 Austria buys thousands. But when he first tries to break into the United States, Glock faces an uphill battle. Plastic guns that can escape detection by current security devices can be used by terrorists to threaten innocent victims here in the United States and around the globe. Members of Congress claim Libyan terrorists are buying Glocks by the thousands. Political cartoons label the pistol the hijacker special. NYPD even bans issuing any Glock permits.