun in \u2062their possession, according\u2063 to\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/249740\/percentage-of-households-in-the-united-states-owning-a-firearm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statista<\/a>. However, the number of firearms in America as of 2023 is around\u2064 466 million due to \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-board-members-want-public-schools-to-push-for-gun-bans-requirements-for-parents\/\" title=\"School Board Members Want Public Schools To Push For Gun Bans, Requirements For Parents\">record-breaking sales<\/a> during \u200bthe pandemic, according \u200bto <a href=\"https:\/\/americangunfacts.com\/gun-ownership-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Gun Facts<\/a>. That&#8217;s more \u200dguns than people!<\/p>\n<h3>The Left&#8217;s Stance on \u200bGuns<\/h3>\n<p>Liberals don&#8217;t like so many people having guns, and leftist politicians are hell-bent on taking them away. If they had their way, gun manufacturers would be\u2063 crippled by the weight of a \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smith-wesson-ditches-east-coast-home-of-nearly-170-years-opens-new-headquarters-in-the-south\/\" title=\"Smith &#038; Wesson leaves East Coast after 170 years, sets up new HQ in the South.\">legal system\u200d weaponized<\/a> against them. The best way \u2063to disarm \u2063the citizenry is to nix the gunmakers. Does this sound like the left\u2063 is interested \u2064in defending \u200dyour freedom?<\/p>\n<h3>Smith &#038; Wesson&#8217;s Move to Tennessee<\/h3>\n<p>The legendary gunmaker\u200d Smith &#038; Wesson, \u2063which has been located in Springfield, Massachusetts since \u20621856, took note when lawmakers in the\u2064 state pushed legislation\u200c that would\u2064 essentially ban the manufacturing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-agent-credited-with-killing-texas-mass-shooter\/\" title=\"Border Patrol Agent Credited With Killing Texas Mass Shooter\">military-style rifles<\/a>. \u2063In response, the company announced it was moving to a red state \u200bthat \u2062was\u200b more friendly to the Second \u200dAmendment.\u200b On\u2063 Saturday, the\u200b company\u2063 celebrated the grand \u200dopening of its Maryville,\u2062 Tennessee, headquarters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">See Smith &#038; Wesson headquarters ribbon cutting in Maryville <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GM0eBpWfzr\">https:\/\/t.co\/GM0eBpWfzr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Knox News (@knoxnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/knoxnews\/status\/1710701026225856972?\">October 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tennessee, under Republican\u2062 leadership,\u2063 has moved to expand \u200bgun rights rather than take them \u2063away. Smith &#038; Wesson&#8217;s decision\u200d to relocate to Tennessee \u200dwas influenced by\u2064 the state&#8217;s support for the Second Amendment\u200d and welcoming \u200cregulatory environment. The move\u2063 is expected to \u2064create \u200bhundreds of jobs.<\/p>\n<h3>Businesses Flocking to Red States<\/h3>\n<p>Smith &#038; Wesson is not alone in its decision\u200b to move to a\u200d red state. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/more-companies-join-the-great-migration-to-red-states-4572422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Epoch \u200cTimes<\/a>, Tesla, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, and Remington are among\u200b the hundreds of companies flocking out of liberal states like \u200dCalifornia, Illinois, New York, \u2062and New Jersey to\u200d business-friendly places such as Texas, Florida,\u200d Arizona, and Tennessee.<\/p>\n<h3>Freedom and Business<\/h3>\n<p>Freedom is not only \u2064good\u200d for citizens, but it&#8217;s\u200d also good for\u200d business. In a\u2062 2022 survey, 700 CEOs\u2062 ranked\u2062 the top\u200c states for business as Texas, Florida, Tennessee, \u200cArizona, \u200cand North Carolina. Blue states\u200d like \u200cCalifornia, \u200dNew York, Illinois, New Jersey, and Washington were \u200dranked as the\u200d worst. The fact that \u200bfreedom is good for business is nothing new. When leftists try to curb freedom \u2062under \u200bthe\u2063 pretense\u200c of &#8220;social justice,&#8221; &#8220;equity,&#8221; or &#8220;victimhood&#8221; by passing laws to take freedom \u2064away, it&#8217;s an affront to \u200bthe Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>People need freedom like\u2063 they \u2062need \u200dair. They&#8217;ll do what they have \u2062to do to get it. People have a \u200cright to protect their God-given rights, \u200dand businesses have a right to do business where it best suits them. When guns\u2064 are outlawed, only the communists will have\u200c them. When businesses like Smith &#038; Wesson \u200care threatened by government regulations, they must fight\u200d back for the freedom to survive.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">\n<p><em><b>An Urgent Note from Our \u2063Staff:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Western Journal has been labeled \u201cdangerous\u201d\u2063 simply because we have a \u2064biblical worldview and speak the truth about what is happening in America.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We refuse to let Big Tech and woke advertisers\u200b dictate the content we share with our community. \u2064We \u200bstand for truth. We stand for freedom. 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Your\u2062 support means we can continue to expose\u2063 false narratives \u200band defend\u200c traditional American \u200cvalues.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please \u2062stand with us by donating today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Thank you for your \u2062support!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/smith-wesson-ditches-east-coast-home-nearly-170-years-opens-new-headquarters-south\/\">Smith &#038; Wesson Ditches East Coast Home of Nearly 170 Years,\u200b Opens New Headquarters in the \u200cSouth<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is the purpose of the Second Amendment in ensuring environmental support for individuals&#8217; success?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Have the \u200bright to operate in an environment that\u200b supports\u2062 their success.<\/p>\n<h3>The Importance of the Second Amendment<\/h3>\n<p>The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states that &#8220;the right of \u200dthe people to keep \u2063and bear Arms, shall not be\u2063 infringed.&#8221; This right \u200dwas put in place by the founding fathers to ensure that citizens had the means to protect themselves, their families, and their \u200cliberty. It serves as a vital safeguard against tyranny and ensures that \u2064the government remains accountable to the people it serves.<\/p>\n<p>Those who argue against the Second Amendment often claim \u200cthat the need for an armed citizenry is outdated, that we live in a modern society where the government can adequately protect us. However, history has shown us \u200ctime \u2063and\u2064 time again that a\u200b disarmed citizenry is \u2062a vulnerable one. From Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union, oppressive regimes\u2064 have risen to power and \u200ccommitted horrific acts against their own people. The Second \u200cAmendment serves as a\u200c check against such \u200datrocities, \u200dreminding us that\u200c we must never become complacent in the defense of our freedom.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The T-shirt message, &#8220;A\u2064 Socialist Is Just A\u200b Communist Without A Gun,&#8221; may be seen as controversial to some, but it\u2064 highlights an important truth about the role of\u2063 firearms in preserving freedom. The\u2064 number of \u2064guns in America continues\u200b to rise, and businesses\u2063 are recognizing the importance of relocating to states that support the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>As Americans, we must not\u2062 allow \u200bour rights to be eroded by \u2064those who claim to know what\u200c is best for us. Our freedom is not negotiable, and we\u2064 must remain vigilant in its\u2064 defense. Whether we \u2063agree or disagree \u200con the topic of \u200dgun control,\u200c we\u200b must acknowledge \u2064the fundamental importance\u200b of the Second Amendment in protecting our\u2064 God-given rights.<\/p>\n<p>It is our duty to stand \u200bup for \u2063our rights and ensure that\u200b future generations\u2063 are not deprived of the liberties that we hold dear. The right \u2063to bear arms is not just about guns; it is about preserving the\u2063 values \u2063and principles that our nation\u2062 was founded upon. Let\u200d us cherish and protect this right, for it \u2062is the cornerstone of our freedom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2022, approximately 45% of people believe that freedom enthusiasts require firearms to safeguard their inherent rights. This notion was evident when I recently spotted an individual donning a T-shirt boldly displaying the phrase, &#8220;A Socialist Is Just A Communist Without A Gun,&#8221; in prominent red lettering on both sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2131,"featured_media":2060563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2060562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2060562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2060563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2060562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2060562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2060562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}