The markup was huge, but for a friend-price I was able to obtain a Raven MP-25 and a 50-round box of ammo for about $200. I may have grossly overpaid, but that was the only option I had as a 16-year-old New Yorker.
I carried it illegally for a little over a year on the streets of New York and never had to use it. When I left for the Marine Corps at 17, I deposited it, a homebuilt .22 zip gun, and a single-shot 12-gauge
