When the savages begin rioting, you'll be glad you got yours.
--- On Tue, 11/16/10, Pete Theisen <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Pete Theisen <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OT] Incentive to buy a used truck...classic last line > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 4:28 AM > Adam Buckland wrote: > > Hi Adam, > > Did you get over there and get one? > > > Buy a truck, get a free AK-47: used car dealership > launches unusual promotion > > A used car dealership in Florida has launched an > unusual promotion to help it through the sluggish US > economic recovery: a complimentary AK-47 with every > purchase. > > > > Nations Trucks, in Sanford, promises to pay for a > Soviet-style assault rifle for anyone who buys one of its > used trucks. The dealership has more than doubled sales > since the offer was announced last week, according to Nick > Ginetta, the general sales manager. A poster in Nations' > office window proclaims "FREE AK-47" above a large > illustration of the gun, which is by far the biggest-selling > assault rifle of all time. > > > > Mr Ginetta said rather than hand out guns itself, the > firm gave truck-buyers a $400 (£250) voucher which could be > redeemed for a rifle at a local firearms shop. "I don't > think it sends the wrong message," said Mr Ginetta, who > insisted the dealership was merely allowing customers to > assert their rights under the Second Amendment of the > Constitution. "You don't need to buy a truck to go and buy > an AK-47," he told local television. "You have the right to > do that as long as you meet all state and federal laws. So > it's just a promotion." > > > > Mr Ginetta claimed that under the scheme, which runs > until the end of November, all customers would be subjected > to background checks before being able to obtain a firearm. > On Monday morning he told The Daily Telegraph that business > was so brisk that he was unable to field more media > enquiries about the promotion. "There is a long line of > people just waiting to buy trucks," Mr Ginetta said. Earlier > he suggested it was the perfect offer for his customer > base. > > > > "My buyer is absolutely a gun owner, no question," he > said. One customer said he was not deterred by the > dealership's promotion despite knowing from experience what > an AK-47 could do. > > > > "I've had them shot at me," Don Zeis, a Vietnam War > veteran, told local television. "I need a truck... that's > why I'm here." > -- > Regards, > > Pete > http://pete-theisen.com/ > http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
