MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Local and state leaders gathered to break ground on Wednesday at the multi-million dollar Barrett Firearms manufacturing facility in Murfreesboro.
The new 250,000 square foot campus is located along Manchester Pike, roughly a mile away from its current facility located along Interstate 24.
“Barrett rifles, the primary weapons that go to military, not only the U.S. Military but to 75 different militaries around the world, are sniper rifle systems, so extreme, long-range, accurate rifles. So, at this factory, now we’ll produce all of the sniper rifles for the U.S. Military and for our close allies,” NIOA Group CEO Robert Nioa said…