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.
Nevertheless, 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.
The company’s seeming inability to once and for all pull up stakes and exit Colorado has gone from a point of curiosity among gun enthusiasts, who loudly backed the company’s decision half a year ago to move, to a source of annoyance that threatens to hurt Magpul’s reputation and business.
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