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Can I read Glock · The Rise of America’s Gun on EtoBox?
Glock · The Rise of America’s Gun by Barrett, Paul M. is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Glock · The Rise of America’s Gun about?
Based on fifteen years of research, *Glock* is the riveting story of the weapon that has become known as American’s gun. Today the Glock pistol has been embraced by two-thirds of all U.S. police departments, glamorized in countless Hollywood movies, and featured as a ubiquitous presence on prime-time TV. It has been rhapsodized by hip-hop artists, and coveted by cops and crooks alike. Created in 1982 by Gaston Glock, an obscure Austrian curtain-rod manufacturer, and swiftly adopted by the Austrian army, the Glock pistol, with its lightweight plastic frame and large-capacity spring-action magazine, 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.When Karl Water, a firearm salesman based in the U.S. first saw a Glock in 1984, his reaction was, “Jeez, that’s ugly.” But the advantages of the pistol soon became apparent. The standard semi-automatic Glock could fire as many as 17 bullets from its magazine without reloading (one equipped with an extended thirty-three cartridge magazine was use
Who reads Glock · The Rise of America’s Gun?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Barrett, Paul M.
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780307719942
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.8 / 5 (1,297 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14