2004
California, Nevada
- August 2004 Paul Jimenez, bought the bankrupt Bryco Arms
- reopened in Costa Mesa, California
- August 30, 2006 moved to Henderson, Nevada
- one of the “Ring of Fire” Manufacturers
- 2020 Kansas City, Missouri sued the company
- February 2020 filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy
- April 2022 JA Industries’ federal firearms license was revoked
Jimenez Arms
7380 Eastgate Rd #150
Henderson, NV 89011
About Jimenez Arms
Jimenez Arms was an American maker of low-cost semi-automatic pocket pistols, the successor to Bryco Arms and part of the lineage of Southern California handgun companies known as the “Ring of Fire.” In August 2004, former Bryco factory foreman Paul Jimenez bought the bankrupt Bryco Arms for $510,000, renamed it Jimenez Arms and resumed production in Costa Mesa, California. The company continued making compact, inexpensive pistols such as the JA-22, JA-25, JA-380 and JA-Nine, covering .22 LR, .25 ACP, .32 ACP, .380 ACP and 9mm, which appealed to budget-minded buyers. In 2006 it received a license to operate in Henderson, Nevada, and moved production there.
In 2020, Kansas City, Missouri, filed a lawsuit against the company alleging that its pistols were linked to illegal firearms trafficking. In February 2020 Jimenez Arms filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and its assets moved to JA Industries, a new company also owned by Jimenez. The ATF revoked JA Industries’ federal firearms license in April 2022, and the company subsequently liquidated. Neither Jimenez Arms nor JA Industries is operating as of 2026.
Key Facts
- August 2004: Paul Jimenez bought bankrupt Bryco Arms for $510,000 and renamed it Jimenez Arms
- August 30, 2006: Licensed to operate in Henderson, Nevada
- 2020: Kansas City, Missouri, filed suit alleging links to firearms trafficking
- February 2020: Filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy; assets moved to JA Industries
- April 2022: ATF revoked JA Industries’ federal firearms license
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