"Ring of Fire" Saturday Night Specials - Raven Arms, Jennings, Davis Arms Phoenix Arms Jimenez Arms

We did some research on a fascinating part of U.S. firearms history, the small, low caliber, inexpensive pistols made by manufacturers in the Los Angeles area who were given the nickname, the "Ring of Fire" companies.
Raven, Jennings, Davis, AMT, Bryco, Lorcin, Phoenix, Cobra and Jimenez are linked in various complex ways to each other through family, business practice or firearm design.

Click Here to download (free) the research from this video:
http://gunwebsites.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Pistols-Ring-of-Fire-8-06-2012.pptx

We share our research on this fascinating and often overlooked aspect of firearms.

No matter how you feel about the guns, the people and companies who built them, the lawsuits and regulation that shaped the industry, the people who bought and use these low end guns, or any other facet of this story.. you'll find new ways to look at these cheap little guns

Explore the history of circumstances that created the market demand for these Saturday Night Specials (made in the US)

Table of Contents:
0:53 Disclaimer
1:06 John Moses Browning
1:20 .25 acp
1:32 FN Model 1906 & Colt Model 1908
1:56 1968 Gun Control Act
2:53 ATF Form 4590
4:20 "Saturday Night Specials"
5:08 "Ring of Fire"
5:22 "Ring of Fire" Map
5:50 "Ring of Fire" chart
9:08 "Ring of Fire" Family Tree
10:59 "Ring of Fire" Firearms Lineage
12:19 Raven Arms
12:44 Jennings Firearms
13:02 Davis Industries
13:32 AMT - Arcadia Machine & Tool
13:54 CalWestCo
14:33 Sedco
15:04 Bryco Arms
15:57 Sundance Industries
16:12 Lorcin Engineering
16:52 Phoenix Arms
17:17 Republic Arms
17:27 Standard Arms
17:33 Talon Industries
18:23 Cobra Enterprises
18:37 Jimenez Arms (J.A.)
19:02 "Ring of Fire" Company Chart
19:29 "Ring of Fire" Company Timeline
19:39 "Ring of Fire" Timeline w/ events
20:34 Brandon Maxfield vs. Bryco Arms
22:06 Jason Davis
22:28 "Ring of Fire" in the News
22:47 "Fire Power" by Alix Freedman
23:16 Ring of Fire: The Handgun Makers of Southern California
by Dr. Garen Wintemute
24:13 FRONTLINE: "Hot Guns"
25:08 Gun Tests Magazine
25:55 Conclusions

Points to remember:

Who Decides what has a "Sporting Use"?

Defending the "Saturday Night Special" is Defending the right to own a "non-sporting" firearm

"Ring of Fire" Saturday Night Specials
http://gunwebsites.net/2012/08/06/ring-of-fire-saturday-night-specials/

Other videos we have done on the ring of fire:

"Ring of Fire" Pistols: Family Tree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94vs56NAtU4

Shooting the Phoenix Arms HP-22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLFR73s4BM0

J-22 "Saturday Night Special" Collection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1zz5jNqV4M

"Ring of Fire" Collection Jennings Firearms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntpMRKF9YAQ

"Ring of Fire" Collection Raven Arms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dmaxGrbGkc

"Saturday Night Special" Rifle?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1aKsyqEYvM

"Ring of Fire" Collection Sundance Industries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR0x4Mwi10s

"Ring of Fire" Collection Lorcin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dQ3P5NF2XA


-------------------------------------

Gun Websites.com is the hub of all our projects. Check it out, keep up to date, join our newsletter
http://GunWebsites.com
----------------------------------

Gun Channels in an online community for shooters, built by un Websites. Anyone can join. Talk about guns, Watch Firearms Content, Ask & Answer Gun Questions.
Check it out
http://www.GunChannels.com
----------------------------------

Support our efforts online, check out our Firearm Playing Cards, Custom Patches & Stickers
Our online store is Gear Websites
http://GearWebsites.com

---------------------------------
Check out all our projects on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/GunWebsites

---------------------------------
We encourage you to Take a CCW Class Every Year, Practice Every Month, and Carry Every Day
Thank you for watching Gun Websites !!