It was the first polymer-framed pistol, predating the Glock 17.

On the day of the shooting, Steinhäuser armed himself with a 9mm Glock 17 that took 17-round magazines and a Mossberg 590 Mariner 12-gauge pump-action shotgun with a Pachmayr pistol grip, which was unusable due to an earlier handling error, before leaving his residence at his usual time.

In 1959 William Glock was appointed controller of music for the BBC, and the profile and fortunes of the BBC SO began to rise.

Glock was well known as a proponent of avant garde music ; earlier in his career he had been dismissed as music critic of The Observer for such views as " no great composer has ever cared how ' pleasant ' his music sounds ".

He was delegated by his colleagues Walton, Britten, Peter Maxwell Davies and Richard Rodney Bennett to make a strong protest to William Glock, the BBC's controller of music.

*. 40 S & W — Smith & Wesson developed the cartridge but the first firearm to hit the market chambered in. 40 was manufactured by Glock

* In a Glock 22 frame, using the empty weight of, the following was obtained:

In 2012, Paul Jannuzzo, the former CEO of US subsidiary Glock Inc., was convicted of racketeering regarding his involvement in an embezzlement scheme against the company.

Though the Heckler & Koch VP70 was the first polymer-framed pistol and predates the Glock 17 by 12 years, the popularity of Glock pistols inspired other manufacturers to begin production of similar polymer-framed firearms, including the Walther P99, Smith & Wesson Sigma, HS2000 ( Springfield Armory XD ), Steyr M, Taurus PT 24 / 7, Caracal, FN Herstal FNP and Ruger SR9 pistols.

In the years following his American Idol appearance, Aiken has launched eleven tours, authored a New York Times best-selling book Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life with Allison Glock, and was the executive producer for a 2004 televised Christmas special, A Clay Aiken Christmas and his televised live concert special in 2010 on PBS Tried & True Live !.

The BBC refused to perform it at the time because the soprano range was thought to go beyond the bounds of the possible, but the BBC was nevertheless the organization that gave first performances to many of her works from the 1940s to the 1950s, after which there was a tendency to ignore her until her friend William Glock became Director of Music.

Colt's stable of double-action revolvers and single-action pistols was seen as old-fashioned by a marketplace that was captivated by the new generation of " wondernines "-high-capacity, 9x19mm Parabellum caliber handguns, as typified by the Glock 17.

( often called the. 45 " GAP ") pistol cartridge was designed by Ernest Durham, an engineer with CCI / Speer, at the request of firearms manufacturer Glock to provide a cartridge that would equal the power of the. 45 ACP but was shorter to fit in a more compact handgun, and with a stronger case head to reduce the possibility of case neck blowouts.

The full-size Glock 37 pistol was introduced by Glock to use the. 45 GAP cartridge and was followed by the compact Glock 38 and the subcompact Glock 39.

Despite new sponsorship from Trust computers and the addition of " Quick " Nick Heidfeld and a promising young rookie in Timo Glock for 2004, Jordan was in serious trouble.

Jordan debutante Timo Glock took advantage of the second corner tangle and managed to find himself in 10th.

After the disqualification, Jenson Button claimed 3rd, with Giancarlo Fisichella taking 4th, Räikkönen and Coulthard taking 5th and 6th, and an excellent result for Timo Glock and Nick Heidfeld in 7th and 8th respectively, giving Jordan a good points haul.

Prior to the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix, it was announced that Doornbos would be the official Friday test driver for the Jordan Formula One team, replacing Timo Glock, who had been promoted to race duties in place of Giorgio Pantano, whose sponsorship money had " dried up ".

Felipe Massa almost won the 2008 Driver's World Championship when he finished the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix as winner, but after he finished, Lewis Hamilton overtook Timo Glock and was crowned World Champion.

Timo Glock at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix.

Trulli scored points in the British Grand Prix, but despite a solid showing during most of the race in Germany, neither driver scored points ; Glock suffered a rear suspension failure that caused a spectacular crash, while Trulli was passed in the later stages of the race.

At the Japanese Grand Prix Glock retired on lap 7 with a mechanical failure, after hitting debris from David Coulthard's crash.

Glock was injured in a crash during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, and was replaced for the final two races of the season by the team's test and reserve driver, Kamui Kobayashi.

* 1982 – Timo Glock, German Formula One driver

* Timo Glock, a Formula 1 driver for Virgin Racing

First, Hamilton was pushed down to 5th place by German Toyota driver Timo Glock who didn't enter the pits for intermediates like most other front runners.

Timo Glock ( born 18 March 1982 ) is a German motor racing driver, currently driving in Formula One for the Marussia F1 team.

Trulli had qualified 2nd, but both he and Glock faded to 6th and 8th respectively at the finish, Glock relinquishing the vital fifth place to Lewis Hamilton on the final lap, which was enough for the McLaren driver to seal the world title by a point from local hero and race winner Felipe Massa.

While Glock would go on to win Rookie of the Year honors, Rocketsports took on a pay driver for the last two races of the season and released Hunter-Reay from the team.

Kits of this type are available for Colt M1911 pattern and Glock pistols.

Special Agents are authorized to purchase and qualify with the Glock Model 21 in. 45 ACP for duty carry.

Modern U. S. civilian carbines include compact customizations of the AR-15, Ruger Mini-14, Beretta Cx4 Storm, Kel-Tec SUB-2000, bolt-action rifles generally falling under the specifications of a scout rifle, and aftermarket conversion kits for popular pistols including the M1911 and Glock models.

The MP5 is actually designated as a " machine pistol " by Heckler & Koch ( MP5 stands for Maschinenpistole 5, or Machine Pistol 5 ), although some reserve this designation for even smaller submachine guns such as the MAC-10 and Glock 18, which are about the size and shape of pistols.

A 9mm Glock 17 secured for transport ( or storage ) with a cable lock.

The primary handgun for Marshals is the Glock 22 or Glock 23 in. 40 S & W caliber, and each deputy may carry a backup handgun of their choice if it meets certain requirements.

William Glock, writing in The Observer, hailed it and the recently premiered Second String Quartet by announcing that " A new composer has emerged in English music ", The publishers Schott agreed to publish the Piano Sonata and the Concerto for Double String Orchestra.

Glock, writing in The Observer, declared it " the most moving and important work written by an English musician for many years ".

By 1962 Glock had persuaded the management of the BBC to increase the orchestra's budget to allow for joint principals in the string sections, to attract top musicians who could play in the BBC SO without having to give up their solo or chamber careers.

Glock handguns are also very popular with regular citizens for personal protection and practical shooting, and the company sponsors a competitive shooting team which travels worldwide.

In 1999, Charles Ewert attempted to murder Gaston Glock after Glock asked for a meeting regarding an accusation of embezzlement.

File: Glock19-5. jpg | Glock 19 field stripped for cleaning or inspection

Chan disarms Lau without resistance and holds his Glock 17 to Lau's head, as a rebuke to Lau's plea for forgiveness and request to remain as a cop.

Additionally, the Campaign has in the past called for a ban of " plastic guns ", after becoming concerned about the emergence of polymer-framed handguns by Austrian weapons manufacturer Glock Ges. m. b. H ..

( It should, however, be noted that The Terrorist Firearms Detection Act in question only outlawed guns with less than 3. 2 oz of metal in them, making the law largely symbolic for both sides ; as 83. 7 % weight of any Glock pistol is normal ordnance steel.

A rather different approach, taken, for example, by Glock and Stark ( 1965 ), has been to list different dimensions of religion rather than different religious orientations, which relates to how an individual may manifest different forms of being religious.

Glock also produces models in. 380, though they are not available to the U. S. market because they do not earn enough " points " for importation under Federal law.

is an acronym for " Glock Automatic Pistol ", and the. 45 G. A. P.