based in Miami, Florida
started in 1984

• 1982 Interdynamic AB of Sweden
  – George Kelgren
  – Carlos Garcia
• 1982 KG-9
• 1983 KG-99
• 1984 George Kelgren left to start Grendel
• 1984 Intratec started
  – from the remains of Interdynamic USA
  –  Carlos Garcia remained
• renamed the KG-99 the TEC-9
• KG-99 Mini became the TEC-9M (“TEC-9 Mini”)
• +P+ submachine gun ammo would crack the receivers
• 1987 Intratec USA went bankrupt (because of lawsuit by the anti-gun side)
• 1988 TEC-22 “Scorpion” introduced
• 1989 CA bans both the TEC-9 and TEC-22 by name
• TEC-DC9 “Designated California”
• 1990 Intratec CAT-9
• 1994 Assault Weapons Ban = banned the TEC-DC9 and TEC-22 by name
• 1995 CAT-45
• 1996 CAT-380
• 1997 TEC-DC9 introduced as AB-10 (legally, without the threaded barrel)
• 1997 TEC-22 became the Sport-22 (10-rd mag, no threaded barrel)
• 1998  CAT-380 and CAT-45 discontinued
• 2001 ceased manufacture