Video Review: Glock G42 .380 Pocket Pistol

PoliceMag.com asked Sgt. A.J. George of the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Police Department to give us his thoughts on Glock's new G42 .380 pocket pistol.

May 29, 2014

VIDEO: Video Review: Glock G42 .380 Pocket Pistol

PoliceMag.com asked Sgt. A.J. George of the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Police Department to give us his thoughts on Glock's new G42 .380 pocket pistol.

George says this palm-sized makes an excellent concealed carry gun for officers who use Glock duty pistols.

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A.J. George is a sergeant with the Scottsdale (AZ) Police Department assigned to the Technical Operations Unit, Special Investigations Section.

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