Gaston Glock, the Austrian engineer who invented the Glock handgun, has died aged 94.
The Glock company said in a statement that its founder’s life’s work would “continue in his spirit”.
The weapon has been used by armed forces, security personnel, gun owners and criminals around the world.
Its rise was cemented by American pop culture and appearances in Hollywood blockbusters including science-fiction action film The Matrix Reloaded.
I was reading about this a few months ago. It blew my mind that the Heimlich maneuver didn’t exist until the mid 70s. So, what, you just died before that? I guess the only “tool” we had was the ol “reach down their throat with your fingers and try to pull it out manually” technique.
Crazy.