Cheytac
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I have had the privilege to have read a Galley copy of Mr. Barrett’s book, Glock, The Rise of America’s Gun. It was a most enjoyable read and quite different than what I expected. When I first heard about it and then learning that Mr. Barrett is a Managing Editor of Bloomberg Businessweek, I assumed that it would be anti-2nd Amendment. I even read a review which expressed my concerns also.
However, as we all know what assuming actually means… I will know say, after reading the book, that my assumption was incorrect. Mr. Barrett’s book isn’t Anti-2nd Amendment. It really doesn’t go either way; for or against. With the depth of his research I feel that he may actually be Pro-2nd Amendment.
There are a few items that I was disappointed with, but what book have we read that we totally agreed with? Towards the end of the book, Mr. Barrett starts to lean towards restricting magazine capacity. Often through-out the book he mentions “high capacity” as an evil thing. He also believes that the gun owners of America would agree with a lower magazine capacity.
He did point out that the Glock wasn’t the first polymer handgun and he did point out a couple of times that other handguns held more than a Glock. After that, Glocks were the guns that held the “most” rounds.
In regards to the Luby’s Cafeteria massacre in Killeen, Texas he mentions the Glock that was used and extra magazines for it. However, he failed to mention the Ruger P89 that was also used. In the Northern Illinois University massacre, he failed to mention that the shooting started with a shotgun which was reloaded at least once and other firearms the killer had. The Glock dominated this shooting in the book.
I was pleased to see that he mentioned Mrs. Hupp, who was at Luby’s with her parents, and her pro-gun and pro-carry views. It is unfortunate, as he mentioned that this one day, she left her revolver in her vehicle. She may have been able to save many people, including her parents.
Also interesting was how he pointed out how so many LEOs are not gun enthusiast, do not train regularly with firearms, and view them merely as another tool on their belt. Yet, so many LEOs feel that citizens shouldn’t be able to carry guns. Yet many civilians train more than the average LEO.
Then the book gets to the meat of the subject matter, Gaston Glock and his handgun. While I may own four Glocks and have read a little about Glock, this was a very interesting book. There is so much more to the handgun, Mr. Glock, and the Glock business that I didn’t know.
I would encourage anyone that owns a Glock, is thinking about buying a Glock, or anyone who has firearms to get the book and read it. I doubt you will be disappointed and you will not be put-off by any Anti-2nd Amendment rhetoric. It is truly a look at the move from revolvers to semi-automatic handguns and more specifically the history of Glock, the life of Gaston Glock, and a look into his empire.
Cheytac
PS His book is how I found this place, so I thought that I should post my review here as well.
However, as we all know what assuming actually means… I will know say, after reading the book, that my assumption was incorrect. Mr. Barrett’s book isn’t Anti-2nd Amendment. It really doesn’t go either way; for or against. With the depth of his research I feel that he may actually be Pro-2nd Amendment.
There are a few items that I was disappointed with, but what book have we read that we totally agreed with? Towards the end of the book, Mr. Barrett starts to lean towards restricting magazine capacity. Often through-out the book he mentions “high capacity” as an evil thing. He also believes that the gun owners of America would agree with a lower magazine capacity.
He did point out that the Glock wasn’t the first polymer handgun and he did point out a couple of times that other handguns held more than a Glock. After that, Glocks were the guns that held the “most” rounds.
In regards to the Luby’s Cafeteria massacre in Killeen, Texas he mentions the Glock that was used and extra magazines for it. However, he failed to mention the Ruger P89 that was also used. In the Northern Illinois University massacre, he failed to mention that the shooting started with a shotgun which was reloaded at least once and other firearms the killer had. The Glock dominated this shooting in the book.
I was pleased to see that he mentioned Mrs. Hupp, who was at Luby’s with her parents, and her pro-gun and pro-carry views. It is unfortunate, as he mentioned that this one day, she left her revolver in her vehicle. She may have been able to save many people, including her parents.
Also interesting was how he pointed out how so many LEOs are not gun enthusiast, do not train regularly with firearms, and view them merely as another tool on their belt. Yet, so many LEOs feel that citizens shouldn’t be able to carry guns. Yet many civilians train more than the average LEO.
Then the book gets to the meat of the subject matter, Gaston Glock and his handgun. While I may own four Glocks and have read a little about Glock, this was a very interesting book. There is so much more to the handgun, Mr. Glock, and the Glock business that I didn’t know.
I would encourage anyone that owns a Glock, is thinking about buying a Glock, or anyone who has firearms to get the book and read it. I doubt you will be disappointed and you will not be put-off by any Anti-2nd Amendment rhetoric. It is truly a look at the move from revolvers to semi-automatic handguns and more specifically the history of Glock, the life of Gaston Glock, and a look into his empire.
Cheytac
PS His book is how I found this place, so I thought that I should post my review here as well.
