Monday 20th July 2009

US Dealer Offers Free AK-47 With Every Truck

'Mad' Max Motors in Missouri offers assault rifles as a sales promotion

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A Missouri truck dealer is hoping to stem the sales slide by offering a free assault rifle to customers who sign-up for a new set of wheels.

The novel scheme has grabbed the attention of media around the world, and you can hear all about it from the surprisingly genial-sounding owner of Max Motors on the CNN clip below.

Mark Muller is apparently upgrading an earlier sales gimmick in which he offered new truck buyers a choice between a $250 gas voucher or a gun voucher. According to his website, the gun giveaway is back 'due to popular demand'.

According to Business Insider, another US publication that reported the story, Muller says his scheme 'generates a lot of publicity and really angers liberals'.

As giveaways go, it's a lot more imaginative than the free set of floor-mats on offer from the typical UK outfit. Amusing suggestions from PHers as to how our car dealers could spice up their offers with imaginative promotions are very welcome!

 

[Trusty Steed]

rednecks!!

[G_T]

Redneck

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[pSyCoSiS]

And then the US wonders why there are so many gun-related killing sprees, murders, etc.

[Stig]

pSyCoSiS said:

And then the US wonders why there are so many gun-related killing sprees, murders, etc.

Yeah, because we don't get them here do we....

[Quickstop]

guns don't kill people - people kill people.

Same way as speeding doesn't kill, just bad drivers.

Both are lethal in the wrong hands and both are lambasted by the ignorant.

[wombat172a]

Stig said:

pSyCoSiS said:

And then the US wonders why there are so many gun-related killing sprees, murders, etc.

Yeah, because we don't get them here do we....

Not quite the same league though is it....

Gun deaths per 100,000 population (for the year indicated):

Country	Homicide	Suicide	Other (inc Accident)
USA (2001)	3.98	5.92	0.36
Italy (1997)	0.81	1.1	0.07
Switzerland (1998)	0.50	5.8	0.10
Canada (2002)	0.4	2.0	0.04
Finland (2003)	0.35	4.45	0.10
Australia (2001)	0.24	1.34	0.10
France (2001)	0.21	3.4	0.49

||England Wales (2002)||0.15||0.2||0.03||

Scotland (2002)	0.06	0.2	0.02
Japan (2002)	0.02	0.04	0

(Data taken from Cukier and Sidel (2006) The Global Gun Epidemic. Praeger Security International. Westport.)

[The Wookie]

Driving serves a useful purpose.

What is the purpose of a hand gun or an assault rifle?

[G_T]

The Wookie said:

Driving serves a useful purpose.

What is the purpose of a hand gun or an assault rifle?

+1,

A great point.

[GKP]

Shootin' stuff.

[///M3]

^Like zombies for instance.

[T89 Callan]

Hmmmmm Pick-up truck and AK47's.

I presume this is the new "Taleban Special"

Edited by T89 Callan on Monday 20th July 12:45

[stifler]

Oooh, nice! Anyone know what the exchange rate is?

Seriously though, imagine the UK version:

"Buy this Land Rover and you get the choice of a chiropracter voucher or a Fox-Hound"

Cheers, I'll take the voucher...

[Dick_Phallus]

The Wookie said:

Driving serves a useful purpose.

What is the purpose of a hand gun or an assault rifle?

What's the point of having a car capable of doing more than 70mph?

You enjoy owning it and using it. Simple!

[EDLT]

Its been a while since we've had this argument.

[willE36]

wombat172a said:

Gun deaths per 100,000 population (for the year indicated):

Country	Homicide	Suicide	Other (inc Accident)
USA (2001)	3.98	5.92	0.36
Italy (1997)	0.81	1.1	0.07
Switzerland (1998)	0.50	5.8	0.10
Canada (2002)	0.4	2.0	0.04
Finland (2003)	0.35	4.45	0.10
Australia (2001)	0.24	1.34	0.10
France (2001)	0.21	3.4	0.49

||England Wales (2002)||0.15||0.2||0.03||

Scotland (2002)	0.06	0.2	0.02
Japan (2002)	0.02	0.04	0

(Data taken from Cukier and Sidel (2006) The Global Gun Epidemic. Praeger Security International. Westport.)

I wonder how the US figures compare to countries deemed by them to be 'terrorist'??


= )

[lockup]

Guns don't kill people, rappers do.

[The Wookie]

Dick_Phallus said:

The Wookie said:

Driving serves a useful purpose.

What is the purpose of a hand gun or an assault rifle?

What's the point of having a car capable of doing more than 70mph?

You enjoy owning it and using it. Simple!

So, loosely, you're comparing a track day to shooting at a firing range. I can vaguely undestand that, but a car can serve a dual purpose role in being usable for fun and transport. Being able to do more than 70mph is thus only a by-product.

By that logic, a gun's primary purpose is to cause harm, and its secondary purpose is to shoot at targets. So in a similar way to having a 70mph speed limit to stop people driving at life threatening speeds, why should anyone be allowed to carry one on their person, other than perhaps travelling to and from a firing range?

[T89 Callan]

lockup said:

Guns don't kill people, rappers do.

Sounds of da' Police Whooo Whooo Whooo...

[Walton]

pSyCoSiS said:

And then the US wonders why there are so many gun-related killing sprees, murders, etc.

This is a PR exercise rather than a sales incentive. The whole point is that it's controversial.

Unfortunately PH has fallen into the PR monkey's trap again and are doing their beckoning.

[red_slr]

The Wookie said:

What is the purpose of a hand gun..

Spend a few days in the back waters of Miami and you will very quickly learn!!!