{"id":30153,"date":"2020-03-27T13:07:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T13:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=30153"},"modified":"2020-03-27T13:07:59","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T13:07:59","slug":"covid-19-supply-chains-and-firearms-manufacturers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=30153","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19, Supply Chains, and Firearms Manufacturers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:4996,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.nytimes.com\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/26\\\/nyregion\\\/coronavirus-new-york-update.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4997,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.arcgis.com\\\/apps\\\/opsdashboard\\\/index.html#\\\/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.arcgis.com\\\/apps\\\/dashboards\\\/index.html&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>I received an email yesterday afternoon from Kimber. It was detailing the impact of COVID-19 on their operations. Kimber has plants in both Yonkers, New York and Troy, Alabama. If you have spent any time watching the talking heads on TV, you know that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/26\/nyregion\/coronavirus-new-york-update.html\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York has overtaken Washington State<\/a> in the number of coronavirus cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is part of what was in the email:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Due  to the New York state decision to shutter non-essential businesses as  part of the COVID-19 response plan, Kimber Mfg. Inc. has stopped  production at its New York facilities.\u00a0<\/p><p> Production  continues at Kimber\u2019s new, state-of-the-art Troy, Alabama manufacturing  facility, with the entire line of handguns and long guns being  assembled. <strong>Due to the large number of parts manufactured in Yonkers and  the state mandated closure in New York, the Troy facility will suspend  production on March 31<sup>st<\/sup><\/strong><sup> <\/sup>. \u201cThis situation is unfortunate as we were off to an incredible  start in gun shipments in 2020 and were running our factories seven days  a week. We would like to thank our dealers and consumers for their  overwhelmingly positive response to our 2020 new\u00a0products,\u201d said Greg  Grogan, Kimber president. With that said, if you are in the market for a  Kimber firearm, now is the time to make that purchase.\u201d<\/p><p> Kimber\u2019s  Alabama based customer service and repair services remain open to help  customers with any questions they may have. In addition, the Alabama  based Kimber online store is open and products are shipping as long as  inventory lasts. Montana based dealer sales and customer service  departments also remain open.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The bottom line is that even though your assembly plant is in an area which only has a relatively small number of coronavirus cases, you are still impacted adversely. Alabama has 531 cases as of today versus New York State with 39,140 cases according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/opsdashboard\/index.html#\/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johns Hopkins University compilation<\/a>. Indeed, Westchester County, NY where Yonkers is located has over 10 times as many infections as the entire state of Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then there is the whole issue of essential versus non-essential businesses. Some states have said firearms manufacturing would be considered an essential business because it provides tools to the defense industry or to law enforcement. Other states do not consider it essential. Even if you are in a state that considers your production essential, if your subcontractor making critical parts is located in a place that takes the opposite view, you are screwed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The firearms industry is composed of primarily small businesses. Even the largest companies like Ruger and Smith &amp; Wesson are considered small by comparison to other manufacturers. While the products are flying out the doors now, a mid to long period of enforced closure due to the pandemic is going to hurt.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I received an email yesterday afternoon from Kimber. It was detailing the impact of COVID-19 on their operations. 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