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‘WORK WILL CONTINUE’

Gaston Glock, Billionaire Gun Designer, Dies at 94

Glock spent much of the later years of his life as a recluse as his company grew to become a firearm staple.

Mark Alfred

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SPECIAL DELIVERY

The Little Gadget Turning Neo-Nazi Glocks Into Machine Guns

Chinese manufacturers are churning out machine-gun conversion kits that are turning up in the hands of neo-Nazis in America, and jihadis in Syria.

Adam Rawnsley

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HIRED GUNS

Glock Wanted My Wife So He Had Me Jailed

A new lawsuit alleges that billionaire gunmaker Gaston Glock used Georgia prosecutors and cops to punish a love rival.

Brandy Zadrozny

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Mad Moguls

Glock Lawsuit: Gun Biz Run Like the Mob

Gunmaker Gaston Glock allegedly hired a team to root out embezzlement—then turned on them when they found his own dirty dealings.

Brandy Zadrozny

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Alles Ist Meine!

Glock Family Goes Down, Guns Blazing

King Lear, strippers, and show horses: Inside the $500 million lawsuit that could bring down Gaston Glock’s gun empire.

Brandy Zadrozny

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America’s Favorite Gun

On the one-year anniversary of the Giffords shooting, Paul Barrett discusses his new book, “Glock,” about the origins and star power of the gun used.

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The Assassins' Weapon of Choice

Glock helped create the modern U.S. gun market—and makes a preferred killing tool for criminals and the mentally disturbed. 

Philip Shenon

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