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Default Interesting history of Smith & Wesson

On Sun, 25 Feb 2018 09:53:49 -0500, Keyser Soze
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On 2/25/18 8:40 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


Long, but interesting read especially when S&W is headquartered in
liberal Massachusetts:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/he-made-the-gun-that-slaughtered-parklands-kids?source=articles&via=rss






Why do you suppose that historically, the most significant U.S.
manufacturers of firearms were founded and thrived in liberal New
England, especially Massachusetts and Connecticut?


Maybe because it is an industry that started during colonial times
when there was nothing but indians and cotton farmers living anywhere
else?