Author:
Barrett, Paul (Paul M.)
Edition Statement:1st ed.
Imprint:New York : Crown Publishers, c2012.
Description291 p. : port. ; 25 cm.
Note: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?
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [271] -272) and index.
Note: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 Amerndment enthusiasts.
