For those about the Glock

[be2man]

http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/the-truth-about-extra-virginity/

Saw this in the recent Macleans. Looked like an interesting read for the Glock lovers out there

"Glock: The Rise of America's Gun" by Paul Barret

 

[Bakercakes]

Interesting article, thanks for the post

 

[Trinimon]

A person by the surname Barrett writing about Glock.

You can listen to an interview with Paul Barrett here:

http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=145640473&m=145698580

And the book:

http://www.amazon.com/Glock-Americas-Paul-M-Barrett/dp/0307719936

 

[Max Owner]

Remember how Glocks would be able to get by airport security? Because only the barrel would show up in an x ray.

 

[circlingvulture]

I read the book. Not as bad as I was expecting, given that it got rave reviews from not one, but two former heads of Handgun Control Incorporated. His anti-gun bias is more prominent at the end of the book, but isn't as readily apparent in the earlier chapters. Though his disdain for the NRA is apparent throughout. He is a business writer, and his focus is primarily on the company and its marketing plan, rather than firearms and laws. He does sling a lot of mud at Gaston Glock, how much of it is true I wouldn't know obviously. The author's interpretation of some things, such as the carrying case lawsuits are different from mine. And he makes assumptions that he presents as facts when he doesn't have proof (and his assumptions always put Glock in a bad light). But I did learn a few things. For example I had no clue about the attempt on Gaston Glock's life a few years ago when his advisor hired a hitman.

 

[sulisa]

For some reason, after reading the Subject, I expected the first post to be "We Salute You"... nobody else thought that? Beuller?