ERIE -- It was a high-profile announcement that generated a flurry of headlines across the state and the nation.

State Rep. Lori Saine, R-Dacono, read from the floor of the Colorado House of Representatives a message from the CEO of Magpul Industries, the Erie-based weapons accessory maker, that his company would leave Colorado if the Legislature passed a measure banning the sale of magazines containing more than 15 rounds.

Saine gave that speech in February, the Legislature passed the magazine-limits bill in March, and Magpul announced in April that it had started making certain weapons accessories out of state. But on Thursday -- a full six months after the company made its much-ballyhooed break from the Centennial State -- the parking lot at Magpul's headquarters in Erie was filled with cars, and a receptionist greeted visitors in the front lobby.

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"In the beginning they would post comments and have rallies in support of the 2nd Amendment," said Steven Power, of Texas. "As time has gone on you have heard less and less from them on the move. With the lines of communication dead, it looks like a marketing ploy."

In fact, Magpul may have raised false hopes earlier this year when it announced on Facebook in April that it was ready to reveal information about its future plans but then put off that announcement in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, stating that the tragedy makes this "a poor time for that." Since then, Magpul has been circumspect about sharing anything with its customers and fans about its next move.

That has only led shooting enthusiasts like Ronny Johnson, of Texas, to lose any hope that Magpul intends to stick to its principles. He now calls himself a former customer.

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During the time after House Bill 1224 passed, Magpul reaped untold profits from the "emergency" sale of its products in Colorado before the new law took effect. In this way, Magpul followed a formulaic approach of hyping up new, proposed, or even imaginary gun restrictions to provoke panic buying of their products.