Para Ordnance moving HQ stateside

Canadian pistol manufacturer Para Ordnance are moving their headquarters and manufacturing to Charlotte NC. Charlotte Business Journal reports:

The company leased a Pineville facility and estimates 35 to 40 jobs will be filled, mostly in manufacturing and machining.

Para Chief Executive Thanos Polyzos says the company wanted to establish a U.S. headquarters to be eligible for more military and law-enforcement contracts.

How much of its manufacturing, if any, will remain in Canada is not clear.

UPDATE: JR @ Keyboard and a .45 has just point out that this also allows them to get round any import restrictions, now or in the future.

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Steve Jan 25th 2009 handguns, news Tags: , , , , , 6 Comments

6 Responses to “Para Ordnance moving HQ stateside”

  1. Florianon 26 Jan 2009 at 9:59 am link comment

    Guess this would make it a little easier for them as well if congress start’s instituting ban’s/restrictions, since they won’t be “importing” anything if its manufactured here and they are based in the US.

    – Florian

  2. Windy Wilsonon 26 Jan 2009 at 10:10 am link comment

    Maybe it’s just the American in me, but I think no firearms manufacturer should have its HQ in a country (or a state) where the mass of its citizenry cannot purchase the individual arms it manufactures. I don’t expect this of a bazooka manufacturer, or a towed gun, or even RPG, but it is the Sine Qua Non of rifle, shotgun and pistol manufacturers.

  3. Steveon 26 Jan 2009 at 10:13 am link comment

    Florian, I think you are right, JR just emailed me saying the same thing. Should have occurred to me.

  4. tarkanon 28 Jan 2009 at 1:08 am link comment

    Paraordonance P 1445 is a real hit over 1911 ACP concept,big gain for usa.

  5. JJon 05 Feb 2009 at 11:50 am link comment

    “Maybe it’s just the American in me, but I think no firearms manufacturer should have its HQ in a country (or a state) where the mass of its citizenry cannot purchase the individual arms it manufactures. I don’t expect this of a bazooka manufacturer, or a towed gun, or even RPG, but it is the Sine Qua Non of rifle, shotgun and pistol manufacturers.”

    Just to clarify, Canadian citizens are allowed to own and use handguns. Aside from a few models that don’t fit the regulations, Para Ordnance products are readily available for purchase by Canadians. (As are many other firearms that are mistakenly thought to be banned here, including many not available in the US)

  6. tom maloneyon 09 Dec 2009 at 12:47 pm link comment

    I have a P10. I don’t see any info on them

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