13
September
2009
How We and Our Industry Look to Outside Eyes
Paul Barrett visited our group twice in the course of putting together his cover story on the rise of the Glock pistol for Business Week magazine. We found him to be that rare reporter who seemed to truly be neutral on the explosive “gun control issue.” He even came with us to a couple of IDPA matches, and “got into the spirit” enough that he shot the second one with us! Used a Glock…and didn’t finish last, either.
Never owning a firearm himself and having fired one only on rare occasions in conjunction with writing assignments on the firearms industry for Wall Street Journal and now, Business Week, he has no ego invested that we can detect on either side of the gun control issue. Thus, he gives us an uncommon perspective: a “non-gun,” “non-gun-politics” person who is knowledgeable about the firearms industry…and striving to learn more.
His impressions after shooting…and his perspectives on the whole, intensely hot firearms debate…make fascinating listening, all the more timely since his current cover story in Business Week is the talk of the industry.
Paul Barrett competing in his first IDPA match with a Glock17.
When you shoot with Team ProArms Everybody Pastes!
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Competition, Glock
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