Editing TEC-9 (section)

{{Short description|Semi-automatic pistol}}
{{about|the firearm|the rapper whose stage name is taken from it|Tech N9ne}}
{{infobox weapon
| name               = TEC-9
| image              = kg99.jpg
| caption            = Interdynamic AB KG-99 Mini
| origin             = [[United States]]
| type               = {{ubli|[[Semi-automatic pistol]]|[[Pistol-caliber carbine]]}}
| is_ranged          = yes
| service            = 
| used_by            = 
| wars               = 
| designer           = [[George Kellgren]]
| design_date        = 
| manufacturer       = [[Intratec]]
| unit_cost          = 
| production_date    = 1984–2001
| number             = 257,434
| variants           = {{plainlist|
*KG-99
*TEC DC-9
*TEC DC-9M
*AB-10
*TEC-9M (Mini, 76 mm barrel, no barrel jacket, 22-round magazine)
*TEC-9S (stainless steel)<ref name="Hogg">{{cite book|last = Hogg| first = Ian| title = Jane's Infantry Weapons 1989–90 |edition=15th | publisher = Jane's Information Group| year = 1989| isbn =0-7106-0889-6| page =70}}</ref>}}
| spec_label         = 
| weight             = 1.23–1.4&nbsp;kg depending on model
| length             = 241–317&nbsp;mm depending on model
| part_length        = 76–127&nbsp;mm depending on model
| width              = 
| height             = 
| cartridge          = [[9×19mm Parabellum]]
| caliber            = [[9 mm caliber|9mm]]
| action             = [[Blowback (firearms)|Blowback-operated]], [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]]
| rate               = 
| velocity           = {{convert|1181|ft/s|abbr=on}}
| range              = {{convert|50|m|abbr=on}}
| max_range          = 
| feed               = 10-, 20-, 32-, 36- and 50-round box magazine, 72-round [[drum magazine]]
| sights             = [[Iron sight]]
}}
The '''Intratec TEC-9''', '''TEC-DC9''', '''KG-99''', and '''AB-10''' are a line of blowback-operated semi-automatic [[pistol]]s. They were developed by [[Intratec]], an American [[subsidiary]] of the Swedish firearms manufacturer [[Interdynamic AB]]. Introduced in 1984, the TEC-9 is made of inexpensive molded [[polymer]]s and a mixture of [[Stamping (metalworking)|stamped]] and milled steel parts. The simple design of the gun made it easy to repair and modify. It was a commercial success, with over 250,000 being sold.

Similar to the [[AK-47]]'s symbolism with [[Third World]] and [[Left-wing politics|leftist]] revolutionaries and the [[Thompson submachine gun]] with [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]]-era gangsters, the TEC-9 is notorious in [[Culture of the United States|American pop culture]] for its association with [[organized crime|criminal gangs]], [[drive-by shooting|drive-by shootings]] and [[mass shooting]]s in the 1990s, with it most notably being used during the [[101 California Street shooting]] and the [[Columbine High School massacre]].