Named in a drug-related firearms count in the 2019 New Aryan Empire indictment.
History & context
Ruger dates the Mini-14 family’s introduction to 1974 in its 2006 company announcement. Later examples acquired the Ranch Rifle name. The 2019 court filing supplies the separate criminal-case context; it does not establish the specimen’s production year or detailed variant.
Reference specifications
- Type
- Rifle
- Documented calibre / gauge
- .223 calibre
- Case source date
- 2019-02-05
- Reference scope
- Named family or model; variants differ
- Family introduction
- 1974, according to Ruger
- Manufacturer
- Sturm, Ruger & Company
Dated source records
Historical records retain original dates; allegations are not convictions.
2019-02-12; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
Count Twelve lists twelve firearms and alleges possession of at least one in furtherance of a methamphetamine crime. Ten explicitly identified models have reference files here.
Historical and attributed reference. A source mention is not proof of current activity.