Headline of the Week Weak

"Dealer Offers Free Gun With Car Purchase"

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Dealer Offers Free Gun With Car Purchase

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.

"Right now were running 80 percent toward the gun," Moore said.

"Love guns, we all need to have guns," said Jerry Hertzog, who was buying a new truck. "Guns or gas or fuel, I'll take the gun anytime."

But the idea isn't popular with everyone. One viewer told KMBC that he believes the promotion is dangerous.

"I don't understand what's the bad idea. Telling people they have a right to protect themselves," Moore said.

Moore said most of his customers already own weapons.

"I get in a vehicle to bid a trade, there are guns in the seats, guns in the back windows. Everybody has a gun — there's no backlash," Moore said.

Moore said the dealership will hand the customer a certificate to get the gun, but you must pass a background check.

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

    Posted: May 25, 2008 at 5:13 pm / Email this  »

    181 comments to “Headline of the Week Weak”

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    1. Rochelle says – reply to this


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      HA! First-ish.

    2. tif says – reply to this


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      first?

    3. Lol ? says – reply to this


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      First

    4. Rash Manly says – reply to this


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      Guns don't kill people,
      bullets kill people.
      .
      Illegal aliens kill 13 Americans
      every 24 hours drunk driving also,
      so cars kill people also.
      .
      GOD BLESS AMERICA!

    5. cindy says – reply to this


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      thanks for updating ya old tit!

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      fghgfh

    7. 1st says – reply to this


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      1st

    8. nines says – reply to this


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      Crazy…

    9. jamie says – reply to this


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      first

    10. josh says – reply to this


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      lol

    11. Chazza! says – reply to this


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      First?
      Anywho wierd!

    12. antiyou says – reply to this


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      stupid Americans. and you wonder why crime is so high

    13. McMom says – reply to this


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      Sick. Where I live that is so unbelieveably illegal.

    14. kp says – reply to this


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      fucking disgusting

    15. crazy says – reply to this


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      I cannot believe this!! I saw this on AOL earlier.

    16. Tarrah says – reply to this


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      first!

    17. cool says – reply to this


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      FIRST

    18. wes says – reply to this


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      people kill people.
      So I suppose knives, ropes, and pillows kill too?

    19. lucy says – reply to this


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      ur rite perez…only in america!! sumtimes i wonda wot goes thru ur yank minds! free guns wiv evry car lol like thers not enuf guns on the american streets as it is!!

    20. Candy says – reply to this


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      First!!

    21. go says – reply to this


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      ehh im bored.

    22. Steve Drill says – reply to this


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      YeeeeeeeeeeHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

      FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS you fat Homo, FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS!!!!!

    23. henri_olai says – reply to this


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      this is SICK

    24. Hannah says – reply to this


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      What is up with America and guns!! Get rid of them… no one has guns no one needs them for protection.

    25. Courtney says – reply to this


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      GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE PEREZ!! PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE.

      THAT'S LIKE SAYING PENCILS SPELL WORDS INCORRECTLY!!!

      DON'T ENCOURAGE THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE OUR RIGHTS AWAY!!!!!!!!

    26. EmoWhoreXx says – reply to this


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      Haha! That's awesome.

    27. CaptainGONZO says – reply to this


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      What's worse? A loaded gun or a fag with AIDS? I'd say the fag with AIDS is more dangerous. A gun kills you fast, with AIDS you die a slow death after being fucked in the ass.

    28. trish says – reply to this


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      this is great!! Wish we had this in California.

    29. GUNS ARE GOOD! says – reply to this


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      OVEREATING KILLS PEOPLE, PEREZ!

      EVERYTHINGS KILLS SOMEONE, DUMBASS!

    30. Lonsen Smith says – reply to this


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      handguns? Bah, I have enough of those. I really could use a new duck gun though. My old remington is getting a bit tired.

    31. Autumn kelly says – reply to this


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      That's just wrong. They should be giving away free gas vouchers instead. Oil prices these days are crap!!!!!!

    32. Dana says – reply to this


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      Re: Rash Manly – Illegal immigrants kill 13 people every hour?
      WTF are you TALKING about? Sounds like someones been watching too much Racist Lou Dobbs propaganda.

    33. Autumn Kelly says – reply to this


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      Stick to the free gas idea. No guns.

    34. jeff says – reply to this


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      Wow.Being from Canada i really don't get the hard on people in the U.S have for guns.I live in a city of 6 million people and we had 80 murders last year. That's a tenth of what most U.S city's with less population had. It's nuts!What's crazier is that this isn't half as bad as giving them away in a bank with a new account.Which has happened BTW.I don't think the founding fathers would have invisioned this otherwise they probably wouldn't have said everyone has the right to bare arms.

    35. Pinkie McPerv says – reply to this


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      Illegals do kill several people a day in the USA. Have you ever driven in SA or Central America??? Maniacs! Drink to excess, no DL and No liability. I've been hit twice and the bastards haul ass and the cops do nothing! Drive in Tampa or Sarasota. Crazy bastards act like they own the road. Don't make eye contact or they will shoot your liberal ass. Then you will wish you had a gun.

    36. cjm says – reply to this


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      old news. Don't know if he is still doing it after the bad press on cnn. If he is, he should be named as an accessory in anything illegal that is done with one of his promotional guns.

    37. sleepless in falcon says – reply to this


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      omg coming from a country (australia) where its impossible to get a licence to own a firearm this is fu*kin hilarious…..love it!!

    38. Pinkie McPerv says – reply to this


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      Re: jeff – Move Canada between the USA and Mexico and then let me hear your tune. Wait until the dregs of a third world country infest your ass and you have to put up with it. You Canuks get the educated Germans, Russians and Chinese. Not to mention the Brits who are tired of being chased by Muslims. We get people who can't even write their own language and have no skills but cutting grass and upholstery.

    39. MADONNA says – reply to this


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      PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE, a gun is a tool, you bunch of tools…

    40. bunch of freaks ya'll says – reply to this


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      Don't understand why Americans have the right to bare arms. Dumb fuckers always going out and killing people. Ban them. Guns are banned in Australia - don't see high school masacres going on here do you?

      When will you all grow up? Guns are bad. You give them to anyone. FFS I've seen American family portraits where you'll all be holding weapons. Mind you - I think they're rednecks, pmsl.

      Pass a law, make you're children safer and get em off the street.

    41. ROLLS EYES says – reply to this


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      Re: Pinkie McPerv

      ^Speaking of rednecks………

    42. X says – reply to this


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    43. Misleading - It is a Gift Card Toward The Purchase says – reply to this


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      the guy isn't handing out guns. he is giving a gift card towards the purchase where obviously a background check has to be done. i don't get why people are for excessive gun control. i am all for background checks & even a waiting period but as long as you are not a criminal you should be able to buy a gun. criminals are going to be able to get guns regardless if they are legal & most get them get them illegally anyway. are you really goint to license a gun you use in a crime so it can be traced to you? you can get drugs & they are illegal so why do you think guns are any different. if you outlaw guns the only people that are going to have them are criminals. i bet all of us would want a gun if someone broke into out house. chances are you are going to be robbed, beaten & even killed. there is also something bigger at issue - our basic rights as americans. it is a slippery sloap when you start chipping away at the rights given to us by the constitution. as a single woman living alone i want to get a gun. people in society today are really sick. there are so many violent crimes. hey if the gun voucher works i am all for the guy - this is capitalism at its greatest. oh & by the way perez - you keap reportinig on these stories about a week after they appear on Fox & Friends.

    44. Pinkie McPerv says – reply to this


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      Re: ROLLS EYES – You know your over the target when you start getting flack. Hit a nerve, did I?

    45. Candy says – reply to this


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      I'm from Texas and I don't own any guns myself and personally I'd rather have the free fuel but I can understand people wanting to have the extra protection in their vehicle. Too bad that deal wouldn't hold up here, but then memberships to concealed weapons classes would go up 10 fold! Lol, maybe we should all move to Butler! Hmmm…………

    46. j BLANK of FLATPOINT says – reply to this


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      you'll need the gun to rob the gas station

    47. like you care says – reply to this


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      Jesus,what do you guys do for a living?ooh,a gun…ooh.Wow.Amazing.WTF,who cares.GET A LIFE YOU OLD GITS.I hate adults.You guys got no brains…

    48. Steve Drill says – reply to this


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      Ironic how all these libs would change their tune if they ever had a gun shoved up their ass.

    49. red says – reply to this


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      Wow! This is almost as crazy as two people of the same sex being able to marry.

    50. ONLY AMERICA says – reply to this


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      Re: Courtney – Fucking red neck bitch. Why do you have so much boners for guns. If someone wants to kill you its easy enough… sniper can take you out from anywhere, what good is your gun then? Gun lovin' swine

    51. Pinky = Retard says – reply to this


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      Re: Pinkie McPerv – Pinky, why the fuck do you get a boner for guns? Do they make you feel like a "tough strong manly man"? I hope they do, because guns fuel crime and make it worse and more dangerous so I hope that feeling negates all the crap that guns bring.

    52. Steve Drill says – reply to this


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      We are the ONLY players that matter in this piece o' shit planet and that's cause we own the biggest guns. We love it, and there's fuck-all any of you foreigners and……communist, terrorist raghead loving bitches can do about it.

      So DEAL!

    53. Me Likes Me Guns says – reply to this


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      Guns Dont Kill People, People Kill People!!!

      Look at my impersonation of an uneducated redneck.
      Like?

    54. tony says – reply to this


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      IDIOT NATION

    55. aghast says – reply to this


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      seriously - take a step back, take a deep breath and think about this: this is fucking absolutely nuts! is it any wonder America has such a bad rep around the world? can you think of any other country where this would even be debated? don't come out with the people kill people bullshit. people are too emotional to have firearms. one moment of hotheadedness and someone dies. America is fucked beyond belief for allowing this. America, in theory, is an amazing country but too many special-interest groups from the gun lobby, to the extreme religious zealots, to the over-corporatization/-consumption of everything have ruined the ideal and its image. America needs to do some soul-searching or it's going to quickly become obsolete.

      now go take your meds (another fucked up American phenomena), calm down and stop shooting off your guns

    56. Pinkie McPerv says – reply to this


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      Re: Pinky = Retard – I own 5 guns and have only fired one of them. Bought them 12 years ago and don't regret it. Learn history. The first thing Castro and Hitler and Stalin did when taking power was outlaw personal weapons. Switzerland is the only country where it its illegal NOT to own a gun. They have NEVER been invaded. Ask a Jew about taking away gun rights. The Warsaw Ghetto in Poland was defended by Jews who held Hitlers Wermacht at bay for 6 months. It was the Alamo for that country.

    57. Rash Manly says – reply to this


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      Re: Dana
      Border jumping aliens kill 13 people
      every 24 hours, dear, not every hour,
      re-read my post.
      .
      By the way, border jumpers
      MURDER 12 more people every
      24 hours (one day) for a total
      of 25 people every 24 (one day) hours.

    58. chrissy says – reply to this


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      wow that's sad. Only in America. And people wonder why crime is so high and why people are always getting shot…hmmm let me think..because people are giving away guns! And to protect yourself is bullshit cause I hear people using guns to kill others not to protect.

    59. lindsey from nyc says – reply to this


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      to all u idiots calling perez all these fucked up names: SUCK A FAT DIRTY COCK! we have a fucked up government so stop defending it! guns shouldn't be in just anyones hands…this little buy a car get a gun deal is fucking retarted and you who agree are equally retarted!! love you perez….te quiero mucho gordito bello! besitos!

    60. MILENA says – reply to this


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      PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE… DON´T BLAME GUNS

    61. lusitani says – reply to this


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      that's fine for America since is the America's greatest industry… weaponry definitely not cars

    62. Jeremy says – reply to this


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      Does anyone even have one clue as to why our Founding Fathers put the 2nd Amendment into the Constittution? It wasn't for hunting or being able to defend ourselves from simple burglars or murderers. The 2nd Amendment was put into the Constitution because the Founding Fathers knew that men are men and government leaders can become corrupt. And because of this they knew that the People had to be able to defend themselves from their own government if it became too powerful. The comment about Hitler and Stalin taking away gun rights is exactly right and that's how they were able to murder millions of people. How's Australia's crime rate since guns were outlawed? The city I live in it is a law that all home owners MUST OWN a gun. Since this law was enacted the crime rate went down. And if you think I'm bullshitting then look up Kennesaw, Georgia and find out for yourself. Now, take a look at Washington D.C. where handguns are banned. Crime rate through the fucking roof!!! Good and lawful people will turn their guns in if a law banning guns were enacted while the criminals will hold onto theirs. Fuck you people make me sick. Do some research and learn about some history before you comment about shit you don't even know about!

    63. Illegal says – reply to this


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      Guns should be illegal. Honestly.
      Now, some people are going to jump my ass and say, "CRIMINALS ARE GOING TO GET GUNS, LEGAL OR NOT LOLOLOL DUMBSHIT"
      Well think about it, no gun purchase, equals less gun production (there will be some for the careers such as police, etc. etc. that require it), and thus it is harder to acquire a gun.
      Will criminals still get guns? Yes but it will be a hell of a lot harder to.
      While it's easier to get drugs (cultivating, getting the chemicals, etc), gun production is a bit more complicated. If you mess it up, you have a faulty gun, and thus the threat of the weapon is greatly reduced.
      Also, the only thing guns are used for are protection (which I can almost guarantee, few situations will allow you the time/mobility to access said gun, considering it isn't in your hand 24/7) and hunting, which is a waste in itself unless permitted/asked by the government.
      -A teen equipped with common sense/logic

    64. Dominic says – reply to this


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      People kill people! Don't believe me? Look at states that have legalized concealed carry permits. It actually helps with crime!

    65. Alex thefuckingprincess A. says – reply to this


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      I reckon I'll take that their gun to shoot mah brother for dating mah sister…she was mah girl first.

      xoxo

    66. Dominic says – reply to this


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      Re: Illegal – Your logic flawed because in the real world we have seen that guns bans do not work. There are still shootings! Are you going to tell me that your are going to remain as idealistic as you are now and not wish you had a gun when a criminal enters your home?

    67. Kathryn says – reply to this


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      WTF? AMERICA IS FUCKING BACKWARDS!

    68. Marcus Aurelius says – reply to this


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      What's all the hubbub, Bubb?
      I would personally take the gasoline, but this world is populated by plenty of idiots.
      Take the majority of posts on your site, Perez, for example.
      There are days when I think you yourself ought to had out a gun to every single idiot. Then the idiots could indulge in a healthy self-extermination of their own kind.
      You'd be providing a service, similar to this man, that would then allow evolution to shoot forward a few leaps.

    69. the truth says – reply to this


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      HEY PEREZ DONT CRY ABOUT GUNS WHEN YOUR CLOTHING LINE HAD TSHIRTS WITH GUNS PRINETD ON THEM

      :(

    70. 13 guns plus says – reply to this


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      I find it amusing that everyone can blame a gun for the level of violence in the U.S. It really has nothing to do with the guns. It is the person holding it that is responsible for their actions. It's the gangs in the streets, the hatred of men for the color of their skin. A gun does not track you down and kill you in cold blood. But I guess it is easier to throw foul language out there call people names and not really touch on the point.

      The guns or gas is a promotion. They dont hand out a gun to anyone. But if you had read the last sentance of the article you would know that wouldnt you. We have 13 guns in the house. 3 of them are collectors items never to be fired. My 10 yo daughter owns her own gun and she knows she can not go out shooting without an adult. My 7 yo son is the same. It doesnt make us rednecks, hicks or fools. We use them for sport. Have them for protection and treat them with respect.

    71. MOLLAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY says – reply to this


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      Re: Illegal

      Criminals will find new ways to kill people then, you fool.
      You really think gun promotion would go down? What about the millions of guns already circulating around the globe? You are an ignorant and naive child if you truly believe that a silly law would keep murderers from killing a person.

      All that outlawing guns would do is keep the law-abiding citizens–victims– from protecting themselves.

      Guns do not kill people. People kill people.

    72. Rochelle says – reply to this


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      Re: X – Amen! People Kill People! Hello!

    73. Joe Blow says – reply to this


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      Americans own guns for the same reason that police do - to safeguard life and property.

    74. aj says – reply to this


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      I moved away from Springfield, MO (third largest city, after KC and the Loo) last year. I have to say that Im glad I moved. Missourians already have a reputation for being morons (a very large portion of them are on meth). Let me tell you something, and I am a democrat, who believes in the right to bear arms, blah blah….the LAST THING Missouri needs is this shit. Folks who can't afford to pay the rent are gonna be goin out and gettin them some new cars. JESUS

    75. Madge's Vag says – reply to this


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      ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WAS THIS IN KENTUCKY OR SOMETHING? THAT'S UNREAL. GOBBLES GOBBLES AMERICA!

    76. Cynth The Poet says – reply to this


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      Well, with gas prices the way they are the gun is probably cheaper for the dealership. Plus, who's going to by a gas guzzler unless you're packing heat? (snark!)

    77. lucia says – reply to this


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      hahahahahah
      americans. i mean i live here but seriously. its like they are promoting shooting people for protection
      YESSS… no not at all its not ok

    78. Goo says – reply to this


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      Only in Missouri!!
      Also "only in Missouri" some old guy and a 14 year old came to Missouri because it's the only state where they could legally get married.
      Also… a lot of meth.
      Missouri sucks!

    79. lolo says – reply to this


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      Those freaking red-necky americans defending their "rights to own guns" and claiming "americans own guns for the same reasons as police do" are fucking hilarious. Bunch of blood-thirsty ignorants

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      Re: Pinkie McPerv – Actually, the reason that we don't have a high crime rate and we were rated 11th in the world in safety vs the U.S which was 97th (sad), is that it's difficult do get a gun in this country.If you were to apply for a gun permit you apply with the police and you go through testing and courses and even then it could take a while.Everyone in the U.S clings to what their four fathers said hundreds of years ago as if it could never be amended?This is why you have kids shooting kids and schools being shot up on almost a monthly basis.

    81. jimmyjazz says – reply to this


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      I KNOW IT'S WEIRD COMING FROM ME……….BUT WHAT HAPPEND TO THE SECOND AMENDMENT? I'M A SOUTHERN BOY WHO BELIEVES IN PROTECTING HOME AND HEARTH!!!!!!!!!!
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      I'M GAY BUT I'M STILL A MAN!!!!.

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      !!!!!!!!
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      I DARE ANYONE TO ROB MY HOMESTEAD………….YOU'LL FIND OUT WHAT'S UP WITH YOUR BITCH!!!!!!
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      HOLLER AT ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    82. Dom says – reply to this


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      If guns kill people, can I blame misspelled words on my pencil??

      If we outlaw guns, only outlaws will have them!

    83. mikole says – reply to this


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      I never owned or thought about owning a gun, but now that I can take advantage of this special promotion of receiving a free gun when I purchase my new automobile. I have made the decision to take my new car and gun, and start leading a life of violent crime.

    84. marissa says – reply to this


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      this is super funny! but clearly not illegal

    85. me says – reply to this


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      Re: lucy – it's our right, get over it

    86. me says – reply to this


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      Re: jeff – get your facts straight about US statistics, and then you may speak.

    87. Gringo says – reply to this


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      sleeping pills kill people too…

    88. Baob says – reply to this


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      Cars kill lots of people. Let's ban cars. I can see the liberals getting all excited!

    89. Peachy says – reply to this


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      Terrorists kill people… Ban terrorists!

    90. sasha says – reply to this


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      And they wonder why America has a gun problem. It's called not having gun control! Jesus Christ, how is this allowed?

    91. Andrew says – reply to this


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      Dear Americans (excluding anyone not in the bible belt and/or mid-west):
      Please stop being such fuck ups. Do you really need someone to spell out why the rest of the world hates you?

    92. Milk Man says – reply to this


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      Perez, you're such a fucking hypocrit!! Aren't you the one who designs clothes with a fucking guns??? Piece of shit.

    93. Carrie says – reply to this


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      Guns don't kill people, PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE! a gun alone can not kill someone, a human being has to make it shoot a bullet. Gun control is aiming the gun at the target and hitting it.

    94. socalguy says – reply to this


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      Yeah, why just last week I saw a gun all by itself walk up to a guy and pull it's own trigger.

      Perez, u are a moronic douche.

    95. cool says – reply to this


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      ha that's awesome!!!

    96. Guns Suck says – reply to this


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      So from the responses from the rednecks I have deduced the following:

      1. Guns dont kill people, people kill people.
      Reply: People DO kill people, but it's a whole fucking lot harder when they dont have an instant death machine they can use from a fair distance away.

      2. If we dont all have guns another country is going to invade us.
      Reply. That is why you have a fucking military

      3. If we dont have guns our government is gonna go hitler on our ass.
      Reply. How many people do you have in your country, its the amount of people that rise up against your government thats important, not whether they have guns.

      4. Gun bans do not work.?!?!
      Reply. Where the fuck did you pull this from… your ass? Since Australia introduced gun laws (it was our conservative government btw) we havent had a single massacre and our gun crimes have decreased significantly.

    97. Dawn says – reply to this


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      hi there,
      further to your american email last week, check this newspaper out, they are giving away guns……
      cheers
      steph

    98. elo says – reply to this


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      Number of US deaths for leading causes of death.
      (All causes: 2,403,351)

      Top ten:
      Heart Disease: 700,142
      Cancer: 553,768
      Stroke: 163,538
      Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 123,013
      Accidents (unintentional injuries): 101,537
      Diabetes: 71,372
      Influenza/Pneumonia: 62,034
      Alzheimer's disease: 53,852
      Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 39,480
      Septicemia: 32,238

      Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of Health Human services and is a conservative number.

      Doctors:
      A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000.
      B) Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000.
      C) Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.
      Now think about this:

      Guns:
      A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000. Yes, that is 80 million.
      B) The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500.
      C) The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is 0.0000188.

      Do the math and then shut up.

    99. Carla says – reply to this


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      If anyone actually read the article, the dealership will give the guns to people who pass a background check. They are not just giving them away to any idiot. Like what was said before…. guns don't kill people, people kill people. I own a gun, for protection. As a single female living alone, if someone breaks in to my home while I am inside, damn right I will shoot their head off! If you take our guns away, the criminals have an advantage because they will still have their guns. Think people, think!

    100. Food for thought says – reply to this


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      If guns kill people does that mean spoons make Perez fat?

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