I have not read this thread, but I can answer the original question.
Glock owners are emotional because they get attacked all the time. Go check out 1911forums if you doubt that. Or look at some of the threads here where people claim that their instructor shot a 2 inch pole at 50 yards and see how people freak out calling him a liar because they cannot believe that can be done with a Glock. Any other quality gun, sure, but not a Glock!
There is a thread over on 1911 forums that epitomizes the way Glocks get attacked. All kinds of BS about how they are unreliable, and Glock just bribes writers to convince us that they are reliable, and that the mags wear out and that they are innacurate and all kinds of hogwash. You would think that Glocks were the bane of gundome, and be surprised that they even sell if you listen to some of the BS about them. Bring up Glocks over there and you get roasted. Glock owners merely respond to the environment and if anyone is emotional, I must say it is 1911 owners and also Sig owners if I dare say.
Go to Glocktalk and say how you like the HK USP and you will get nary a negative comment. You might get some polite comparisons of the features, but you will not get a bunch of people coming out say that everything non-Glock sucks. Glock owners don't care what other people shoot, but they do get damn tired of having their firearm insulted and being told that we are amateurinsh for choosing it. Like a scab that keeps getting picked, people get sensitive when they are continually afronted. Glock owners have been trained to be defensive about Glocks as a conditioned response, from people constantly bashing on them for their choice in firearm.
Glock owners are actually very light hearted and easy going about it all. The ones I know, and the ones on these forums, often joke about "combat tupperware" and how ugly glocks are etc. Where we get upset is when myths and outright lies are perpetuated about Glocks by people that don't like 'em and continually bash them.
OTHER people have a serious problem with the mere existence of Glocks and continually put them down. I have never heard so many people with an opinion on one gun topic, but many people that have never even shot a Glock will tell you what a piece of crap it is. It is like the mere existence of the Glock is an insult to their gun collection so they take every chance to hack it down, often perpetuating rumors that they like to believe in. I personally believe that these people are threatened by a gun that sells for $500 and works so well at it's assigned task.
Generally, I could care less what other people shoot. I am a strong proponent of live and let live. If the 1911 works for you, I am so happy you found the gun that suits you. I like Glocks, so when I hear people bashing them and spreading lies about them, it does make me mad.
Ps- My local shop has a bunch of guys that carry 1911's. I asked if they could order me a Glock 30 (they only had a couple of Glocks in the case) and they all groaned. They told me in exact words that "Glocks are a piece of ****, get a (1911 variant)." The entire staff turned on me at the mere mention of the G word and convinced all the customers not to waste money on a POS Glock. This is far from the first time I have gotten this response at a gun shop by merely looking at the Glocks. (People that like Glocks love them, and people that don't like them will tell you very freely and loudly what a POS they are, even if they can't give you a good reason why they feel that way. I don't think any other gun type gets that kind of verbal abuse and hatred from people that choose not to use them.) Now, how can you tell me that Glock owners are the ones with the emotional touchiness instead of the other way around? Do you get treatment like that, when you go in and ask to order your favorite gun at a gun shop?
[This message has been edited by Red Bull (edited June 19, 2000).]
It belongs here just as well as anywhere else.