Sarah Palin gets a new gun

[Samm]

The National Rifle Association Foundation will present Governor Sarah Palin with a military-style assault weapon next week.

"The all-white "Alaskan Hunter" - fashionable until Labor Day - is the civilian version of a modified M-4 rifle carried by U.S. troops overseas."

They are wrong about that... in Alaska, it is "fashionable" after Labor Day until April. ;)


http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/05/04/2009-05-04_aww_shoot_nra_makes_palin_top_gun.html

[LouC]

The National Rifle Association Foundation will present Governor Sarah Palin with a military-style assault weapon next week.

"The all-white "Alaskan Hunter" - fashionable until Labor Day - is the civilian version of a modified M-4 rifle carried by U.S. troops overseas."

They are wrong about that... in Alaska, it is "fashionable" after Labor Day until April. ;)


http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/05/04/2009-05-04_aww_shoot_nra_makes_palin_top_gun.html

Cool!

It is good to be Governor.

[pattyk]

I want one!

[Gunslinger]

Speaking of AR 15's.

I was reading an article yesterday about the weapons confiscated in Mexico, there was a claim that they are seeing AR 15's that have been converted to 50 cal.

Has anyone else seen this or heard of this?

It's quite easy to do and anyone can do it legally.

[LouC]

It's quite easy to do and anyone can do it legally.

Thanks

Actually the weapon they are giving Sarah is a .50 Beowulf, I saw that when I enlarged the pic and read the print. :doh:

[Samm]

For those unfamiliar with the .50 Beowulf...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Beowulf_Cartridges.JPG

It is a dandy... ;)

[LouC]

For those unfamiliar with the .50 Beowulf...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Beowulf_Cartridges.JPG

It is a dandy... ;)

I liked the description that the slugs wouldn't be deflected by a vehicles windshield or body panels so it is good for use at checkpoints.

[AutoRacer55]

I bet she doesn't look as good with a gun as Yvonne Strahovski:

http://www.thecinemasource.com/moviesdb/images/news/Yvonne-Strahovski.jpg

[Samm]

I liked the description that the slugs wouldn't be deflected by a vehicles windshield or body panels so it is good for use at checkpoints.

Yeah... the author of the article clearly was a idiot... not only did he refer to the semi-automatic rifle as an "assault weapon" (wrong on both counts) but he goes on to say "The rifle is chambered in .50-caliber "Beowulf." It's the same caliber used by heavy machine guns, which can take down big game, and in war zones "can disable both motor vehicles and assailants with body armor," according to ammo manufacturer Alexander Arms' Web site." Clearly when he looked it up on Alexander's web site, he was looking at .50 BMG. I'd like to see anybody shoot an M4 sized gun chambered in .50 BMG. ;)

[Samm]

I bet she doesn't look as good with a gun as Yvonne Strahovski:

http://www.thecinemasource.com/moviesdb/images/news/Yvonne-Strahovski.jpg

Hardly anyone looks as good as Yvonne Strahovski, with or without a gun. ;)

[Samm]

Gosh... I would have thought that a thread with the two most popular words in this Forum - Palin and guns - in the title would be swamped with responses. ;)

[Claymore]

:drool::drool::drool::drool::drool:

[Hoobeedoo Bejesus]

I think it's ugly, sorry.

[smyrna]

All white...Alaskan Hunter...what will the NAACP say about this?:D

[stodr]

I want one!

They made two of those. The other one is being auctioned at the NRA national convention comming up in Phoenix.

[Samm]

I think it's ugly, sorry.

Actually, I do too; M-4s are not pretty and white is just a bad color for any gun... but .50 Beowulf... that makes it acceptable. Besides... you can't hurt an M-4 with a little spray paint. ;)

I wonder if they are giving her a lifetime supply of ammo to go along with it. :think: