Building it in America would have meant that the execs would have ahd to (gasp) make less profit. This in turn would mean they would deliver less (gasp) shareholder value. Which would mean all those involved people who actually know nothing about guns would have to order a (gasp) 88 foot yacht instead of the 96 foot yacht. The horror.

Does anyone recall when the president of a company drove a nicer car and lived in a nicer house - but he still only owned one car and one house, and the house was located in the same town as the factory?