Little-Acorn
05-22-2008, 11:35 AM
This made my day.
Apparently a car dealer in Missouri is including a certificate with each new car he sells, good for either $250 of gasoline or $250 toward a firearm at a local FFL.
He says no one has chosen the gas yet.
Also says the promotion was inspired by Obama's "bitter people clinging to guns and God" comment.
This car dealer is my kinda guy. Too bad I'm not in the market for a new ride - I'd head to Missouri in an instant, just to boost this guy. :clap:
Course, California has a program to stick anyone who buys a new car out of state and brings it in, for the full tax bill he would have paid if he had bought it here, PLUS a hefty fine for bringing in a car that doesn't have certified California emissions equipment. Never mind that what the manufacturer puts on the car for Missouri, matches what they put on for California cars. It doesn't have the little sticker!
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http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=64942
Forget free gasoline! Car buyers want free guns
Dealer aims to please by providing $250 coupon for firearms
By Andy Barnett
Posted: May 21, 2008
7:00 pm Eastern
BUTLER, Mo. – A Missouri car dealership is triggering interest by offering customers free guns or gasoline with any purchase, and despite the skyrocketing price of fuel, patrons are going for the guns.
"We are aware of the gasoline and crime problem in America," states an ad on the website of Max Motors. It goes on to note it "wants to be part of the solution and not part of the problem."
http://www.wnd.com/images/story/gunsgas.jpg
"What we're doing is giving everyone who buys a new or used vehicle a free handgun," said Mark Muller, the dealership's owner. "We have guns to display, but we can't actually give them a gun, so what we do is give them a coupon for a local gun dealer here in town so they can pick out any gun they want. We recommend a semi-automatic."
The certificate is good for either $250 at Alton Arms or for $250 worth of gas. Muller told WND no one has chosen the gas so far.
The promotion, which goes through the end of this month, has caused a stir among anti-gun-rights activists who turned up at the dealership to protest.
"Six people came by – a bunch of long hairs who think the '60s are still going on, and who obviously don't have jobs," Muller said. "We all went out there with our cowboy hats on and told them we'd stomp 'em, and they left."
John Alton, owner of Alton Arms, doesn't see any problem with the campaign.
"I'm a federal firearms dealer and we're registered with the federal government. Any gun I sell requires the customer to fill out the standard forms, and I do a background check on them," he said.
Local law enforcement took calls from the media after the promotion was announced, but found nothing wrong with what the dealership is doing.
"They're not doing anything illegal," said Lt. Randy Beshore of the Butler Police Department. "I think the misconception is that people thought they got the handgun right there at the dealership."
Even so, the dealership has received threatening phone calls.
"Someone who said they were with the ATF called and said 'You need to shut down this promotion right now or we're shutting you down.' I told them to bring their attorneys, I don't know if [the call] was real or fake," Muller said.
"I don't see what the problem is, we have a right to bear arms. It's in the Constitution and the reason we have [Amendment] No. 2 is to protect No. 1."
When asked if Sen. Barack Obama's recent comments about people clinging to guns and religion inspired the promotion, Muller said yes.
"My next promotion is to give away a free King James Bible to any Muslim that converts to Christianity," he said.
Apparently a car dealer in Missouri is including a certificate with each new car he sells, good for either $250 of gasoline or $250 toward a firearm at a local FFL.
He says no one has chosen the gas yet.
Also says the promotion was inspired by Obama's "bitter people clinging to guns and God" comment.
This car dealer is my kinda guy. Too bad I'm not in the market for a new ride - I'd head to Missouri in an instant, just to boost this guy. :clap:
Course, California has a program to stick anyone who buys a new car out of state and brings it in, for the full tax bill he would have paid if he had bought it here, PLUS a hefty fine for bringing in a car that doesn't have certified California emissions equipment. Never mind that what the manufacturer puts on the car for Missouri, matches what they put on for California cars. It doesn't have the little sticker!
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http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=64942
Forget free gasoline! Car buyers want free guns
Dealer aims to please by providing $250 coupon for firearms
By Andy Barnett
Posted: May 21, 2008
7:00 pm Eastern
BUTLER, Mo. – A Missouri car dealership is triggering interest by offering customers free guns or gasoline with any purchase, and despite the skyrocketing price of fuel, patrons are going for the guns.
"We are aware of the gasoline and crime problem in America," states an ad on the website of Max Motors. It goes on to note it "wants to be part of the solution and not part of the problem."
http://www.wnd.com/images/story/gunsgas.jpg
"What we're doing is giving everyone who buys a new or used vehicle a free handgun," said Mark Muller, the dealership's owner. "We have guns to display, but we can't actually give them a gun, so what we do is give them a coupon for a local gun dealer here in town so they can pick out any gun they want. We recommend a semi-automatic."
The certificate is good for either $250 at Alton Arms or for $250 worth of gas. Muller told WND no one has chosen the gas so far.
The promotion, which goes through the end of this month, has caused a stir among anti-gun-rights activists who turned up at the dealership to protest.
"Six people came by – a bunch of long hairs who think the '60s are still going on, and who obviously don't have jobs," Muller said. "We all went out there with our cowboy hats on and told them we'd stomp 'em, and they left."
John Alton, owner of Alton Arms, doesn't see any problem with the campaign.
"I'm a federal firearms dealer and we're registered with the federal government. Any gun I sell requires the customer to fill out the standard forms, and I do a background check on them," he said.
Local law enforcement took calls from the media after the promotion was announced, but found nothing wrong with what the dealership is doing.
"They're not doing anything illegal," said Lt. Randy Beshore of the Butler Police Department. "I think the misconception is that people thought they got the handgun right there at the dealership."
Even so, the dealership has received threatening phone calls.
"Someone who said they were with the ATF called and said 'You need to shut down this promotion right now or we're shutting you down.' I told them to bring their attorneys, I don't know if [the call] was real or fake," Muller said.
"I don't see what the problem is, we have a right to bear arms. It's in the Constitution and the reason we have [Amendment] No. 2 is to protect No. 1."
When asked if Sen. Barack Obama's recent comments about people clinging to guns and religion inspired the promotion, Muller said yes.
"My next promotion is to give away a free King James Bible to any Muslim that converts to Christianity," he said.