OT - Car dealer giving away guns with car

sore shoulder · Post by **sore shoulder** » Wed May 21, 2008 2:13 pm

There is a poll

http://www.kmbc.com/news/16345443/detail.html

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.

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Wed May 21, 2008 2:26 pm

I like the Police Chief's take...

The local police chief said he is OK with the promotion as long as the weapons aren't handed out at the dealership.

Sounds like a guy I'd like running my PD...

Texican · Post by **Texican** » Wed May 21, 2008 2:33 pm

Warning: in-bound flippant statement ---->

I'd like to see some of the gun dealers offer a promotion in the reverse.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Wed May 21, 2008 3:26 pm

Geeze, that's old hat.

Jack Ross and his wife Aquanetta did that at their Lincoln / Mercury dealer in Tempe AZ long ago. I can remember them giving away brand new Lugers in the TV adds.

At the time I wasn't old enough to buy a car, I sure wanted on of them Lugers.

Joe

colo native · Post by **colo native** » Wed May 21, 2008 4:02 pm

bout 30 or so years ago a bank in Denver, Co gave a browning if you deposited a certin amount in a C, a friend took all his money and every month made a deposit, started his collection of brownings..

jeepnik · Post by **jeepnik** » Wed May 21, 2008 4:43 pm

J Miller wrote:Geeze, that's old hat.

Jack Ross and his wife Aquanetta did that at their Lincoln / Mercury dealer in Tempe AZ long ago. I can remember them giving away brand new Lugers in the TV adds.

At the time I wasn't old enough to buy a car, I sure wanted on of them Lugers.

Joe

You have to be kidding about the wife's name. How did she survive all the kidding as a child?

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Wed May 21, 2008 4:50 pm

jeepnik wrote:
J Miller wrote:Geeze, that's old hat.

Jack Ross and his wife Aquanetta did that at their Lincoln / Mercury dealer in Tempe AZ long ago. I can remember them giving away brand new Lugers in the TV adds.

At the time I wasn't old enough to buy a car, I sure wanted on of them Lugers.

Joe
You have to be kidding about the wife's name. How did she survive all the kidding as a child?

Probably better than Chlamydia...

(read Freakonomics...)

Post by **Hobie** » Wed May 21, 2008 5:08 pm

Volunteer Fire Departments around here raise money by raffling guns...

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Wed May 21, 2008 5:29 pm

Old Ironsights wrote:I like the Police Chief's take...

The local police chief said he is OK with the promotion as long as the weapons aren't handed out at the dealership.

Forgive my ignorance, but is it against the law to give away guns? Wait, is it because he doesn't have an FFL?

dave price · Post by **dave price** » Wed May 21, 2008 8:02 pm

jeepnik wrote:
J Miller wrote:Geeze, that's old hat.

Jack Ross and his wife Aquanetta did that at their Lincoln / Mercury dealer in Tempe AZ long ago. I can remember them giving away brand new Lugers in the TV adds.

At the time I wasn't old enough to buy a car, I sure wanted on of them Lugers.

Joe
You have to be kidding about the wife's name. How did she survive all the kidding as a child?

She was a B-movie actress, probably just a screen name.

Old Time Hunter · Post by **Old Time Hunter** » Wed May 21, 2008 10:20 pm

Nope, not new:

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Thu May 22, 2008 3:13 am

Well it would depend on the "bottom feeder"the gent was offering(ie think'n Highpoint firearm)otherwise $250 for gas is not bad...yet

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