Larue too.
I have been involved in most areas of the gun industry for 53 years across the country, and not only was this pistol maker unknown, but we also have a rifle maker named La Rue who make AR-15's in Leander, TX. I also applied there with no result, my knowledge and education did not interest them. I have only seen one La Rue owned by anyone and it was inside the amoured car of the Austin Police Dept. Obviously not a big seller.
I plan to move to FL where I can use my skills, education and knowledge there with the commercial entities. Of Florida, I know that there are many gun makers, including makers such as Taurus, Kel tec, and SCCY. Who are well known and sell many guns. I have owned some of these handguns.
I told Staccto in a parting e-mail that value of intelligence is why GLOCK rules the world over the American made guns, and Remington recently went full bankruptcy as they chose stupidity.
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler once were on top, now it is VW, Toyota, and Honda that rule the automotive world. Embracing ignorance in a country with the worst school system in the industrial world speaks well of the issue. With the exception of Ruger, I no longer purchase American guns, and most of my ammo is also foreign.