Beretta discusses leaving MD

[Ericstac]

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Beretta, the nearly 500-year-old family-owned company that made one of James Bond’s firearms, has already invested more than $1 million in the machine and has planned to expand its plant further in Prince George’s County to ramp up production.

But under an assault-weapons ban that advanced late last week in the Maryland General Assembly, experts say the gun would be illegal in the state where it is produced.

Now Beretta is weighing whether the rifle line, and perhaps the company itself, should stay in a place increasingly hostile toward its products. Its iconic 9mm pistol — carried by every U.S. soldier and scores of police departments — would also be banned with its high capacity, 13-bullet magazine.

“Why expand in a place where the people who built the gun couldn’t buy it?” said Jeffrey Reh, general counsel for Beretta.

[jmra]

Yep, pack it up and move to Texas!

[Jumping Frog]

The company’s Italian patriarch, Ugo Gussalli Beretta, visited the plant shortly after O’Malley introduced his gun-control bill, and the two discussed the issue. But Reh declined to say if the two reached any decisions about what would happen if the governor’s bill passes.

“All I can tell you is, Mr. Beretta said, ‘There always seems to be a problem with Maryland.’ ”

When you've got an Italian saying the Maryland government environment is "always a problem", that is really making a point.

[Jeff B.]

I'm sure that Beretta can find a much more friendly and incentive laden offer to move all their facilities to another local, most likely in the Right to Work States of the South. Seems like something to get moving on, IMO.

Jeff B.

[v-rog]

and when they move and re-tool, maybe they can come out with a line of pistols that are actually worth buying.

[Abraham]

I think you'll find a number of Beretta fans on this forum.

[clarionite]

I think you'll find a number of Beretta fans on this forum.

My wife's two favorite pistols are Berettas.
Followed by her Sig.

[Gameover]

I think you'll find a number of Beretta fans on this forum.

+1

[canvasbck]

and when they move and re-tool, maybe they can come out with a line of pistols that are actually worth buying.

My primary carry gun is a Beretta, M96f Inox. Just over 7k rounds through it and haven't seen the first malfunction yet. It eats whatever ammo I feed it and new shooters have limp wristed it with no problems. Also super accurate. I'm not a big fan of the PX4 Storms but the 92/96 lines are fine guns. Watch a few videos of Ben Stoeger and see how a Beretta 92f can run.

My IDPA gun is an M&P that has malfunctioned a few times, not a lot but it does happen. Might have something to do with the fact that I clean the carry gun regularly and only clean the competition gun before a major match or when it gets so gummed up that I have trouble getting the mags to drop out of it.

From what I have observed as an SO in IDPA matches, Beretta 92/96, if kept clean, is as reliable as Glocks, M&P's, and XD's. They are, IMO, more reliable than many 1911's out there now.

[equin]

I think you'll find a number of Beretta fans on this forum.

Count me as one of them fans! Love my 92FS.

[Ericstac]

Love my 92fs and 391

[v-rog]

Wow, 5 Beretta fans!

I own a Beretta. No wait...it's a Tikka, sorry. I'm just giving Beretta owners a hard time.

[SF18C]

I love my Beretta knock off! Taurus PT92

[Steve Cox]

Wow, 5 Beretta fans!

I own a Beretta. No wait...it's a Tikka, sorry. I'm just giving Beretta owners a hard time.

Make that Six....