The Glock pistol is America’s Gun. It has been rhapsodized by hip-hop artists and coveted by cops and crooks alike. Created in 1982 by Gaston Glock, the pistol arrived in America at a fortuitous time. Law enforcement agencies had concluded that their agents and officers, armed with standard six-round revolvers, were getting "outgunned" by drug dealers with semi-automatic pistols; they needed a new gun. With its lightweight plastic frame and large-capacity spring-action magazine, the Glock was the gun of the future. You could drop it underwater, toss it from a helicopter, or leave it out in the snow, and it would still fire. It was reliable, accurate, lightweight, and cheaper to produce than Smith and Wesson’s revolver. Filled with corporate intrigue, political maneuvering, Hollywood glitz, bloody shoot-outs—and an attempt on Gaston Glock’s life by a former lieutenant—Glock is not only the inside account of how Glock the company went about marketing its pistol to police agencies and later the public, but also a compelling chronicle of the evolution of gun culture in America.
Glock: The Rise of America's Gun
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Author: Barrett, Paul M.
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780274809943
Details:
Author: Barrett, Paul M.
Brand: Broadway Books
Color: White
Edition: NO-VALUE
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 320
Release Date: 15-01-2013
Part Number: part_0307719952
Package Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780274809943
