Röhm (RG)
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Röhm, often referred as simply RG, is a German brand of firearms and related shooting equipment. Since 2010 Röhm RG is a brand name of UMAREX GmbH & Co. KG
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of Sontheim/Brenz
, which was traditionally focused on the production of chucking tools
, diversifys its product line and started to produce alarm guns, flare guns and handguns. Röhm's product line of firearms was primarily established under the brand name “RG”. In 2010 the management of the Röhm GmbH
decided to sell the complete manufacture of firearms to the UMAREX GmbH & Co. KG
of Arnsberg
and to refocus on its core market of chucking tools.
Police Officer Thomas Delahanty was shot by John Hinckley, Jr.
with a Röhm revolver during his failed assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan
. Delahanty later sued Röhm with the argument that small, cheap guns have no purpose except for crime, and thus that the company should be held responsible. The suit was subsequently rejected by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
in a suit that has served as case law for other similar product liability cases.
Umarex
Umarex Sportwaffen GmbH & Co. KG is a manufacturer of air guns , tear-gas and signal pistols, paintball markers under the RAM brand and airsoft guns, based in Arnsberg, Germany...
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History
In the early 1950s Röhm GmbHRÖHM GmbH
RÖHM is a German chucking tool manufacturer. It was founded in 1909 by Heinrich Röhm. Its headquarter is in Sontheim/Brenz Germany. RÖHM’s range of products includes drill chucks, live centers, face drivers, lathe chucks and independent chucks as well as vices, gripping technology, power chuck...
of Sontheim/Brenz
Sontheim
Sontheim is a municipality in the district of Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located northeast of Ulm, at the southern end of the Swabian Alb.-Neighboring municipalities:...
, which was traditionally focused on the production of chucking tools
Chuck (engineering)
A chuck is a specialized type of clamp used to hold an object, usually an object with radial symmetry, especially a cylindrical object. It is most commonly used to hold a rotating tool or a rotating workpiece...
, diversifys its product line and started to produce alarm guns, flare guns and handguns. Röhm's product line of firearms was primarily established under the brand name “RG”. In 2010 the management of the Röhm GmbH
RÖHM GmbH
RÖHM is a German chucking tool manufacturer. It was founded in 1909 by Heinrich Röhm. Its headquarter is in Sontheim/Brenz Germany. RÖHM’s range of products includes drill chucks, live centers, face drivers, lathe chucks and independent chucks as well as vices, gripping technology, power chuck...
decided to sell the complete manufacture of firearms to the UMAREX GmbH & Co. KG
Umarex
Umarex Sportwaffen GmbH & Co. KG is a manufacturer of air guns , tear-gas and signal pistols, paintball markers under the RAM brand and airsoft guns, based in Arnsberg, Germany...
of Arnsberg
Arnsberg
Arnsberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the location of the Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg's administration and one of the three local administration offices of the Hochsauerlandkreis.-Geography:...
and to refocus on its core market of chucking tools.
Police Officer Thomas Delahanty was shot by John Hinckley, Jr.
John Hinckley, Jr.
John Warnock Hinckley, Jr., attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1981, as the culmination of an effort to impress teen actress Jodie Foster. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity and has remained under institutional psychiatric care since...
with a Röhm revolver during his failed assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
. Delahanty later sued Röhm with the argument that small, cheap guns have no purpose except for crime, and thus that the company should be held responsible. The suit was subsequently rejected by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is the highest court of the District of Columbia. Established by the United States Congress in 1970, it is equivalent to a state supreme court, except that its power derives from Article I of the U.S. Constitution rather than from the inherent sovereignty...
in a suit that has served as case law for other similar product liability cases.