Recently, Italian gun maker Beretta decided to set up shop in Tennessee.
The company made the announcement Wednesday, Jan. 29.
This is by far one of the best things that has happened to our state lately. Upon the completion of the plant, 300 new jobs will be created. With an unemployment rate of more than eight percent, about two percent higher than the national rate, our state will greatly benefit from this addition.
Beretta USA, currently located in Maryland, chose not to expand within that state. Maryland has strict gun control laws, and the company believed it would be difficult to expand or do business within the state.
Beretta chose Tennessee because of the state’s lax gun control laws. Tennessee is a typically Republican state which would allow for the company to grow further.
This is an excellent thing for our state. The new plant will initially create 300 new jobs, with the potential for others to be added. Job creation is something Tennessee is definitely in need of.
Gov. Bill Haslam personally visited with the Beretta family to convince them to move to Tennessee. The citizens of our state should welcome the company with Haslam’s enthusiasm.
The company has been located in the same town in Italy for several hundred years. The company’s vice-president said they made the decision to move to Tennessee because they wanted a state with a record of gun support.
There were a few other states in the running, but Haslam reached out and convinced the company of the economic impact and benefit the company would have in Tennessee.
“We are convinced we could find no better place than Tennessee to establish our new manufacturing enterprise. We look forward to building operations here and being part of your community for many years to come,” said Franco Gussalli Beretta, executive vice-president and a director of Beretta U.S.A. Corp in an article by Tennessee Reports.
The plant is set to be completed by the end of this year and should prove to be a great addition to our state.
