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ter 20 children and six educators were murdered by a lone gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
• Joe Bartozzi, senior vice president and general counsel at O.F. Mossberg & Sons, welcomed Perry's visit. The North Haven gun maker employs 270 workers in Connecticut and 400 in Texas.
• Bartozzi contrasted Perry's interest in the business and the jobs it provides with what he called "less than flattering remarks" in recent months by U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and Malloy about the gun industry.
• Asked about the possibility of expanding in Texas, Bartozzi said, "That would make more sense. That would be more logical for us."
• The political climate in Connecticut is one of the factors, he said. He also said taxes and costs are higher in Connecticut.
• Mark T. Malkowski, president of Stag Arms in New Britain, said he's been in touch with Perry's office and met with the governor in Houston last month. He and Perry spoke about taxes, he said, and what Texas is doing "to keep it a very friendly place for businesses." Another topic was the cultural differences between Connecticut and Texas, which is perceived as less hostile to guns.
• "There was nothing as much as a phone call from our governor asking us to stay," he said.
• Malkowski also was getting a visit from South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard on Monday.
• Kelsey Pritchard, a spokeswoman for Daugaard, said the governor and state economic development officials were visiting Connecticut on Monday and Tuesday to meet with gun manufacturers.
• The biggest obstacle to leaving Connecticut, Malkowski said, is that the company's 200 employees would have to uproot their families.
• "That's the hardest part. The employees make up the business," he said.
• Colt President and CEO Dennis Veilleux issued a statement saying Perry assured the company it would "always be welcome in Texas."
• Malloy made an unannounced visit to the Texas governor's meeting in Hartford, where he welcomed Perry to Connecticut. He said the gun issue is particularly sharp here because of the school shootings.
• "I don't think he understands that kind of loss and how it's affected people in our state," Malloy said.
• Legislation enacted in April adds more than 100 firearms to the state's assault weapons ban and outlaws the sale of magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
• Perry said taxes and regulations are factors in decisions not only by gun manu

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