....on the Beretta move:

"Some people considered the factory a good source of jobs," said Kelly Canavan, a longtime resident
and local activist in Accokeek*, Md., the company’s home since 1977. "But a lot of other people have
been disturbed that this huge gun factory is right here, extremely close to a lot of children and
families."

Living close to a military base must be excruciatingly painful for those children and families.