There is a belief that a gun turned a monkey into a man. While we don't know whether this is true, it is undeniable that a gun has played a significant role in his life. We urge you to just use the rifle for self-defense and hunting, or to shoot cans, and we'd like to share some fascinating information with you about it.
First fact: Charles Guiteau chose the gun that he thought would look well in a museum to shoot James Garfield, the 20th President of the United States.
On July 2, 1881, around 9:30 am, this incident took place at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station. Guiteau supported Garfield throughout the presidential race and intended to be appointed to a position of responsibility once he won (he wanted to become an ambassador). Guiteau became upset after his expectations weren't realized and made the decision to shoot Garfield twice in the back. The president only sustained a superficial wound, and no essential organs were hurt by the bullet. However, the surgeons performed the procedure incompetently, causing a severe purulent inflammation that made it impossible to remove the bullet and produced an infection that caused Garfield to pass away on September 19, 1881. It's unclear if this was done knowingly or accidentally. Only after the autopsy was the bullet discovered. Garfield survived the assassination attempt and passed away the longest of the four slain US presidents. Although Guiteau's attorneys argued that he should be declared crazy, the court still sentenced him to death by hanging; he was killed on June 30, 1882. In order for the weapon to look excellent as a museum piece after the murder, the assassin paid $15 for a Webley British Bulldog revolver in an expensive design with an ivory handle rather than the customary wooden one. The Smithsonian Institution actually had this revolver when it was confiscated, but it was lost at the start of the 20th century.
Number two: To defend themselves against bears, Russian astronauts travel with firearms into space.
Of course, it sounds wonderful, but in reality, everything is much more mundane than one could think. Not to shoot back at bears in space, but in case they land somewhere unexpectedly, as in the taiga forest, astronauts carry firearms with them. When Alexei Leonov and Pavel Belyaev, two cosmonauts, successfully finished their flight but did not land near where the rescue team was waiting for them, the idea to create this handgun first surfaced in 1965. The ship eventually found itself north of the Urals, hundreds of kilometers from its intended stop. In order to survive for two days, the Soviet cosmonauts were left in the untamed taiga. Even with the aid of a helicopter, it was impossible to save them due to the challenging terrain. The world's least hospitable region is the snow-covered taiga, where there isn't a single settlement within tens of kilometers. A pistol was obviously necessary for an astronaut to survive in harsh surroundings because there are so many wild animals, like wolves, bears, and lynxes. In actuality, they were armed at the moment with handguns. The Makarov handgun provided to Soviet cosmonauts proved inadequate for defense against huge wild animals. Then a three-barreled pistol with a machete-shaped butt was created.
The third reality is that Gaston Glock, an Austrian, certainly never dreamed he would one day create the famous pistol, but in 1980, this is exactly what happened. It's interesting to mention that Glock personally tested his progeny in his garage. The engineer used the left hand in this instance instead of the leading right. And Glock had justifications for it. The 34-year-old engineer established his own business in 1963. The business, which was based close to Vienna, was creating and manufacturing standard curtain rods, a wholly peaceful endeavor. However, the young business rapidly struck incredible good fortune: Glock was able to establish agreements with the Austrian army for the production and provision of a range of ammunition (sapper shovels, knives, belts, pouches, etc.). Gaston Glock, who had never even held a gun in his hands before, is said to have become interested in creating a new pistol because of this situation. Glock first did this in the middle of the 1970s. Currently, Gaston Glock and his team are committed to creating new military weapons. A few months later, Glock unveiled the Glock 17, an updated pistol. This moniker was given to the Glock pistol because its record-breaking 17-round magazine capacity at the time. The Glock 17 was further distinguished by the extensive use of composite materials in the manufacture of the firearm. For instance, the high-strength polymer material used to construct the firearm's receiver and frame was capable of withstanding temperatures ranging from -40 to +200 degrees. However, experts claim that the Glock 17 has proven to be a dependable and secure pistol. Being a novice gunsmith, Gaston Glock himself was hesitant to place his trust in his progeny, particularly during the early stages of development. In addition to his rifle, Glock also created knives and other "accessories" in his garage. The engineer also put the Glock 17 through its paces in the garage. Glock was right-handed, but he used his left hand to shoot from an experimental pistol. Gaston was afraid the gun might just blow up and hurt his hand. Glock could continue working even with a wound on his left hand.
Another truth relates to Pablo Picasso, a famous artist. The fact is that the artist was firing blank cartridges from a pistol at passersby at random. Picasso reportedly had a very sensitive and vulnerable personality and was quite indifferent to criticism, facts that few people are aware of. For a while, he did so while also carrying a handgun. Of course, the drum contained merely blanks and was not loaded with live ammo. However, witnesses claimed that he used it to repeatedly shoot victims. What was the justification for doing that, then? No, he didn't use this method to chase away supporters or hooligans. When someone asked him, not understanding his work, what he was trying to convey by drawing this or that picture, or when they just appeared boring to him, he pointed the gun and pulled the trigger.
The creation of a cargo cult is another fact related to the conflict, though less so to guns. The United States started building a network of military sites in the Pacific during the war with Japan, expanding their military. Numerous cargo planes carried out deliveries of tools, ammunition, clothes, food, and weapons. The sheer volume of "gifts" dropping from the sky astounded the locals. Coca-Cola, tinned food, cigarettes, clothes for the military, folding knives, lighters, flashlights, previously unheard-of medications, as well as home furnishings and Jeeps. Unmistakably, treasures seen falling from the sky were thought to be supernatural presents delivered by ancestor spirits. The military's operations had a magical significance for the islanders. The natives of the island wondered as they observed the white people how they were able to amass such a variety of presents without exerting any special effort. The natives of the islands soon came to the realization that white people had secret knowledge and sacred rituals that invoke the spirits of their ancestors, who subsequently send magic loads to the earth. Therefore, you must imitate the ceremonies by stealing their secrets! The native islanders started to imitate the "rites" of soldiers, sailors, and pilots in an effort to win gifts. They constructed life-size replicas of cargo planes out of wood and straw, and they constructed control towers and beacons out of scraps, connecting them with vine wires. They prepared the runways, cleared the trees, and lit torches or fires along the runways to simulate landing lights. They fashioned headphones out of coconut halves and microphones and walkie-talkies from bamboo. All of these hilarious antics were done with the express intent of luring the celestial planes and ships loaded with gold. The conflict is over. The cargo cult is still present among the Pacific Island tribes even though the air bases have been shut down.
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