Smith & Wesson said last week it will relocate its headquarters after nearly 170 years in Springfield, Massachusetts. The company blamed proposed legislation that would essentially extend the state's assault weapons ban to manufacturers.

Smith &amp; Wesson said last week it will relocate its headquarters after nearly 170 years in Springfield, Massachusetts. The company blamed proposed legislation that would essentially extend the state's assault weapons ban to manufacturers.

Smith & Wesson departure did not seem 'imminent or likely,' spurring questions from Mass. lawmakers

Beacon Hill in 5 is a weekly check-in at the Massachusetts Statehouse from New England Public Media. Get a quick look at the week ahead in state politics and government with Carrie Healy, NEPM’s Morning Edition host, and a journalist from the State House News Service.

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Smith & Wesson departure did not seem 'imminent or likely,' spurring questions from Mass. lawmakers

Smith & Wesson departure did not seem 'imminent or likely,' spurring questions from Mass. lawmakers

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