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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 06:39 AM
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Buy a car - get free gas or a gun
Dealer Offers Free Gun With Car Purchase

POSTED: 9:26 pm CDT May 20, 2008

BUTLER, Mo. -- A local car dealer is holding a controversial promotion involving guns.

Max Motors in Butler is offering anyone who buys a car the choice of $250 in gas or a free semi-automatic handgun.

"Like I say, it's a choice -- protection or gas," said Walter Moore with Max Motors.

Moore said he came up with the gas or guns promotion.

"We got high gas prices, theft, carjackings, innocent people getting hurt," Moore told KMBC's Chris Nagus.

So far, the handgun is a more popular choice.

more. . .http://www.kmbc.com/news/16345443/detail.html
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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 06:42 AM
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1. See what ya do is you take the gun and then drive to the
gas station and take your fuel at gunpoint.

You'd have your car, a new gun, and a full tank of gas, if not other snacks and items you robbed from the convenience store.

Win-win. :crazy:
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stlsaxman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 06:45 AM
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2. Excellent! who needs auto insurance when you have a gun?
"now just watch some motherfucker try to get in a wreck with ME!?!?!"

:sarcasm:
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 06:54 AM
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4. Well that explains why more people are taking the gun
I figured there had to be a good reason.
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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 07:05 AM
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7. One thing's for sure...you'll never be "at fault". n/t
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Perry Logan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 06:46 AM
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3. When guns are outlawed, only criminals will have gas.
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Petrushka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 07:04 AM
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6. When guns are outlawed, only criminals'll need to steal GasX? (n/t)
Edited on Wed May-21-08 07:05 AM by Petrushka
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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 06:59 AM
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5. Do ya get a set of "Bumper Nuts too? (NT)
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 07:30 AM
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11. They would fit right in down there in Butler
It's an interesting town to say the least.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 07:05 AM
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8. Give a man some gas, and he'll drive for a day. But teach him how to use a gun... n/t
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 07:16 AM
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9. Hey I have something you are going to want
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 07:25 AM
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10. Very cool! n/t
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emperor124 Donating Member (82 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 11:01 AM
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12. We've got lots of crime so we need to give people MORE handguns??
Helllo? Wake up and smell the powder
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beevul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 11:24 AM
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13. Are you implying that...
Are you implying that handguns cause crime, or that the people that are buying these cars should be disqualified from firearms ownership?
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emperor124 Donating Member (82 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 08:38 PM
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20. neither, just that more handguns in circulation leaves a greater potential for gun related violence
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benEzra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 10:10 AM
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19. You still have to pass a Federal background check and fill out the gun-trace paperwork to get it.
Edited on Thu May-22-08 10:10 AM by benEzra
Criminals, those adjudicated mentally incompetent, those under 21, and those subject to restraining orders are barred. And you'd still have to get a state license in order to carry it, unless you live in Vermont or Alaska.

I think it's a cool promo, but most quality handguns cost a lot more than $250. My wife's Glock cost over $400 back in the '90s, and my S&W cost around $700, IIRC. You might be able to get a .22 target pistol, a no-frills .38 revolver, or a low-capacity 9mm for $250.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 11:01 PM
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14. kick
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 11:03 PM
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15. throw in a carton a smokes and a bottle of jack and i'm in! The do it yourself road rage kit!
Edited on Wed May-21-08 11:04 PM by chimpsrsmarter
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 12:29 AM
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16. That would come in handy in Butler, MO
:rofl:
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Jack_DeLeon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 05:57 AM
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17. The gun will last you longer than the gas will...
and when all of the oil is gone then the gun will also be more useful than the car.
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Pryderi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:12 AM
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18. How about a free siphon? :P
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