[Patriot86]

Here is a sad fact of America. In general the same politicians who are anti gun are of a political ideology that holds state/govt jobs above all and in general has disdain for the private sector. To those anti gun politicians a company, its tax dollars and its workers leaving means little.

The flip side of this is that the ONLY way you have even a hope of a significant backlash is over jobs. The backlash hasn't been such that gun owners alone are enough in said states to prompt these guys being voted out or fear for their political futures, it may not make much of a difference but you might get just enough additional votes to kick someone out of office by adding in a few people who lost their jobs or whos business took a hit because of a gun maker leaving.