"It took awhile, but by 1994, a bill was passed - this is what we remember as the Assault Weapons Bill - and was signed into law by President Clinton," says Barrett. Hours after the shooting, members of Congress were debating whether guns like the Glock should be restricted. In 1991, the first Glock shooting spree took place in Texas.
Within the space of a few years, you not only had the Glock showing up in lyrics - you had song titles with the name in it and people changing their stage names to incorporate Glock into them." "The fact that it looked tough, large magazine capacity, and, not incidentally, the fact that it rhymed so well with words you might want to use in rap lyrics. As soon as it appeared here, they began to embrace it for its dark, futuristic side," he says. "The Glock was adopted early on by some of the biggest names - Tupac, Dr. That publicity helped the Glock, as did its frequent mention in rap lyrics. " introduced the gun as a character to people who don't know anything about guns," says Barrett. But the Glock always has had that dual nature to it - the advantages can be reframed as disadvantages." Critics of the guns say the trigger pull is so light that it makes accidental discharges so likely. "And that's in part because it has a very light, very steady trigger pull.
"Police departments were amazed when they took their officers out to the range and found out not only could they learn to use the Glock pretty quickly, but the Glock also made them more accurate as marksmen," he says. The Glock's large capacity and light body gave it advantages over other guns. It was perfect timing, coinciding with the rise of the American drug trade, when many cops were feeling outmanned by gangs on the street. In 1988, the Glock made its way to the United States. The result? A lightweight, interchangeable model that could be dropped, submerged and subjected to temperature extremes - and still accurately fire. It also didn't have a decocking mechanism. It didn't have an external safety like other semiautomatic handguns. The original Glock 17, the model adopted by the Austrian army, contained only 36 parts and could hold 17 bullets in its magazine. "He integrated all of those elements into the Glock, and that's how he won his original contract with the Austrian army."
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the gun should be easy to fire easy to learn how to use,'" Barrett tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. "They said, 'A gun with much larger ammunition capacity, a gun that is much more durable and reliable. Before starting, he asked gun experts in his native Austria what could be done to improve a handgun for the modern era. Glock didn't like the handguns available on the market and decided to manufacture a new gun from scratch. The Glock was created in 1982 by curtain-rod manufacturer Gaston Glock. 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. Today the Glock pistol has become the gun of choice for both criminals and law enforcement in the United States. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Glock Author Paul Barrett
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