Missouri car dealer offers free AK-47 with purchase of new truck.
Missouri car dealer offers free AK-47 with purchase of new truck.
Mark Muller, the president of Max Motors in Missouri, is offering a gift certificate for a Kalashnikov AK-47 rifle to anyone who purchases a pick-up truck. Muller, whose business slogan is “God, Guns, Guts, and American Pick-Up Trucks,” said the response to the offer has been very strong. “There is a lot of worry about crime, we have a methamphetamine problem around here and people just want to protect themselves,” said Muller. The UK Telegraph notes that there may be other dynamics at play:
Never before, however, has the AK-47 been used to sell cars in Missouri. For all its gimmickry, the interest in Mr Muller’s newest promotion reflects rising concern among gun owners that President Barack Obama will eventually seek to tighten the rules on ownership, despite his promises to the contrary.
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Isn’t the AK a foreign made weapon? Why isn’t this guy promoting American made weapons?
July 20th, 2009 at 3:04 pmWhat sort of Commie is this guy, selling Russian weapons?
Throw in a case of beer and you got yourself a good time.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:09 pmNo wonder the rest of the world thinks Americans are crazy!
July 20th, 2009 at 3:10 pmRolla just made my point. :-)
July 20th, 2009 at 3:12 pmnothing say America and patriotism like a Russian made automatic weapon.
hahahahaha
July 20th, 2009 at 3:12 pmRednecks are no only stupid, but they are also extremely dangerous.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:14 pmMr. Muller may not have considered that with an unemployment rate of 9.5% in Missouri that someone taking him up on his offer may lose his job, go into rapid debt, and will be home most of the time cradling a cozy semi-automatic weapon when they come to repossess his pick-up.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:15 pmThe Russian made AK-47, the choice of dictators, terrorist and GOP loons….
How “American” of him. =P
July 20th, 2009 at 3:15 pmWhat ? No 50% off on gun-rack installation , for the 1st 20 customers …………….?
July 20th, 2009 at 3:18 pm“There is a lot of worry about crime, we have a methamphetamine problem around here and people just want to protect themselves,”
Hey, that’s great. Because none of these drug addicts that plague Missouri could possibly buy a truck and get a free assault rifle.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:18 pm“There is a lot of worry about crime, we have a methamphetamine problem around here and people just want to protect themselves,” said Muller.
Because nothing says “crime and drug free” like arming prospective vigilantes with Soviet-made weapons ……….
July 20th, 2009 at 3:21 pmHoly Sh*t! As a gun owner I’m all for the Right to Bear Arms, but this is ridiculous! Couldn’t they just knock off several hundred dollars? Dear Lord!
July 20th, 2009 at 3:23 pmY’know, if I were going to create an ad for my business, I wouldn’t have it feature a gun pointed at my head, even if it were only a cartoon of me.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:23 pm****
“get the optional under coating
and we’ll throw in the bullets for free!”
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July 20th, 2009 at 3:23 pmChyron,
July 20th, 2009 at 3:23 pmAnd the drug makers/dealers can get a pickup and a military assault weapon to defend their “business” at the same time. Expect members of the Mexican drug cartels to do their shopping in Missouri.
Couldn’t help but check out this nut’s website. Anyone surprised that their are blaring testimonials with links to interviews by Muller on “Fox and Friends”, “CNBC”, “CNN” and “FOX News Channel”? Apparently you don’t even have to be from Missouri to take advantage of his offer. Great.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:24 pmAwesome – stick to the essentials of life, like gas guzzlers and $400+, even $1000+ for harmful steel toys.
How about giving some free gas? Or food? People are going homeless and they need assault rifles, instruments of death.
Guns aren’t $20, not to mention ammo and, umm, maintenance (strooooke the shaft, I mean barrel… toe tap?). What a luxury!
This is just what the Founding Fathers were looking for: those ornery enough to ruin cooperation in a growing, changing society, but claiming the land and every benefit of society i.e. national defense and infrastructure. Self-sovereign but subsidized.
Basically they opposed the King AND the Revolutionary War.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:25 pmI can imagine meth dealers from miles around will be lining up to buy trucks from this guy.
Hey, as long as they pay cash, how they got the cash isn’t any of his business, is it?
July 20th, 2009 at 3:26 pmMy dog eats cat poop like Almond Roca, thinks the vacuum cleaner is a monster, and tries to mate with the ottoman. And even he thinks this is a stupid idea.
What’s next? A contest where the person who holds a live grenade the longest gets a new minivan?
July 20th, 2009 at 3:27 pmMakes me wonder how it took the tighty-rigties this long to figure out how to exploit amygdala-based fear response for commercial purposes.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:28 pmThere’s a meth problem..and this schmuck is offering a free assault rifle with the purchase of a new pickup?
Meth heads packing heat!
And, seriously, spend the little extra cash and offer an AR-15. Made by Armalite and Colt in the good ‘ol US of A
July 20th, 2009 at 3:28 pmI’ve never understood why people who live where everything is spread out drive gas guzzlers.
I don’t understand why anyone that lives in the mountains and drives on curvy roads buys a top-heavy SUV that handles like crap either.
Then I remember how bad the education systems are out in rural areas and it becomes clear.
Dumbass rednecks gotta have big trucks and assault rifles to project a macho image so noone will realize what huge pussies they are.
(disclaimer: I have a concealed carry permit and have a 9mm with me whenever I ride my motorcycle in the mountains)
The funniest thing is the FEAR that these rednecks have about “Obama is gonna take our guns!”
They’ll believe any crap the radio tells them
July 20th, 2009 at 3:30 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Can we get them this riled up about global warming or health care (lack thereof)? What if Obama actually addresses gun control?
Okay, I get the Rockwell-esque hunting mystique, the Winchester or Remington, dog Jack, and camo jacket with the pickup, TV hunting shows, etc. I’m from there. They’re not under threat.
But military weapons? The thought of opening fire with an AK-47, on American soil, even in self-defense… chilling. What an awful, violent thing to do. Even buying/loading 7.62 mm. But the liberals… they have… books, and tele-prompters…
Peace is war, I suppose?
July 20th, 2009 at 3:34 pmNothing says a drop in the crime rate more than providing criminals with all the tools they need to perform their very own drive-by …….
I think the genius who came up with this brilliant idea has their own severe meth problem…….
July 20th, 2009 at 3:36 pmShit. If only he was offering free rocket launchers. Then I might have considered buying a truck I don’t need…
July 20th, 2009 at 3:36 pmThis is all we need. A bunch of yokels getting all hot and bothered about the false premise that “Bad Obama is gonna take our guns away!” That is what that SOB thought when he murdered those cops in Pittsburg, PA. Now Glenn Beck and O’Liely can open with this and watch the violence go up.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:37 pmSince the meth dealers are the only ones with enough money to purchase a new truck, how does Muller feel about arming them?
July 20th, 2009 at 3:37 pmThis needs to be stopped! What can we do to end this madness?
July 20th, 2009 at 3:38 pmIf you get a car, you can get an AK-47.
If you get an AK-47, you can get lots of cars. Not that I would ever encourage anybody to rob Max Motors. But hey, it could happen.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:38 pmdumbstruck says:
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RantingTommy says:
(disclaimer: I have a concealed carry permit and have a 9mm with me whenever I ride my motorcycle in the mountains)
You’d do well to carry some Vaseline with you. It will make the gun go in easier.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
How difficult is it going to be to ram a gun up someone’s ass who has already shit themself ?
July 20th, 2009 at 3:38 pmI think I’ll just steer clear of Butler, MO. It sounds like not only are there a lot of meth users and dealers, but there are a lot of other people packing serious heat — along with a high fear factor. A rather hazardous combination.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:39 pm“God, Guns, Guts, and American Pick-Up Trucks,”
God = imaginary friend
Guns = weapons of human destruction
Guts = what comes out after said weapon is used
American Pick-Up Trucks = weapons of environmental destruction
Yep. It don’t git any better than that!
July 20th, 2009 at 3:39 pmI wish one of the gun nuts here would explain to me why an assault rifle capable of killing many people in a short period of time is necessary, and why an ordinary handgun just won’t do for self-defense?
Is it that people in Butler are mugged and attacked by mobs of 20 or more at a time? Or is it that everybody just wants to be Rambo?
July 20th, 2009 at 3:41 pmI wonder if people in Missouri take their pickup trucks and go hunting with AK-47s…
Maybe it’s just me, but I would think spraying your target with a lot of bullets is a little rough on the trophy.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:45 pmThis dealership ran a previous promotion where he gave away vouchers for a free hand gun.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:45 pm“God, Guns, Guts, and American Pick-Up Trucks,” and dull witted f ucks…
July 20th, 2009 at 3:46 pmWhat’s more American than Soviet military hardware?
July 20th, 2009 at 3:49 pmBetween this story & the recent one where the church invited people to bring guns to church & then gave away a gun as a “door prize”, no wonder Americans keep killing Americans, & no wonder the rest of the world just shakes its head in disbelief. Crazy. Repubs – who continually promote this sort of thing – are violence-loving, execution-promoting psychos.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:49 pmIt shows an 888 phone number maybe we should all call the dealership.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:53 pmAnd all I wanted was one of those dumbass Calvin pissing on something decals…
July 20th, 2009 at 3:54 pmWhat’s next, the guy gives out Commie pineapples from the Korean war for every H3 purchase because explosives are meant to be controlled by THE MAN?
I guess the moron wants the ATF showing up at his doorstep to prove his rights will be taken away because he has a cache of AK’s and the government just has…you know…no right to take those weapons away from him.
Because a child’s first gun should be at least semi-automatic so they get used to the recoil at a young age.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:58 pmNoticed a little local gun club out here had a new sign up the other day on my way back from shopping…AK-47’s for Sale…Humm Then a friend came by and said he was having a terrible time trying to get 3-80 shells, asked me and I said I don’t own one, to small a caliber for me…We laughed..Said I had all the ammo I needed for my 2 gun’s…
We spoke of many thing’s and I came to realize I may have to drive back east, maybe hook Bear up to a cart and go that way since I don’t trust the airlines with my packed up gun’s and ammo and most of all my Bear being slammed around in a cargo hold..Ah.The wonderful life of a critter and gun lover, what is an old witch to do…Blessings
July 20th, 2009 at 3:59 pmGee, this guy better hope he doesn’t get too many dissatisfied customers.
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He sure doesn’t want to be selling to many lemons.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:02 pmDude I totally want one. Too bad I don’t need a truck.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:09 pmWhere in Missouri is a great place to raise a family?
July 20th, 2009 at 4:19 pmIt is probably one of those cheaply made Chinese knock-offs.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:20 pmdumbstruck has some very weird sexual fantasies
he’ll just hurt himself if he tries to put anything in me, Vaseline or not
July 20th, 2009 at 4:21 pmAK-47 to protect against wave of meth-dealer home invasions. Of course, the gun could help meth purchasers get a lower price.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:21 pmmeth addicts with assault rifles driving pickup trucks
this is different from any average day in rural MO how?
July 20th, 2009 at 4:23 pmIsn’t the AK-47 the weapon of choice for the Taliban and Al quaeda?
July 20th, 2009 at 4:27 pmMcwars,
July 20th, 2009 at 4:28 pmThe only good place to rear a family in MO might be out among the Amish.
They come to each others aid in times of hardship.
not if what you need is an electronic defibrillator
their superstitions won’t allow that
July 20th, 2009 at 4:29 pmFREE Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher with every baby carriage!
Yes, that’s correct, folks! Buy a new ‘American Taliban’ baby carriage at ‘Max Baby Weapons’, & get a brand new RPG.
RPGs come in handy on those late night walks with your baby. You never know what threat lurks just around the next corner.
With an RPG, you can not only take out that threat coming at you, you can take out the entire city block!
Stop by today & take a test shot. 1 per customer only, please.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:39 pmThis thing reminds me of the time when they let an 8 year old fire an Uzi in a gun show, with predictable results.
Will the seller be accountable if one of these AK47s is used in a crime?
July 20th, 2009 at 4:43 pmThere is no perfect place to live, Tommy.
One’s choice depends on what one’s priorities are.
I would prefer to live among people who are considerate of their neighbors rather than among inconsiderate high tech people.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:45 pm54
July 20th, 2009 at 4:45 pmNow you’re tlkin’ my language….
If I buy a Boston Whaler can I get an upgrade to a Cruiser?
July 20th, 2009 at 4:53 pmEvery time someone posts on FoxNation they send you a box of ammo.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:54 pmthey just wanna be on the side that’s winnin’
July 20th, 2009 at 4:55 pmIf ah pays extra, will he swivel-mount dat rifle in the truck bed – ah may needs me the farpower when them revenooers comes fer mah still.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:01 pmMeth addicts, once they reach a certain point in their addiction, steal. What do they like to steal the most besides meth and cash? Guns. Guns are solid currency in any black market on Earth.
In fact. It occurs to me that a good first step in rational weapons regulation may be gun safe laws rather than gun laws. Buy all the guns you want but, if you don’t keep them locked up, and they are stolen, you are held responsible.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:11 pmpete:
July 20th, 2009 at 5:15 pmI agree but can we add that if a kid gets ahold of them and kills or seriously injures themselves or a playmate, that it isn’t a terrible “accident” and is instead a crime…
You will get 100% agreement from me, dbadass. I wouldn’t take a sole remaining parent from a shattered family for the sake of sending someone to prison (that “empathy” thing) but the very term “accidental shooting” should be outlawed. One can argue about the punishment for such negligence but we must start calling the crime a crime.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:22 pmEnnuiDivine says:
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There’s a meth problem..and this schmuck is offering a free assault rifle with the purchase of a new pickup?
Meth heads packing heat!
Meth Heads, Russian made AKs, Gas Guzzling pickup trucks and SUVS. The envy of Repukes Rednecks. Next they’ll be giving away free hand grenades to every redneck who purchases a gas guzzler.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:26 pmAn AK-47?
What’s wrong with these rednecks can’t they even buy American made guns?
July 20th, 2009 at 5:26 pmcd says:
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An AK-47?
What’s wrong with these rednecks can’t they even buy American made guns?
…Or even American made trucks when some of them are built in Mexico?
July 20th, 2009 at 5:30 pmWhere are the gun worshipping bible thumping beer drinking wrestling/football/NASCAR watching redneck trolls so I can make my vote-down option work overtime???
July 20th, 2009 at 5:31 pmQuick!
July 20th, 2009 at 5:35 pmSomebody pull the trigger!
They really should think about giving away an ounce of meth with every truck. Screw it, throw in both.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:46 pmIt’s the weapon of choice for ANY guerilla fighter. Has been for decades.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:47 pmMissouri…the butt of the joke on America…
July 20th, 2009 at 5:52 pmYou obviously ain’t been to Alabama lately.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:53 pmOk…Alabama…the pimple the butt of Missouri, the butt of the joke on America…
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July 20th, 2009 at 5:55 pm*on the
July 20th, 2009 at 5:56 pmIt’s the weapon of choice for ANY guerilla fighter. Has been for decades.
Certainly the weapon of choice for this mouthy armed liberal in crazy winghut country. Cheap dependable, and you couldn’t jam it if you tried.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:59 pmThey really should think about giving away an ounce of meth with every truck. Screw it, throw in both.
I like this idea. Let natural selection do the rest.
July 20th, 2009 at 6:02 pmAlejandro says:
They really should think about giving away an ounce of meth with every truck. Screw it, throw in both.
Better yet, they should give away AK-47s that fire meth bullets. Cut out the middleman.
July 20th, 2009 at 6:06 pmOne good thing about MO is that it has the Tour of Missouri bike race.
July 20th, 2009 at 6:08 pmConsidering the recent outbreak of right wing redneck violence against anyone they don’t like, I’m kind of happy to be an armed leftist.
When wingers kick down your front door, how you gonna come? With your hands on your head, or on the trigger of your gun?
July 20th, 2009 at 6:09 pmIsn’t that dealership subjecting (redneck) buyers to background checks before they hand over the AK to said redneck?
July 20th, 2009 at 6:16 pmSupposedly the buyers are getting a voucher for the gun until the background check is completed. If memory serves, the dealer himself is not the one the buyer gets the gun from.
July 20th, 2009 at 6:20 pmThe worse case scenario is for example the dealership hands the buyer the gun w/o b/g check, buyer turns out to be a heroin dealer and uses said AK to murder cops and anyone who gets in his way. But then again, repuke wingnuts savor that like expensive wine. This can actually happen.
July 20th, 2009 at 6:27 pmI wouldn’t be so concerned if the dealer was giving away free flat panel televisions if customer buys a new vehicle from the dealership.
July 20th, 2009 at 6:29 pmThese pieces of crap are not Kalashnikov’s by any stretch….their semi-auto copies made in Hungary, Romania or Yugoslavia (if your lucky you might get a Egyptian MADDI) best that you trade it in on a good Chinese Norinco or American made model.
July 20th, 2009 at 6:44 pmI love the Times interview in the link. The dealer says “They think we’re just a bunch of rednecks down here”.
And he thinks this is gonna change my mind ?
July 20th, 2009 at 6:45 pmIf you’re going to offer advice, Slappy, make it good advice. Any law enforcement or military expert will tell you that the best weapon for home defense is a 12 gauge pump/auto shotgun. That way you have the firepower to down every bad guy in the room, in the dark, without so much worry about blowing away your own kids in the next room or neighbor two houses down the block.
A rifle, even an American assault rifle, doesn’t even compare.
July 20th, 2009 at 7:05 pmI might add that if one pisses off so many people that one feels the need for a thirty round clip for self defense? One is doing something wrong.
July 20th, 2009 at 7:10 pm“we have a methamphetamine problem around here and people just want to protect themselves,” said Muller.”
and this assclown will be all kinds of surprised when the meth labs are armed with AK47’s courtesy of his dealership since we all know, meth lab owners don’t buy new vehicles.
July 20th, 2009 at 7:55 pmIs anybody else reminded of the old SNL skit/commercial for “Bad Idea Jeans”?
July 20th, 2009 at 8:05 pmI have two crossbows, a pepper spray gun, and next spring I’ll be getting a brown healer. Am looking into burglar bars for the windows.
Not one to make a lot of noise in the name of self-defense.
When I lived in Germany, they had laws that made victims of crimes partially responsible for theft, when they failed to secure their goods. If you car was stolen, for instance, and you left the keys in the ignition and the windows down, you’re partly responsible. I think that’s wise.
July 20th, 2009 at 8:06 pmJust a little tidbit of interest……this Mark Muller guy is brother to Erich “Mancow” Muller.
July 20th, 2009 at 8:35 pmRight wing gun nut buys truck, gets AK-47. Commits high profile massacre of innocents. Car dealer: “I swear I never saw that coming. Who could have known?”
July 20th, 2009 at 8:48 pmI love their little banner ad. Stereotypical redneck conservative: a white guy in a cowboy hat holding guns with the American flag nearby. SHAMELESS Jingoism.
But…
Sooooo… what if I want a prius? Do I still get the free gun? “hyuh, nice try, queer. Come back when ya grow uh pair.”
Sigh, so many MANY things wrong with this country. I think it’s time to start moving around the country accordingly. People, we should start flocking to consistently blue states and secede. No, it’s not “defeatist.” It’s smart.
Let “conservative america” tear itself apart, as we watch from a safe distance.
When you have a country with two groups of people who are just such POLAR opposites, you can’t advance. It’s a tug-of-war where the two sides are just deadlocked. Time to go separate ways, methinks…
July 20th, 2009 at 10:59 pmLeave them in the dust. Restrain them when necessary. Their children will see a brighter world and cleave to sanity.
July 21st, 2009 at 12:34 amApparently Muller has lost touch with “REALITY.” The GUN NUTS are getting ready for the next CIVIL WAR. If they think a GUN is going to save them, they really have been “DRINKING TO MUCH KOOL-AID.”
July 21st, 2009 at 12:37 am.
And Americans still scratch their heads at the violence/jail rates…
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July 21st, 2009 at 1:40 amYeah….that’s gonna work out well.
July 21st, 2009 at 2:27 amWe live in Bates County MO, of which Butler is the county seat. We live about 30 miles away from Butler, and we shop there on occassion. This county is not a bad place to live, but it is very rural. I do not, and will not, own a gun, period, and as badly as I need a newer vehicle, I wouldn’t accept one from Maxx motors if they handed me the keys and title. I see their signs and ads, and until now had nothing against them, but what they are doing is wrong and I sincerely hope they are made to stop this madness immediately.
July 21st, 2009 at 10:44 amIMHO, CHICKENHAWK Republican PHALLIC symbols . .
Big ass SUV and semi-automatic weapon; owned by needle dicks!!
July 21st, 2009 at 11:43 amNothing says inbred, ignorant irony more than offering a Russian made assault weapon as a means for enticing other equally ignorant rubes to buy an AMERICAN truck…
July 21st, 2009 at 2:46 pm