Title:
Glock : the rise of America's gun / Paul M. Barrett.
Author:
Barrett, Paul (Paul M.)
Genre:
Publication Information:
New York : Crown Publishers, ©2012.
Call Number:
HD9744 .P584 G563 2012
Abstract:
Traces the story of the American gun market as reflected by an Austrian six-cylinder revolver, tracing how it has become a weapon of choice on both sides of the law, in the entertainment industry, and among Second Amendment enthusiasts.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780307719935
9780307719942
Physical Description:
291 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Corporate Subject:
Contents:
Shootout in Miami -- "Pistol of the future" -- "One ugly adn all-business-looking piece of self-defense hardware" -- "Plastic perfection" -- "Hijacker's special" -- "Super gun" -- Going Hollywood -- The mark of Cain -- "Copy the motherfucker" -- Massacre in Killeen -- Lawyers, guns, and money -- "Ka-boom" -- Pocket rockets -- "My way" -- Glock culture -- Glock goes to the White House -- An assassin's attack -- "Monopoly money" -- The impact of the Austrian pistol: good for America?
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