{"id":2729,"date":"2023-12-27T19:25:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T19:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=2729"},"modified":"2023-12-27T19:25:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T19:25:39","slug":"rip-gaston-glock-the-truth-about-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=2729","title":{"rendered":"RIP Gaston Glock &#8211; The Truth About Guns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gaston-feat.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"414\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gaston-feat-696x414.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gaston-feat-696x414.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gaston-feat-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gaston-feat-700x416.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gaston-feat-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gaston-feat-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gaston-feat-1068x635.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gaston-feat-706x420.jpg 706w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gaston-feat-560x333.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gaston-feat.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"\" title=\"gaston feat\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gaston Glock, inventor of the GLOCK 17 handgun that won a military contract and changed the gun world in the 1980s, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/obituary-gaston-glock-man-behind-gun-dies-aged-94-apa-2023-12-27\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dead today at age 94<\/a>. He took a company that once made curtain rods and knives and applied his knowledge of polymer injection molding to his pistol design, forever changing the handgun market.<\/p>\n<p>The company <a href=\"https:\/\/us.glock.com\/en\/the-GLOCK-story?fbclid=IwAR1c7zDVR9G-f_nS720uw_Ti-_XVw12bhFDNb4tU3kCarBhUfzd3nyi5qRA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>\u00a0. . .<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Following this guiding principle, our founder, Gaston Glock not only revolutionized the world of small arms in the 1980s, but also succeeded in establishing the GLOCK brand as the global leader in the handgun industry. His internationally renowned GLOCK Perfection stands for uncompromising quality and maximum customer satisfaction.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Gaston Glock charted the strategic direction of the GLOCK Group throughout his life and prepared it for the future. His life\u2019s work will continue in his spirit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Glock\u2019s name will be remembered with the likes of Colt, Browning, Stoner, Kalashnikov, and other firearm innovation greats.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_544046\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-544046\" style=\"width: 2054px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-544046 size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"2054\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-scaled.jpg 2054w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-562x700.jpg 562w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-768x957.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-1232x1536.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-1643x2048.jpg 1643w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-150x187.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-300x374.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-696x868.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-1068x1331.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-1920x2393.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-337x420.jpg 337w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-560x698.jpg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2054px) 100vw, 2054px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-scaled.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-544046 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2054\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-scaled.jpg 2054w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-562x700.jpg 562w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-768x957.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-1232x1536.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-1643x2048.jpg 1643w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-150x187.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-300x374.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-696x868.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-1068x1331.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-1920x2393.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-337x420.jpg 337w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glock-patent-560x698.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2054px) 100vw, 2054px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-544046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US4539889A\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Patents<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/rip-gaston-glock\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6 Gaston Glock, inventor of the GLOCK 17 handgun that won a military contract and changed the gun world in the 1980s, is dead today at age 94. He took a company that once made curtain rods and knives and applied his knowledge of polymer injection molding to his pistol design, forever [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2729","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-reviews"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2729\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}