Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.
Today the Glock pistol has become the gun of choice for both criminals and law enforcement in the United States.
In his book Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun, Paul Barrett traces how the sleek, high-capacity Austrian weapon found its way into Hollywood films and rap lyrics, not to mention two-thirds of all U.S. police departments.
I remember years ago when the Glock first appeared, the NYPD banned it from being eligible for pistol license holders to have. They said it was a terrorist gun that would go through metal detectors and blah, blah, blah. Then, during an interview with the chief of police, he was asked “What gun do you carry?” and he replied “I carry this machine gun right here” and pulled a Glock 17 out. The Glock was quietly approved for civillians very quickly after that.
Soulless, impersonal, disposable, and indistinguishable from one another, they are the Bic Lighter of handguns. But, thats the point….reliability and performance at a bargain price.
