Glock pistol

Glock pistol
general information
Civil name:	Glock 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46
Military designation:	Gun 80 (P80)
Country of operation:	More than 100 countries, u. a. Austria , United States
Developer / Manufacturer:	Gaston Glock / Glock
Manufacturer country:	Austria
Production time:	since 1980
Model variants:	Versions
Weapon Category:	Self-loading pistol
Furnishing
Overall length:	160mm-207mm
Total height:	106 mm-138 mm
Total width:	28.5mm-32.5mm
Weight: (unloaded)	0.529 kg-0.785 kg
Sight length :	157mm-192mm
Barrel length :	82.5mm-153mm
Technical specifications
Caliber :	.22 lr / 9 × 19 mm / .380 ACP / .357 SIG / 10 mm Auto / .40 S&W / .45 ACP / .45 GAP
Possible magazine fillings :	6/8/10/11/12/15/17/19/33 cartridges
Ammunition supply :	Bar magazine
Fire types:	Semi-automatic / fully automatic
Number of trains :	Polygonal (hexagonal / octagonal)
Twist :	Right 250 mm / 400 mm / 406 mm
Visor :	Rear sight and front sight
Closure :	Browning system
Charging principle:	Recoil loader
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The Glock pistol is a self-loading pistol that was developed around 1980 by the Austrian engineer Gaston Glock and is manufactured by the Glock company from Deutsch-Wagram . Some constructive innovations in the safety technology and the polygon course were construction details that were subsequently also applied to pistols from other manufacturers. A further innovation was the use of Ferritic Nitrocarburizing to coat the steel parts of the weapon, instead of the usual bronzing to use. This resulted in less wear.

Development and history

The plastics technician and manufacturer Gaston Glock had been supplying the Austrian armed forces with surveyors , training hand grenades and machine gun belts as early as 1970 . When the Austrian Armed Forces were looking for a new handgun in 1980 that was to be easy to use with a large magazine capacity and inexpensive to purchase, Glock offered to develop a new weapon. In close cooperation with weapons experts from the army, he designed the prototype of a pistol with a plastic handle and a trigger with a preloaded firing pin . On April 30, 1981, Glock filed a corresponding patent . Since it was his 17th patent, he named the new pistol the Glock 17 . The advantages of the Glock 17 lay in the fact that it was a light and robust weapon with comparatively few parts and a magazine capacity of 17 rounds. In 1982 Glock won the tender of the armed forces ahead of nine other providers. Glock set up a production facility with computer-controlled machines in Deutsch-Wagram , in which the Glock 17 could be manufactured inexpensively. After a subsidiary of Glock's company was founded in the USA in 1985, a production facility was set up in Smyrna (Georgia) and in 1987 another in Ferlach, Austria .

Promotion in the USA

In 1986 there was a shootout in Miami, Florida , in which eight FBI agents took five minutes and 140 shots to kill two fugitive, heavily armed criminals whom they had stopped with cars. Two of the officers were killed and five others seriously injured. As Paul Barrett reports, the event aroused fear among many American police officers that the police were inferior to criminals in terms of weapons. In many American police departments the need arose to replace the usual six-shot revolvers (mostly from Smith & Wesson ) with semi-automatic pistols with larger magazines. The gun manufacturer Glock succeeded in positioning the newly developed Glock 17 as a suitable weapon for this requirement. The Miami City Police Department was the first metropolitan law enforcement agency to switch its armament to Glock pistols in 1986. This was followed by Dallas, San Francisco, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Jacksonville (Florida) and Toronto in Canada. The Jacksonville, Florida Police Department tested several semi-automatic pistols in 1987, with the Glock 17 performing best. The test report was widely used by other police authorities.

By 1990, Glock had sold hundreds of thousands of pistols to American law enforcement, security, and correctional facilities. Numerous civilian arms buyers followed this trend. Sales of Glock pistols in the US market grew from 25,000 in 1985 to 120,000 in 1990 to 213,000 in 1996.

The Glock pistol's popularity is due in part to clever product placement in Hollywood films . Glock sold the pistols at generous special prices when used as props . Also, in contrast to other manufacturers, Glock only made few requirements on how the pistols were to be portrayed on film. The Glock pistol first appeared in 1987 on the Miami Vice television series . The action film Die Hard 2 in 1990 provided a big stage . There a fictional "Glock 7" was described as a German weapon made of porcelain , which costs a fortune and cannot be tracked with a metal detector . Even if the description was full of errors, the pistol became a topic of conversation. The Glock pistols were used in various other films; they were named in Auf der Jagd (1998) and End of Days - Nacht ohne Morgen (1999).

The influence of the pistol in US pop culture can be seen above all in hip-hop and gangsta rap . The groups Three 6 Mafia , Cypress Hill and TRU already use the Glock in the title of their songs; numerous pieces from other groups mention the pistol in the texts.

The 10mm pistol

1990, which ruled the FBI , a 10-mm gun with high stopping power to introduce. Shortly after the FBI took over the 10mm, there was criticism from officials about the strong recoil of these weapons. Smith & Wesson then worked with Winchester to develop a suitable cartridge, the .40 S&W . Glock quickly modified the Glock 17 for this cartridge and in mid-1990 brought the Glock 22 onto the market, which predated the "FBI pistol" planned by Smith & Wesson.

Glock has the three models Glock 20 , Glock 29 and Glock 40 in caliber 10 mm Auto.

Copycat and plagiarism process

The enormous success of the Glock pistols called for imitators. In 1994, S&W responded with the market launch of the Smith & Wesson Sigma , which many weapon specialists regarded as a plagiarism of the Glock 17. Glock sued S&W for patent infringement. In 1997, the parties agreed out of court to pay damages to Glock and to change the design of the Sigma. The concept of a pistol with a plastic frame and firing pin was also adopted by Taurus International, Springfield Armory Ruger, Kel-Tec and Beretta.

The "baby glocks"

In 1995, Glock introduced the subcompact models Glock 26 and Glock 27 . They served a trend towards smaller handguns with relatively large calibers, the z. B. should fit in women's handbags. In the American public they were called "Baby-Glocks" or "Pocket Rockets". According to Paul Barrett and Tom Diaz, a campaign by the National Rifle Association for the relaxation of gun laws in many US states also contributed to the business success of these models .

Run

The running of the Glock pistols is cold hammered , has right-hand twist and no conventional trains and fields with lateral edges but up to and including pistols fourth generation (Gen4) a polygonal (hexagonal or octagonal) internal profile ( polygonal rifling ). Thanks to the better adaptation of the projectile achieved in this way, gas pressure losses are minimized, which leads to a higher muzzle velocity , a more elongated trajectory and thus higher accuracy. In addition, due to the lack of sharp edges, deposits are reduced and cleaning of the barrel is made easier.

Clasp

The modified Browning system is used to lock the lock . With most Glock models, the barrel locks directly in the ejection window of the slide or slide. Under the chamber there is an open control link that pulls the rear end of the barrel downwards after a few millimeters of reverse travel, thereby releasing the slide. This continues to the rear stop, pulls out the shell and ejects it to the top right. As the slide moves forward, a new cartridge is fed from the magazine into the chamber and in the final phase, the slide and barrel are locked again via the control link.

In addition to the Browning system, Glock also uses the delayed ground lock and the rotary lock ( locked lock) as locking systems for the Glock pistols.

Ignition device

The firing pin is spring-loaded and protrudes downward from the breech. When the trigger is pulled, a metal plate in the handle is pushed back, hooks onto the extension of the firing pin and pulls it back. The plate slowly descends so that at a certain point the firing pin slips off the edge of the metal plate, is accelerated forward by the firing pin spring and the cartridge ignites. Due to the repeating movement of the bolt, in addition to the reloading process, the firing pin lock is partially preloaded again when it is closed. The Austrian orderly pistol Roth-Steyr M1907 already used a similar trigger system.

A Glock pistol is therefore not completely uncocked after every single shot, like a revolver , and does not have to be fully cocked with the trigger blade for each subsequent shot (typical for double-action systems), but the weapon is in a partially pre-cocked fully loaded state after each shot State and is ready to fire ( partially pre-tensioned DAO system or "Glock Safe Action"). To trigger a shot, less force is required than with the DAO system.

Fuses

All Glock pistols have three automatic safety devices : the trigger safety , a firing pin safety and a fall safety , none of which have an additional external control element.

• The trigger safety is a plastic button embedded in the middle of the trigger tongue, which is lowered when the trigger is pressed orthogonally with the finger, thereby releasing the trigger. If the finger or a foreign body presses the trigger at an angle without pressing the button, the trigger remains locked. This is to prevent the trigger from being actuated by foreign bodies or when the weapon falls.

• The firing pin safety is a cylindrical element in the lock of the partially preloaded Glock system with a central recess. When the trigger is not pulled, it blocks the firing pin channel and is only pushed upwards by means of the trigger bar when the trigger is pulled, so that the firing pin can then slide through the recess. If the weapon falls from a great height, the firing pin could be accelerated, which is why the element blocks the firing pin path.

• The fall protection consists of a link attached to the control block in the rear end of the handle , which prevents the trigger bar from lowering prematurely. The trigger bar can only drop down after it has been moved backwards by pulling the trigger and then releases the firing pin.

The Glock pistol is fully secured after each shot and can only be fully cocked, unlocked and released by pulling the trigger again.

Glock 17, open lock with buffer cartridge

magazine

Since the pistol's polymer grip does not have to be attached, double-row magazines can also be used in large calibers without the grip becoming too thick. The high magazine capacity thus achieved also results in a large difference in weight and a shift in the center of gravity from the fully loaded to the empty fired state of the weapon, which is often perceived as a disadvantage by sport shooters.

Versions

The individual versions of the Glock 17 to Glock 46 differ from the original model, the Glock 17, in different handle sizes, barrel lengths, calibers and the type of lock.

The Glock pistols G25 and G28 in caliber .380 ACP are built in the same way as the other models, but have a delayed ground lock, the barrel and bolt do not lock with each other in the closed (charged) position, as both locking edges are bevelled. When firing, initially only the slide moves approx. 4 mm backwards when the barrel stops, whereupon its beveled locking edge meets that of the barrel. The slide and barrel then cover a common distance of approx. 3 mm, whereupon the barrel is tilted downwards by the barrel hook and locking block. Although the slide is "braked" as a result, it still has enough energy for the entire repeating process.

The model 46 is based on a rotary barrel lock, which unlocks the barrel from the breech by a rotary movement after the projectile has left the barrel. The breech then runs back further, as with the other models and repeats a new cartridge as it moves forward.

The models 18 and 18C are an exception in that they are suitable for single and series fire and are therefore considered submachine guns. The list of model versions shows the model numbers (types), calibers and available designs. Heights are given including magazines. Magazine sizes are given in the form xy, where x stands for normal magazines and y for magazines with an extended magazine foot with two additional cartridges.

Type	gene	caliber	Closure type	Handle	Barrel length	length	height	width	Magazine size	Others
17 / 17C		9 × 19 mm	default	default	114 mm	204 mm	139 mm	32 mm	17-19 / 24 / 31-33 / 10	Master model
17 / 17C	Gen4	9 × 19 mm	default	default	114 mm	202 mm	139 mm	32 mm	17-19 / 24 / 31-33 / 10	MOS version available
17 /	Gen5	9 × 19 mm	default	default	114 mm	202 mm	139 mm	34 mm	17-19 / 24 / 31-33 / 10	MOS version available
17L		9 × 19 mm	Long	default	153 mm	242 mm	139 mm	33 mm	17-19 / 24 / 31-33 / 10
18 / 18C		9 × 19 mm	default	default	114 mm	204 mm	155 mm	34 mm	17-19 / 24 / 31-33 / 10	Standard with 19 shots, Semi Auto / Full Auto
19 / 19C		9 × 19 mm	Compact	Compact	102 mm	187 mm	128 mm	32 mm	15-17 / 17-19 / 24 / 31-33 / 10
19 / 19C	Gen4	9 × 19 mm	Compact	Compact	102 mm	185 mm	128 mm	32 mm	15-17 / 17-19 / 24 / 31-33 / 10	MOS version available
19th	Gen5	9 × 19 mm	Compact	Compact	102 mm	185 mm	128 mm	34 mm	15-17 / 17-19 / 24 / 31-33 / 10	MOS version available
19X		9 × 19 mm	Compact	default	102 mm	189 mm	139 mm	33 mm	15-17 / 17-19 / 24 / 31-33 / 10	Crossover
20 / 20C		10 mm car	default	default	119 mm	205 mm	140 mm	34mm	15th
20SF		10 mm car	default	default	117 mm	205 mm	140 mm	34 mm	15th	SF = Short Frame (reduced handle)
20th	Gen4	10 mm car	default	default	117 mm	205 mm	140 mm	34 mm	15th
21 / 21C		.45 ACP	default	default	117 mm	205 mm	140 mm		13-15 / 10
21SF		.45 ACP	default	default	117 mm	205 mm	140 mm	34 mm	13	SF = Short Frame (reduced handle)
21 / 21C	Gen4	.45 ACP	default	default	117 mm	205 mm	140 mm	34 mm	13
22 / 22C		.40 S&W	default	default	114 mm	204 mm	139 mm	32 mm	15-16 / 22/10
22nd	Gen4	.40 S&W	default	default	114 mm	202 mm	139 mm	32 mm	15-16 / 22/10
23 / 23C		.40 S&W	Compact	Compact	102 mm	187 mm	128 mm	32 mm	13-14 / 15-16 / 22/10
23	Gen4	.40 S&W	Compact	Compact	102 mm	185 mm	128 mm	32 mm	13-14 / 15-16 / 22/10
24 / 24C		.40 S&W	Long	default	153 mm	243 mm	139 mm	33 mm	15-16 / 22/10
25th		.380 ACP	Compact	Compact	102 mm	187 mm	128 mm	32 mm	15-17 / 10	delayed ground connection
26th		9 × 19 mm	Sub-compact	Sub-compact	87 mm	165 mm	106 mm	32 mm	10-12 / 15-17 / 17-19 / 24 / 17-19 / 31-33
26th	Gen4	9 × 19 mm	Sub-compact	Sub-compact	87 mm	163 mm	106 mm	32 mm	10-12 / 15-17 / 17-19 / 24 / 17-19 / 31-33
26th	Gen5	9 × 19 mm	Sub-compact	Sub-compact	87 mm	163 mm	106 mm	33 mm	10-12 / 15-17 / 17-19 / 24 / 17-19 / 31-33
27		.40 S&W	Sub-compact	Sub-compact	87 mm	165 mm	106 mm	32 mm	9-10 / 13-14 / 15-16 / 22
27	Gen4	.40 S&W	Sub-compact	Sub-compact	87 mm	163 mm	106 mm	32 mm	9-10 / 13-14 / 15-16 / 22
28		.380 ACP	Sub-compact	Sub-compact	87 mm	165 mm	106 mm	32 mm	10-12 / 15-17 / 10	delayed ground connection
29		10 mm car	Sub-compact	Sub-compact	96 mm	177 mm	115 mm	35 mm	10/15	SF = Short Frame (reduced handle)
29 SF		10 mm car	Sub-compact	Sub-compact	96 mm	177 mm	115 mm	35 mm	10/15	SF = Short Frame (reduced handle)
29	Gen4	10 mm car	Sub-compact	Sub-compact	96 mm	177 mm	115 mm	35 mm	10/15	SF = Short Frame (reduced handle)
30th		.45 ACP	Sub-compact	Sub-compact	96 mm	177 mm	122 mm	35 mm	9-10 / 13	10 cartridges standard magazine
30 SF		.45 ACP	Sub-compact	Sub-compact	96 mm	177 mm	122 mm	35 mm	9-10 / 13	SF = Short Frame (reduced handle)
30 p		.45 ACP	Sub-compact	Sub-compact	96 mm	177 mm	122 mm	35 mm	9-10 / 13
30th	Gen4	.45 ACP	Sub-compact	Sub-compact	96 mm	177 mm	122 mm	35 mm	9-10 / 13
31 / 31C		.357 SIG	default	default	114 mm	204 mm	139 mm	32 mm	15-16 / 10
31 / 31C	Gen4	.357 SIG	default	default	114 mm	202 mm	139 mm	32 mm	15-16 / 10
32 / 32C		.357 SIG	Compact	Compact	102 mm	187 mm	128 mm	32 mm	13-14 / 15-16 / 10
32	Gen4	.357 SIG	Compact	Compact	102 mm	185 mm	128 mm	32 mm	13-14 / 15-16 / 10
33		.357 SIG	Sub-compact	Sub-compact	87 mm	165 mm	107 mm	32 mm	9-10 / 13-14 / 15-16
33	Gen4	.357 SIG	Sub-compact	Sub-compact	87 mm	163 mm	107 mm	32 mm	9-10 / 13-14 / 15-16
34		9 × 19 mm	IPSC model	default	135 mm	224 mm	139 mm	33 mm	17-19 / 24 / 31-33 / 10	IPSC model
34	Gen4	9 × 19 mm	IPSC model	default	135 mm	222 mm	139 mm	33 mm	17-19 / 24 / 31-33 / 10	IPSC model, MOS available
34	Gen5	9 × 19 mm	IPSC model	default	135 mm	222 mm	139 mm	34 mm	17-19 / 24 / 31-33 / 10	IPSC model, MOS only
35		.40 S&W	IPSC model	default	135 mm	224 mm	139 mm	33 mm	15-16 / 22/10	IPSC model
35	Gen4	.40 S&W	IPSC model	default	135 mm	222 mm	139 mm	33 mm	15-16 / 22/10	IPSC model, MOS available
36		.45 ACP	Sub-compact	Sub-compact-slim	96 mm	177 mm	120 mm	30 mm	6th	single row magazine
37		.45 CAP	default	default	114 mm	204 mm	139 mm	33 mm	10
38		.45 CAP	Compact	Compact	102 mm	187 mm	128 mm	33 mm	8/10
39		.45 CAP	Sub-compact	Sub-compact	87 mm	165 mm	106 mm	33 mm	6/8/10
40	Gen4	10 mm car	Long	default	153 mm	241 mm	139 mm	34 mm	15th	IPSC model, only MOS (Modular Optic System) available
41	Gen4	.45 ACP	IPSC model	default	135 mm	223mm	139 mm	34 mm	13	IPSC model, MOS available
42		.380 ACP	Sub-compact	Sub-compact-slim	82.5 mm	151 mm	105 mm	25 mm	6th	single-row magazine, delayed locking mechanism
43		9 × 19 mm	Sub-compact	Sub-compact-slim	86.5 mm	159 mm	108 mm	27 mm	6th	single-row magazine, rail version available in the EU
43X		9 × 19 mm	Sub-compact	Compact slim	87 mm	165 mm	128 mm	28 mm	10/15 (after market)	single row magazine,
44		.22 lr	Compact	Compact	102 mm	185 mm	128 mm	32 mm	10	single row magazine
45		9 × 19 mm	Sub-compact	Compact	102 mm	189 mm	139 mm	34 mm	15-17 / 17-19 / 24 / 31-33 / 10	Crossover, MOS available
46		9 × 19 mm	Compact	Compact	97 mm	190 mm	129 mm	34.5 mm	15th	Rotary barrel lock, designed for tendering by the German police
47		9 × 19 mm	Standard / compact	default	114 mm	202 mm	139 mm	34 mm	10-12 / 15-17 / 17-19 / 24 / 17-19 / 31-33	MOS (Modular Optic System), designed for the United States Customs and Border Protection
48		9 × 19 mm	Compact / sub-compact	Compact slim	106 mm	185 mm	128 mm	28 mm	10/15 (after market)	single-row magazine, rail version available in EU

• Models with the suffix C are equipped with a compensator .
• Glock offers enlarged magazine bottoms which increase the magazine capacity by two cartridges.
• For all models with a magazine capacity of more than ten cartridges, there are also magazines limited to ten cartridges (mainly for the US civil market).
• The slimline models have a single-row magazine, which has made it possible to further reduce the width. This makes it more suitable for concealed carry.

• Examples of Glock pistols
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  Glock 17 (1st generation) with 2 magazines and loading aid

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  Glock 19 disassembled

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  Glock 23 with tactical light

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  Glock 35

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  Glock 17 with attachments

There are two caliber-dependent grip classes for the Glock pistols: On the one hand, the grip of the 9-mm models, on which the systems in calibers .380 Auto, .357 SIG, .40 S&W and .45 GAP also fit others use the .45-ACP caliber grip, on which only systems in the 10-mm caliber car fit.

All Glock pistols are utility weapons used by numerous police units, security services and armies around the world.

Debate and Criticism

The Glock pistol has been the subject of public debate in the United States several times.

Discussions about "plastic design" and terrorists

When the Glock pistol appeared on the American market in the mid-1980s, the fact that its housing was partially made of plastic caused quite a stir. Noel Koch, terrorism expert at the US Department of Defense, said he managed to smuggle a disassembled Glock 17 through the X-ray control at Washington Airport at the end of 1985 and then warned of the danger that hijackers could use Glock pistols as weapons. Journalist Jack Anderson published this criticism in the Washington Post in January 1986 and mixed it up with a report on Libya's dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi , who at the time was allegedly interested in buying Glock pistols. The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contradicted Koch's claim. Nevertheless, the city of New York and the states of Maryland, South Carolina and Hawaii specifically banned the importation of Glock pistols in 1986 because of their reputation as terrorist weapons.

In the same year the Glock pistol was the subject of a hearing before a subcommittee of the American House of Representatives chaired by MP William J. Hughes . Gaston Glock also appeared as a witness before the subcommittee. In the end, there was no decision against the Glock pistol.

The New York Glock ban ended spectacularly in 1988 when the Associated Press news agency published a report that Benjamin Ward, a senior New York police officer, was carrying a Glock 17. In this context, several newspapers referred to the Glock pistol as the "Super Gun" (super weapon).

Ultimately, the discussion about the Glock 17 led to the 1988 statutory regulation on the detectability of firearms in the Undetectable Firearms Act . Since then, a firearm approved in the USA must contain at least 100 grams of metal in a contour recognizable as a weapon.

Big magazine discussions

In 1991 the Glock pistol became the subject of a parliamentary debate in the decades-long dispute over US gun law . On October 16, 1991, a 35-year-old American killed 23 people and wounded 20 others ( Killeen rampage ) in a restaurant in Killeen, Texas . He had used a Glock 17 as his murder weapon that he had legally bought in Nevada. It was the most momentous rampage in US history to date. The House of Representatives happened to be debating a crime prevention bill on the same day and the following day . This included the legislative proposal to control 13 semi-automatic war weapons such as the AK-47 and magazines with more than seven rounds more sharply. In the debate, several MPs, including John Conyers and the Texan Chet Edwards, referred to the Killeen rampage and the Glock pistol used there. They argued that with smaller magazines, the perpetrator probably couldn't have killed that many people. The opponents of the bill denied this because, in their opinion, the perpetrator could have used any weapon. President George Bush Sr. expressed himself similarly in an interview. In the end, the House of Representatives rejected restrictions on semi-automatic weapons and large magazines by 247 votes to 177. In 1993, however, at the instigation of President Bill Clinton , Congress resumed magazine size restrictions in the “Brady Bill” .

Discussions about security issues

There have been several discussions in the USA about the relatively low trigger resistance of the Glock pistol. When the Jacksonville (Florida) police tested Glock pistols in comparison in 1987 , the low trigger resistance was rated as a positive property because it allows even poorly trained shooters to shoot quickly and with sufficient accuracy. But immediately there was also an accident: A police officer accidentally shot a teenager because he had placed his finger on the trigger improperly during the police check. A similar incident occurred in 1991 in Knoxville (Tennessee) and triggered a lawsuit against the manufacturer Glock by the family of the woman killed. The plaintiffs argued that the Glock pistol was unnecessarily dangerous because the trigger resistance of the Glock 17 was too low, the lever travel too short and an external safety latch was missing. Gaston Glock also appeared as a witness at the trial and insisted that his pistol was flawless. The court followed him and denied liability on the part of the manufacturer.

The American weapons expert Massad Ayoob shared the criticism of these security problems in an article in GUNS magazine in 1990.

In 1997 President Bill Clinton succeeded in a spectacular round table discussion in the White House, in which representatives of eight American weapons manufacturers, including Glock, committed themselves to offering child safety locks for their handguns. They should reduce the risk that children playing can fire loaded pistols. In return, the Democrats in Congress waived a corresponding bill. The deal met with fierce opposition from the National Rifle Association , as well as criticism from gun control activists.

literature

• Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun, Wilfried Copenhagen : small arms . (1945-1985). In: Illustrated encyclopedia of rifles from around the world . 5th edition. tape 1 + 2 . Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-89488-057-0 , weapons, p. 334, 335 .
• Paul M. Barrett: Glock. The Rise of America's Gun . Crown Publishing Group , New York 2012, ISBN 978-0-307-71995-9 (English).

Web links

Commons : Glock  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Glock website
• American Glock History - Business Week

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ Gerald Volgenau: Police Being Outgunned by Lawbreakers. Knight Ridder 3.7.1988
3. ↑ Barrett: Glock. The Rise of America's Gun. , 2012, pp. 71-75
4. ^ ^{A b} Mathias Morscher: Glock: Austria's fatal contribution to US pop culture , in: Kurier , October 21, 2016
5. ↑ Barrett: Glock. The Rise of America's Gun. , 2012, pp. 71-75
6. ^ So by Rick Washburn, after P. Barrett, p. 100f
7. ↑ P. Barrett, Glock, ibid; Robert E. Walker: Cartridges and Firearm Identification. CRC Press, Boca Raton 2013, pp. 28f .; Russ Thurman: S&W and Glock settle suit in: Shooting Industry , June 1997
8. ^ R. Walker, Cartridges, p. 29
9. ^ Tom Diaz: The American Gun Industry. In: Timothy Lytton (ed.): Suing the Gun Industry. Univ. of Michigan Press, 2005, p. 97
10. ↑ Nataly Kemmelmeier: Brand new pistol Glock 46. In: German Weapons Journal. September 18, 2017, accessed January 5, 2018 . 
11. ^ Dave Merrill: Brand New & Shiny: Glock 46. In: recoilweb.com. September 24, 2017, accessed January 5, 2018 . 
12. ↑ P. Barrett, pp. 34ff
13. ^ P. Barrett, p. 40
14. ^ P. Barrett, p. 43
15. ↑ P. Barrett, pp. 44-47
16. ^ P. Barrett, p. 63
17. ↑ Nicholas J. Johnson, David B. Kopel, George A. Mocsary, Michael P. O'Shea: Firearms Law and the Second Amendment: Regulation, Rights, and Policy , Edition 2, Verlag Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2017 ISBN 9781454892663 , P. 521 [1]
18. ^ P. Barrett, pp. 106-110, based on Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, October 19, 1991
19. ↑ P. Barrett, pp. 55-57
20. ↑ P. Barrett, pp. 141-145
21. ↑ P. Barrett, pp. 146-148
22. ↑ P. Barrett, pp. 194-197

Barrett 2012

Paul M. Barrett: Glock. The Rise of America's Gun . Crown Publishing Group , New York 2012, ISBN 978-0-307-71995-9 (English).

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