Remington Arms is moving two NY production lines to Alabama one year after state passed gun control law

A year after the state enacted a tough new gun control law, Remington Arms said Friday it is moving two production lines from upstate to Alabama. Remington, which dates to 1816, said it will no longer produce its Bushmaster rifle and R1 pistol lines at its Ilion plant, which employs more than 1,000 workers. It’s unclear how many jobs will be lost in the move. But state Sen. James Seward (R—Milford) said passage of Gov. Cuomo’s SAFE Act last year didn’t help. “The fact that the lines being moved out are for products now more strictly regulated in New York due to the overreaching SAFE Act sends a strong, obvious message,” Seward said. A Cuomo spokesman had no immediate comment. Remington’s announcement in February that it was building a factory in Huntsville, Ala., raised fears in New York that the company would eventually leave.  AP