More news of the weird from the US this afternoon with a Missouri car dealership offering a free shotgun with every new Hummer sold.
Following the recent slow down in GM sales, the dealership decided to sell guns in the same showroom as its cars. It seems it didn’t take long to put two-and-two together.
“There is now real reason to believe that the current inventory on hand at dealers may be the last of the new Hummers, we wanted to send them off with something memorable,” said Mr Jim Lynch, owner of Lynch Hummer.
“Browning and Hummer are prestigious brands and American Icons – bringing them together is a natural fit.
“The guns have been a huge hit with our Hummer customers and now we are taking the ‘Guns and Hummers’ concept one step further.”
Potential owners must meet the same legal requirements as any prospective gun purchaser before they complete the sale. The free Browning shotguns (valued at AUD$2000) are offered “while stocks last” with the fine print saying “gun rack not included”.
It epitomises all that is wrong with America.
You’re right.
They should include the Gun Rack!
HAHAH only in America!
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You can’t be serious. As violent as people are here already, it’s a good thing that guns are as scarce as they are. I’d rather live in a Nanny State then the United States. At least we don’t get shot when we go to school or the shops here.
This whole thing reminds me of the scene in Bowling for Columbine, where the bank gives you a free gun if you open an account there. The whole gun-happy culture in America is disgusting, and really shouldn’t be joked about. I’m thankful that we don’t live in a culture where having a gun in the presence of children is acceptable.
You’re quite right.
Cool,heres your Natioal ID card.
Shotgun? Doesnt look that much like a shotgun…
There ain’t no shotgun in that photo
It’s a file photo guys.
AK-47 ???
is that a good patriotic american gun?
Well that isn’t an AK-47.
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Yeah, thats an AK47, NOT a Browning Shotgun. AK’s originated from russia. Brownings orig. in USA. That guy in the pic looks like your average Hummer buyer & appropriately dumb enough to want an AK.
Thats not an AK-47, its a type of hunting rifle, i dont know its name, but its too long and slender to be an AK.
It is a 7.62mm SVD Dragunov.
Thank you Betty Blue
Well, I think it’s a great idea. They can shoot their Hummer’s when they realise what a stupid vehicles they are. You can also put it out of its misery when they break down.
Use of guns by the general public is one great symbol of greedy American capitalism.
Money does everything in the states hence the name ‘Jungle state’. Americans don’t have universal healthcare so they have to fork out fortune to pay their private health insurance bills. Those insurance companies make handsome profits every year by offering huge bonuses to their insurance physicians that reject the highst number of claims made by patients.
A free shot gun on every hummer sold? Looks like a few years later they would offer a family size bomb for any family buying a hummer.
America, the most advanced third world country on the planet.
If you take taxes into account a middle class American family pays less for health care than Australians do. And, all other things being equal, they get better healthcare.
Drink Driver kills someone- not an accident
Driver Runs red light, kills someone- not an accident
Driver speeds, kills someone- not an accident
Driver runs stop sign, kills someone- not an accident
These are not accidents, these are the result of someone deliberately and knowingly breaking the law and really should be Man slaughter at the very least, as by their actions, they have truned the car into a weapon. Even when gun laws were more lenient here in Australia, more people died as a result of these car “accidents” than by being shot. A gun is no more dangerous than a car, it is the person using them that is dangerous. I am not advocating easier access to guns, I am advocating that Licensed people (who have passed the police checks and testing/courses)should have the right to buy pump action shotguns and semi automatic rifles for recreational use, as statistically, they are less likely to kill someone then an average person driving their car. It is harder to get a gun license than it is to get a car license, we severely restrict what guns people can use. Once you get a car license, you are only restricted by your budget.
Too Right!!
They haven’t deliberately set out to run into the person they hit. Their actions lead to that turn of events and they should be held responsible, yes. But saying a car is a weapon is misconstrued. A car maybe intentionally used to kill someone, then and only then would it be classed as a weapon. A gun only is and always will be classed as a weapon.
Not always anyway.
A gun is only classed as a weapon when it is being used with the intent to kill, just because it is designed to kill, doesn’t make it a weapon, it is how it is used which determines that. Hence why you are issued a firearms licence, not a weapons licence. Guns being used to shoot a target at a range are no more of a weapon then a knife being used to eat dinner with. The moment someone runs a red light, drink drives, runs a stop sign, etc, that car becomes a weapon, as it is no longer being operated in a responsible manner and is being operated in a manner which is likely to cause death or serious injury. If someone deliberately runs a red light, ect, they know that their actions are likely to cause death or serious injury, therefore through their intent to run the red light, they intend to kill or seriously injure someone and in doing so turn the car into a weapon. Anything used in a manner which can cause death or injury to someone is a weapon, not just a gun.
You might be a redneck if…….
1. You met your current wife at a family reunion.
2. You think “loading the dishwasher” means getting your wife drunk
3. The taillight covers of your car are made of red tape.
Or
4. You bought a car because it came with a free gun…..
I wonder:
If Holden or Ford offered this deal with Every V8 Ute sold as a special, how many takers would there be?
Serious question.
We joke about Americas rednecks, but this country is well stocked with them also. (in fact every country has them (even in Europe))
You are making a few assumptions here DGS.
I am not saying that rednecks are limited to America. I am not even suggesting that being a redneck is bad.
I don’t know many full time rednecks but I can say we have all been guilty at some point of performing an act of redneckism.
I ask you to embrace your inner redneck and let it out every now and then.
Yiiieeeehaaaaaaar!!!
It is somewhat disturbing to see the attitude towards Americans on this site sometimes. How many of you guys have actualy been to the USA? The whole ‘holier-than-thou’ rhetoric spouted about Americans here is misguided at best. My mates from QLD live up to the ‘redneck’ label far better than any of those I met in the states.
Particularly rich coming from Australian’s of all people. I’m Aussie, damn proud of it, but the view of Australian’s from outside of the country is in a lot of ways worse than most Australian’s stereotype of Americans. And from the things I’ve seen Aussie’s do overseas, its not unjustified.
I’ve been to the USA, and in their best city. NY. Its just as bad there. The cabbies and the people are exactly how we see it in the movies.
Don’t know where you went, but places like NY beat every city in Oz hands down for:
- Tourism and attractions
- Value for money shopping
- Value for money food and drink
- Customer service
- Accommodation quality
Australia could learn a thing or two from the USA.
They were going to supply Nuclear warheads but couldn’t get them made in time.
That’s totally wrong. I don’t like the idea. Guns are instrument of death if not used wisely and properly.
They should offer a free lawnmower and VB 6 pack with every Commodore
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