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10. Statement by the mayor of the town that manufactures Bushmaster:
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 01:49 PM
Dec 2012

"I have sadness, but to make a connection to us, the village of Ilion, and what happened Friday & I'm not sure it's there," said Mayor John Stephens.

In the past, Remington has stated that tighter gun controls, such as microstamping, might force the North Carolina-based company to relocate its plant to another state. Stephens has long since been an outspoken critic of microstamping and other forms of stricter gun-control.

"People that are going to use this as a platform for gun control are just wrong," he said, adding, "Remington belongs here. We'll do whatever we need to do to keep them here."

Read more: http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Gun-manufacturer-devastated-following-massacre-4121723.php#ixzz2FEpmpFlt

This is the mentality....of those who are in the business of making weapons of mass destruction.

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