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| Keywords: small business big heart amsterdam n.y. ny new york ghost town ghosttown dead city upstate real-estate realestate abandoned toxic hazardous waste rape sex offenders stupid criminal real estate mohawk valley mall 12010 blacks african americans capitol region albany animal cruelty abuse schenectady troy building architecture outdoor Gun manufacturer Remington Arms is laying off more than 100 workers according to multiple news reports and one Assemblywoman Tuesday. According to a tweet from Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney (see below), the plant laid off 126 workers on Tuesday. This follows another round of layoffs from August that left 105 employees without a job.... Gun control opponents, including Tenney herself, have blamed the recent layoffs on Governor Cuomo’s 2013 gun control law known as the SAFE Act. It wasn't until earlier this year, in May, that Remington decided to move production of two of its firearms out of New York to Alabama. Both products face stricter regulation under the SAFE Act. At the time, Senator Jim Seward estimated as much as 100 jobs could be lost because of the move. The actual number has since doubled. At the time of the first round of layoffs in August, Governor Cuomo had told reporters the gun control law had nothing to do with the downsize. Gun manufacturer Remington Arms is laying off more than 100 workers according to multiple news reports and one Assemblywoman Tuesday. According to a tweet from Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney (see below), the plant laid off 126 workers on Tuesday. This follows another round of layoffs from August that left 105 employees without a job.... Gun control opponents, including Tenney herself, have blamed the recent layoffs on Governor Cuomo’s 2013 gun control law known as the SAFE Act. It wasn't until earlier this year, in May, that Remington decided to move production of two of its firearms out of New York to Alabama. Both products face stricter regulation under the SAFE Act. At the time, Senator Jim Seward estimated as much as 100 jobs could be lost because of the move. The actual number has since doubled. At the time of the first round of layoffs in August, Governor Cuomo had told reporters the gun control law had nothing to do with the downsize. | ||||
