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Jul 2024
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Guns, Sperm, and Steal: the Gaston Glock...

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He's the man who invented the gun that bears his name. He's also the man who ran a truly surprising second business. But the biggest surprise is how Gaston Glock once faced down an assassin –– without a gun.

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