Gaston Glock, the inventor of the ubiquitous gun bearing his name, died on Wednesday. The Glock company announced his death on its website, without giving a cause or other details. He founded the Glock company in 1963, according to the company’s website. He developed the semi-automatic Glock service pistol for the Austrian military in the early 1980s. “Gaston Glock charted the strategic direction of the Glock Group throughout his life and prepared it for the future.

Source: CNN December 27, 2023 23:42 UTC