Raven Arms

Raven Arms
Company type	Private
Industry	firearms
Founded	1970; 54 years ago
Founder	George Jennings
Defunct	1991; 33 years ago
Headquarters	Carson City, Nevada, Irvine, California and Costa Mesa, California, U.S.
Area served	U.S.
Key people	Paul Jimenez
Products	weapons, Semi-automatic pistols

Raven Arms was a firearms manufacturer established in 1970 by firearms designer George Jennings. The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibiting the importation of inexpensive handguns prompted Jennings to design the MP-25, a .25-caliber semi-automatic pistol, and enter the firearms business. Raven has been referred to as the original "Ring of Fire" company, a term describing companies known for producing inexpensive Saturday night special handguns.^[1]

Raven kept manufacturing costs to a minimum by building their guns from injection-molded Zamak, a zinc alloy.

^ Freudenberg, Nicholas (January 21, 2014). Lethal But Legal: Corporations, Consumption, and Protecting Public Health. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 48–52. ISBN 978-0-19-993720-2.

[Freudenberg2014-1] Freudenberg, Nicholas (January 21, 2014). Lethal But Legal: Corporations, Consumption, and Protecting Public Health. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 48–52. ISBN 978-0-19-993720-2.

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