...will stick around in New York for a little while yet.

Gun ownership is in terminal decline, and gun owners are a dying demographic. (sarcasm)

.....the commerce of guns....wouldn't 't want to stop that now would we....

The claim they would be forced out of state is nonsense....and even assuming it is, more guns, would be manufactured, creating jobs out of state....impact neutral.

Anytime the state spends money on something it's creating jobs, including microstamping. And the legislation would create jobs by mandating only micro stamp guns could be sold....new products...new jobs.

But heh.....glad you can proudly point to another Dem who thinks like you.

...type of commerce to stop. Also, the claim that they would be forced out of the state is nonsense because no such claim was made. They would leave under their own volition, which was what was actually stated.

Original poster wrote....'Enacting microstamping would also hurt local New York economies, as large manufacturing employers would be forced out of the state.'

You wrote.....'the claim that they would be forced out of the state is nonsense because no such claim was made. They would leave under their own volition, which was what was actually stated.'

No...the word FORCE was used.

Point is they would not.

your disappointment with the content of the OP...You did support the microstamping scheme, no?

The casing system currently in place was a money pit embarrassment..over 14 million spent for 2 system "hits"..it would be stupid to suggest that another, entirely new, far more costly system based on the same nonsense theory is a good idea.

....what that cost effective system would be....

I don't think there is a cost effective system.

....so do nothing.

and you think we should throw good money after bad. I'd rather do nothing than spend another 20 million on plan, proven by trial to be destined to failure.

edit..further I'm guessing most NYers would agree that microstamping is a waste of their money..

may be "doing something" but it still makes no sense.

Why not invest in gun safety education or subsidized gun safes - things we know will work and save lives.

Effect...none.

It can significantly impact the location the company moved from. Towns aren't just lego blocks that can be unplugged and moved from one area to another. Neither are families. Moving to follow a job is hugely disruptive.

Companies don't always survive the move either.

Local gun shop was forced to move by imminent domain, to add a traffic roundabout. It took them 5 years to finally get a new location and re-open. That's a lot of wages lost.

But yeah, effect... none. On paper, in a textbook that doesn't map to reality.

Companies also relocate to reduce taxes.

It may help the 1% but rarely benefits the 99%.

Tell the people who lose their jobs it has no effect on them.