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[[Image:IntratecAB10Black.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Intratec AB-10 pistol in factory Black Finish - 9x19mm. Note the absence of barrel threads.]][[Image:IntratecAB10Nickel.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Intratec AB-10 pistol in factory Nickel Finish - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:IntratecAB10Black.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Intratec AB-10 pistol in factory Black Finish - 9x19mm. Note the absence of barrel threads.]][[Image:IntratecAB10Nickel.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Intratec AB-10 pistol in factory Nickel Finish - 9x19mm]] | ||
In the wake of the Clinton Assault Weapon Ban of 1994 (known as the Omnibus Crime Bill of 1994), Intratec had to alter their guns to eliminate the threaded barrels and heat shields, since such 'cosmetic features' were scary and thus caused alarm amongst frightened politicians. Intratec showed a sense of humor and a defiance of poorly written laws, by renaming even more cosmetically altered guns. AB ("After Ban") was the new name of the [[AB-10]] which was the ''1994 Assault Weapon Ban compliant version'' of the same gun. This didn't help them, though, since the national media 'claimed' that of the killers at Columbine in 1998 used 'post ban' versions of their gun, the AB-10 (also misidentified by the national media as the full sized TEC-DC9 as well). ''(Note: According to the Jefferson County Sheriff Dept, the pistol was a pre-ban TEC-9 Mini (a gun that was no longer manufactured because of the 1994 Crime Bill)).'' Despite the | In the wake of the Clinton Assault Weapon Ban of 1994 (known as the Omnibus Crime Bill of 1994), Intratec had to alter their guns to eliminate the threaded barrels and heat shields, since such 'cosmetic features' were scary and thus caused alarm amongst frightened politicians. Intratec showed a sense of humor and a defiance of poorly written laws, by renaming even more cosmetically altered guns. AB ("After Ban") was the new name of the [[AB-10]] which was the ''1994 Assault Weapon Ban compliant version'' of the same gun. This didn't help them, though, since the national media 'claimed' that of the killers at Columbine in 1998 used 'post ban' versions of their gun, the AB-10 (also misidentified by the national media as the full sized TEC-DC9 as well). ''(Note: According to the Jefferson County Sheriff Dept, the pistol was a pre-ban TEC-9 Mini (a gun that was no longer manufactured because of the 1994 Crime Bill)).'' Despite reports in the press, both handguns were supplied by private parties and not gun dealers and thus would not have been affected by any of the "new" proposed 'gun control' laws. | ||
The AB-10 fully complied with all legislative restrictions, but it still managed to get vilified because of the actions of a few psychopaths and | The AB-10 fully complied with all legislative restrictions, but it still managed to get vilified because of the actions of a few psychopaths and misinformation by the media and law enforcement. Intratec went out of business in 2000. | ||
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Revision as of 06:47, 20 May 2009
Interdynamic MP9/KG-9
Interdynamic AB of Sweden first tried to shop their 9x19mm Submachine gun design to military buyers. Their design didn't generate much interest amongst the military clients of the world, so they brought their design to the U.S. and it went to market as the open bolt semi automatic KG-9 pistol.
Interdynamic KG-99
In 1982 the ATF forced Interdynamic to redesign the KG-9 into a closed bolt system (the Open bolt design was too easy to convert to full auto). Thus the Closed bolt KG-99 was born. It was around August of 1985 that Interdynamic ownership changed and the name was also changed to Intratec giving a new name of TEC-9 to the KG-99 gun. Nothing changed except the markings and the name, it was the same identical gun. Eventually the 1980s progressed and shows like "Miami Vice" popularized the KG-99/TEC-9. The fully automatic guns in that show were KG-99s legally converted to full auto by Class 02 SOT manufacturers.
Television
- Numerous Drug and gang members in Miami Vice
Intratec TEC-9
The design is identical to the KG-99 except for a few manufacturing changes mainly in the sight design and placement. The TEC-9 was a favored firearm during that time by gangs, especially the Cuban and Jamaican posses in Florida, due to it's intimidating appearance and similarity to the fully automatic MP-9 submachine pistol. This is the most common version of the gun to appear in movies. In addition to the black and satin nickel versions of the full sized TEC-9, there are several 'mini' variations of the gun, missing the barrel shield and sporting a slightly shorter barrel. These are known as the TEC-9 Minis.
Film
- Latin street gang member and Michael Douglas as William 'D-Fens' Foster in Falling Down
- Kurt Russell as Jack Burton in Big Trouble in Little China
- A prostitute in Sin City
Television
- Michael Rooker as Kinney in Tremors: The Series
- Several terrorists on Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Video Games
Intratec TEC-DC9
The TEC-DC9 pistol first appeared in 1990. It was a renamed version of the original TEC-9 pistol. The TEC-DC9 was the first assault pistol designed to comply with a legislative ban after the TEC-9 was specifically named in the gun ban. Intratec had been manufacturing the TEC-9 for years, but after the 1989 Schoolyard shooting in Stockton and the subsequent Ban on "named guns", Intratec complied with the law, by simply renaming the gun. Thus the "DC" nomenclature meant "Designed for California" because the DC9 was able to be sold in California after the 1989 Roberti-Roos Assault Weapon Law banned the sale of the TEC-9.
The most noticeable external difference between the TEC-9 and the later TEC-DC9 is that rings to hold the sling was moved from the side of the gun with the cocking handle, to a removable stamped metal clip in the back of the gun. Though slight, it allows one to know which version of the gun they are looking at. Since the TEC-9 and the DC-9 can swap parts, we sometimes see DC-9 barreled upper receivers mated to TEC-9 Lower receivers. Usually those are the full auto versions of the DC-9 seen in films.
Film
- One of Alex Montel (Oliver Martinez)'s cronies in S.W.A.T.
- Frank John Hughes as Casper in Bad Boys
- One of Johny Tapia's cronies in Bad Boys II
- Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men
Television
- Bank robbers on CSI: Miami
- Numerous Bad guys on Walker, Texas Ranger
- Most recently by a bad guy on the TV show Doll House
Intratec AB-10
In the wake of the Clinton Assault Weapon Ban of 1994 (known as the Omnibus Crime Bill of 1994), Intratec had to alter their guns to eliminate the threaded barrels and heat shields, since such 'cosmetic features' were scary and thus caused alarm amongst frightened politicians. Intratec showed a sense of humor and a defiance of poorly written laws, by renaming even more cosmetically altered guns. AB ("After Ban") was the new name of the AB-10 which was the 1994 Assault Weapon Ban compliant version of the same gun. This didn't help them, though, since the national media 'claimed' that of the killers at Columbine in 1998 used 'post ban' versions of their gun, the AB-10 (also misidentified by the national media as the full sized TEC-DC9 as well). (Note: According to the Jefferson County Sheriff Dept, the pistol was a pre-ban TEC-9 Mini (a gun that was no longer manufactured because of the 1994 Crime Bill)). Despite reports in the press, both handguns were supplied by private parties and not gun dealers and thus would not have been affected by any of the "new" proposed 'gun control' laws.
The AB-10 fully complied with all legislative restrictions, but it still managed to get vilified because of the actions of a few psychopaths and misinformation by the media and law enforcement. Intratec went out of business in 2000.
Film
- Geena Davis as Charly Baltimore in The Long Kiss Goodnight
See Also
- Kimmel Industries AP-9 Firearm derived from the KG-9 series