Gun company under investigation in California given taxpayer funded incentives to relocate to Tennes
A firearms manufacturer lured to do business in Nashville with a $165,000 state job creation grant is currently under investigation by the California Attorney General over allegations it engaged in illegal or deceptive advertising in its sales of gun kits, which allow consumers to assemble their own firearms from parts and bypass gun purchase laws.
The criminal investigation was apparently unknown to Tennessee officials when they agreed to steer taxpayer-funded incentives to GS Performance, also known as Glockstore, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) said Friday.
“ECD conducts thorough due diligence for each project before it is considered for incentives,” an email from Molly Hair, the spokeswoman, said. “At the time GS Performance submitted its application and the due diligence was performed, the department was unaware of any investigations.”
The contract between the company and the state of Tennessee was signed in May. The California investigation has been ongoing since October 2019.
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