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Connecticut gun makers demand apology from governor [View all]
Gun makers in Connecticut accuse Gov. Dannel Malloy of insulting them and creating a hostile climate for their industry.
By Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant
April 21, 2013
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut's gun manufacturers are accusing Gov. Dannel P. Malloy of creating a hostile work environment and essentially driving them out of the state with comments they view as offensive.
The clash reached a flash point in early April when Malloy, a Democrat, gave an interview to CNN's Candy Crowley. "What this is about is the ability of the gun industry to sell as many guns to as many people as possible, even if they're deranged, even if they're mentally ill, even if they have a criminal record," he said. "They don't care."
Those comments prompted outrage in the gun industry.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, a Newtown-based trade association, wants an apology. And O.F. Mossberg & Sons, a North Haven gun maker with 270 employees, said the comments were "slanderous" to its employees.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-conn-gunmakers-20130421,0,4138105.story
By Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant
April 21, 2013
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut's gun manufacturers are accusing Gov. Dannel P. Malloy of creating a hostile work environment and essentially driving them out of the state with comments they view as offensive.
The clash reached a flash point in early April when Malloy, a Democrat, gave an interview to CNN's Candy Crowley. "What this is about is the ability of the gun industry to sell as many guns to as many people as possible, even if they're deranged, even if they're mentally ill, even if they have a criminal record," he said. "They don't care."
Those comments prompted outrage in the gun industry.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, a Newtown-based trade association, wants an apology. And O.F. Mossberg & Sons, a North Haven gun maker with 270 employees, said the comments were "slanderous" to its employees.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-conn-gunmakers-20130421,0,4138105.story
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