Missouri car dealer offers free AK-47 with new truck

[proud2BlibKansan]

BUTLER, Mo. | Buy a truck and get a free AK-47 gun.

That's the deal a Missouri truck dealer is offering new customers who buy a pickup truck in August.

Mark Muller, owner of Max Motors in Butler, says he knows people will be bothered by the promotion.

But not to worry, Muller is not handing out free guns. Instead, he will give buyers a voucher to use at a gun store after they obtain a license to carry a concealed weapon.

The AK-47 is an upgrade on a previous promotion in which Muller gave away vouchers for the price of a Caltec pistol.

The retail value of an AK-47 is $450, but Muller says customers can spend their voucher on the gun of their choice.

http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/1330645.html

[babylonsister]

1. I think I'm going to be sick. nt

[Renew Deal]

7. Sick with excitement?

:D

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. I copied the headline word for word

cause so many here claim there is no such thing as an AK-47 or that we don't understand what that is. Maybe someone can explain what this gun is and why the hell anyone in Butler, MO needs one.

What's next? Buy a van and get a missile launcher for your front yard?

[slackmaster]

14. The thing is, the rifles being offered are not really AK-47s

They are civilian semiautomatic knock-offs of the AK-47, which is a selective-fire military weapon.

[proud2BlibKansan]

17. Is it correct to assume they can't be concealed either?

[slackmaster]

18. It would be pretty hard to conceal

I don't believe a Missouri concealed-weapons permit can be used to conceal a rifle.

[MercutioATC]

23. Conceal an AK-47 clone??? You don't know much about firearms, do you?

If you want to try to conceal a semiautomitic rifle, be my guest.

[proud2BlibKansan]

34. I am trying to understand why the car dealer is insisting the buyers have a CCW

Direct your snark at him.

[MercutioATC]

35. He's probably just pro-CCW. The $450 certificate can be used to buy any firearm.

I agree that requiring a CCW to buy an AK-47 clone is a strange promotion, but since he's offered a Kel-Tec as a promo in the past, he's probably just using different guns in his ads to appeal to a wider range of people.

[rockymountaindem]

15. It's not the military version, I'm sure

You can't have one of those without a class III license. Comparing these AK's to the real thing is apples and oranges.

[Pavulon]

31. 20,000 for the real class 3 deal, Finance the gun and the truck?

that is pretty funny though. Free advertising.

[JonQ]

16. AK-47 purchased legally in the US

is not automatic, it's just a cheap, rugged, rifle.

That is unless you have a permit for an automatic weapon. But those are pretty hard to get.

[xocet]

46. "Logic is a feeble reed, friend." -- R.H.

Obviously, the good people of Butler have to defend Robert Heinlein's birthplace against the warlike peoples from Rich Hill and Nevada.

[saigon68]

2. Sweet !!! Osama will think twice before invading Missouri

[davepc]

3. What the hell does a CCW have to do with a rifle?

[Hayabusa]

4. That's what I want to know.

One more thing... I don't live in that state... *is unable to convince anyone.*

[Twinguard]

49. I;d bet that the CCW has more to do with

his customers proving that they know how to use a gun safely than to 'actually' conceal the weapon.

If he (his dealership) gives some dope a gun, and the dope uses the gun improperly and someone is killed, I'd bet that his car dealership would be fighting lawsuits left and right. If, however, he requires that his customers obtain a CCW than they have proved that they at least know how to use the weapon, and would help the dealership cover it's ass.

I'm not sure, but that's my guess and I'm sticking to it.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Exactly how does one conceal an AK-47?

[JonQ]

10. I had that same thought

If he's trying to get more people to get their CCW (no problem there) wouldn't it make more sense to give away a voucher for a handgun?

Edit: on rereading it seems it can be used for any gun. I imagine he picked the ak-47 because it is likely to get peoples attention.

[Renew Deal]

11. I think they're trying to make it more difficult to get the gun.

Isn't it tougher to get a concealed weapon permit?

[JonQ]

13. Yes it is more difficult to get a CCW than it is to merely buy a gun

but it's also not required for owning an ak-47, as it can't really be concealed. I'm not sure about his motivation here.

[Fla_Democrat]

41. Guitar Case?

:shrug:

Violin cases use to work for the Tommys.

[Renew Deal]

6. That sounds like a great deal

:D

[marmar]

9. Please buy this truck......

..... OR I'LL BLOW YOUR M*THERF**KING HEAD OFF !!!!!

[slackmaster]

12. I believe that would be a Kel-Tec pistol

Not "Caltec".

:rofl:

[MadHound]

19. This has been going on all over the country for sixty plus years

I've seen old advertising where auto dealers gave away free rifles with the purchase of a car, and probably the most bizarre, free rifle when you opened bank account. Just trying to bring in business, that's all.

[Renew Deal]

25. And they handed you the gun at the bank

IIRC

[TheMightyFavog]

26. It's quite common in rural areas.

There was an ad on TV a few months back for a local jeweler who was giving away a free shotgun with the purchase of an engagement ring.

Hell, the grand prize in my county snowmobile club's annual raffle has traditionally been a Deer rifle or a hunting shotgun.

One of the VFW posts here also has a gun raffle every year, with the proceeds going towards honor guards for veterans' funerals.

[frylock]

30. giving away a free shotgun with the purchase of an engagement ring

freakin awesome!!! :rofl:

[proteus_lives]

37. I can see the ad now....

"You're going to need one or the other."

:rofl:

[guitar man]

27. yep

I remember dad buying a TV and a bunch of furniture and getting a sweet Winchester 30-30 thrown in on the deal. It was a part of rural life in years past, I didn't know anybody was still doing it.

[Paladin]

29. But They Used To Give Away Browning Shotguns; Now It's AK-47s.

Further evidence of the shooting sports going into the toilet in this country.....

[guitar man]

33. yeah

I can think of other rifles I'd like better, like a Remington 750 woodmaster in .270 cal ;)

[MercutioATC]

36. There's really no difference between an AK-47 clone and a "hunting rifle".

Let's use the "hunting rifle" that Guitar Man talks about below:



This is a Remington 750 Woodsmaster. It's a gas-operated semi-automatic rifle with a detachable magazine, chambered (by guitar man's preference) in .270.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



This is a Saiga AK-47 rifle. It's a gas-operated semi-automatic rifle with a detachable magazine, chambered in 7.62x39.


The .270 typically uses a heavier bullet, has a higher muzzle velocity and higher muzzle energy.

[Fla_Democrat]

42. Yes, but

the bottom one just looks scary. :scared:


:evilgrin: :hi:

[MercutioATC]

43. Yep, you got it! For a party that prides itself on fighting bias based on color...

...a lot of Dems are sure scared of black guns.

[Paladin]

52. And You DU Gun Obsessives Buy Such Guns......

....for precisely those black "scary" features. Sure, some Democrats may find such military-styled rifles to be scary---but at least they don't get sexually aroused every time they hear the word "tactical" mentioned. You assault rifle freaks are the ones with the real problems.....

[ProgressiveProfessor]

53. False as to fact, but it clearly shows where your head is at

Since there are so very few true assault rifles in civilian hands, how many so called freaks do you think there are here on DU?

[sutz12]

20. And we'll throw in your Easy Rider rifle rack!

Sorry, from another age, I guess.

:evilgrin:

[anonymous171]

21. lol Whatever works I guess. nt

[Mopar151]

22. I usta work for "Fast Eddy"

Most used car reptiles are smart enough not to further arm their customers! See, you take the guns IN TRADE, that way the dealer is armed and the customer is not.

[aikoaiko]

24. Ahhhh, can you smell it?

Free advertising because now he is "news".

Well played Mark Muller.

[Stevenmarc]

28. Don't think of it as an AK-47, think of it as a repossession insurance policy.

[Renew Deal]

48. lol

:hide:

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32. I love it!

This is just an awesome big fat "blow me" gesture at the Brady Campaign that I wish more buisnesses would do something like this.

[proteus_lives]

38. I was thinking the same thing.

:thumbsup:

[proteus_lives]

39. And some businesses give away toasters.

As long as he's within the letter of the law, I wish him all the best and and I hope he rakes it in! ;-)

[rucky]

40. Can they mount a turret on the back of the truck, too?

I'll be sure to avoid Butler, Missouri.

[Kaleva]

44. Value of a real AK-47 runs about $16,000.00

AK-47's are not very common as it's been illegal to import them since 1968 and illegal to manufacture them in country since about 1986.

[proud2BlibKansan]

45. So this must be a cheap generic version

:evilgrin:

[Kaleva]

47. Like those car kits where one turns a Beetle into a sports car

It's still a VW Beetle but from a distance (or close up if the job is very well done) looks like a car James Bond would drive.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

50. It's not the laws. It's not the fact that it's legal and accessible.

It's this fucking dumb culture of glorification.

[asdjrocky]

51. idiot

[tuckessee]

54. Cool, too bad I already have two trucks.

But I'd prefer an AKM with the stamped metal reciever as opposed to the AK-47 with its milled steel receiver.