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Hi-Point Firearms (Beemiller)Mansfield, Ohio
Number of Employees: Less than 25
PISTOL PRODUCTION HISTORY
Company Facts:
Hi-Point Firearms manufactures semiautomatic handguns and a 9mm Carbine assault rifle. The Carbine was one of the guns used in the April 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Hi-Point touts the Carbine, which retails for $179, as the "Hottest gun since the SKS!" A 1999 flyer advises, "Don't Be Discouraged by the 'Gun Snobs.' You know who we're talking about. Just because the price is low does not mean it isn't accurate! So don't be intimidated by the 'Gun Snobs' who believe that a gun has to be expensive to shoot well." In the same flyer, ad copy for the Hi-Point .45 pistol, which retails for $148.95, states, "It is the most powerful caliber we manufacture! Whether it's Bad Guys or Bowling Pins, you can knock 'em down and keep 'em down with this heavy hitter."
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