Term for a small
Californian cluster of firearms manufactures, including
Lorcin Engineering,
Davis Industries,
Phoenix Arms, and
Bryco Arms. Each made their business by producing
cheaply made and inexpensive
handguns (the Lorcin L380 often sold for as little as $50), known in tests to back-fire, sometimes explode, in roughly 1 in 500 shots.
These are probably the worst weapons you could possibly buy, usually more dangerous to the owner than the target; the sort of gun that gives gun-owners a bad name.