Glock 3 is a web site that appeared in 1996 that claimed to be for a gang in Detroit, Michigan. The web site was prominently featured in news articles and segments on television news. It was hosted in New Zealand by a person with the handle 'Sinister' and its members claimed to be involved in extortion, robbery and other crimes. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... City motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) City nicknames: The Motor City and Motown Location in the state of Michigan Founded July 24, 1701 County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (Dem) Area - Total - Water 370. ...
It was later discovered that the site was a hoax originated by Nick Woomer, then a 16-year-old kid from the suburbs whose knowledge of gangs came from movies and gangsta rap. Woomer created the original site, whose name came from the 'Glock' gun and the fact that there were three people involved. After being shut down by their Internet access provider, they received an offer by an individual going by the name of 'Sinister' in New Zealand, who proceeded to revamp the site and pay for hosting. Gangsta rap, also known as hardcore hip-hop, was the name given to the subgenre of hip hop which involves a lyrical focus on the lifestyle of street thugs and gangsters. ...
At last contact, Sinister still claimed to be a gangbanger. By his account, he is a part of a Hispanic family that immigrated to New Zealand and has been involved in many criminal activities.
Glock finally stood up and took notice when the NYPD contacted Sturm Ruger and requested pricing and delivery times for that company to replace every Glock Model 19 currently in use by the department with one of the Ruger P-series 9 X 19mm pistols.
My understanding is that Glock is in the process of attempting a long term solution to this problem but that as of this writing it has yet to be implemented.
Glock has acknowledged that these cuts are not so much to prevent the malfunction as they are to make it easier for the operator to clear them when they occur.
Glock made these because it was a sponsor of the 96 Olympics, and as all the sponsors did, Glock wanted to cash in on some publicity.
The three pins to the left of the Glock are the Departmental Commemorative Pins for the three local law enforcement agencies in whose jurisdictions the games were held: Gwinnett Co. Police (the Shield), Atlanta PD (the blue bar), and Fulton Co. Sheriff's Dept. (the star).
The Glock was a model 23 with the Atlanta 1996 Olympic logo on the top of the slide and the Bell 50 Year "Ping" logo on the right side of the slide.
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