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Imagine if the news were that the USofT armed forces were being shut down?!   In the village of Ilion, New York,   80 miles west of the state capital in Albany,   residents are mourning the departure of gunmaker Remington Arms Co. after two centuries of continuous operation. The Remington Arms Co. manufacturing plant in Ilion, N.Y., on Dec. 11, 2023. (Allan Stein/The Epoch Times)   Without fanfare, the company announced last month that the manufacturing plant would be closing its doors on March 4, 2024. " I feel like a family member has died, " Ilion Mayor John Stephens told The Epoch Times. "My dad raised four kids on a paycheck from there for 37 years. He walked to work and carried his lunch every day." Mr. Stephens said no one expected the announcement a week after Thanksgiving that the plant was set to close. On Nov. 30, at 3:26 p.m., the company notified village officials of the decision by email.   The message noted that "all separations" with the vi

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