Not exact matches
The 202 - year -
old company, which owns
gun manufacturers including Bushmaster and Marlin, said its sales fell 30 % last year to $ 600 million.
Remington Outdoor, one of the country's
oldest and largest
gun makers, said this week that a bankruptcy judge had approved its reorganization plan, which will transfer ownership of the
company to creditors including JPMorgan.
Earlier this week the Remington Outdoor
Company, one of the country's biggest and
oldest gun manufacturers, said it would seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid plunging sales and mounting losses.
Some of the nation's
oldest and largest
gun companies are still based in the legendary «
Gun Valley» region of New England, but there are other manufacturers scattered around the nation.
In February, 200 - year -
old gun maker Remington filed for bankruptcy, beset by reduced sales and ongoing lawsuits linked to the Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre, during which shooter Adam Lanza used one of the
company's weapons.
In the weeks after politicians in Albany quickly passed the new
gun control measures, fears in the plant's nearly 200 - year -
old hometown of Ilion rose about the
company closing or relocating.