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The AMT Lightning pistol was a .22LR-caliber semi-automatic handgun manufactured by Arcadia Machine & Tool (AMT) of Covina California during the 1980s and early 90s.The pistol was an unlicensed low-cost clone of the Ruger Mark II pistol and along with the AMT Lightning 25/22 rifle prompted a successful trademark infringement lawsuit from Ruger that helped bankrupt the company.[citation needed]