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Thursday, Aug. 24, 2000
Buy a Car, Get a Free Rifle
POWELL, Tenn. (Reuters) - A Tennessee used car dealer is
shooting back at anti-gun campaigners with a Saturday special
this week: Buy a car and get a free rifle.
``The only problem is it has hurt sales. Everyone's waiting
until Saturday to come in and buy a car,'' Greg ``Lumpy'' Lambert,
head of Advantage Auto Sales, told Reuters on Wednesday.
On what he has dubbed ``Second Amendment Saturday'' -- a
reference to the U.S. Constitution's arms bearing provision --
buyers will receive a voucher redeemable for a used, bolt
action rifle at GunCraft Sports in nearby West Knoxville,
Tennessee.
``It's perfect for deer hunting,'' Lambert said.
Those redeeming the vouchers in the one-day promotion would
have to comply with all government regulations showing they are
qualified before they could acquire the weapon.
There's something for the kids too -- every child who comes
to the lot gets a free squirt gun, even if their parents don't
buy a car.
``I've gotten a lot of supportive comments,'' he said. ``This
is an effort by my company and a pro (gun) rights group called
the Rights Education Fund, which will be present handing out
literature explaining that we do in fact have second amendment
rights.''
Lambert said he and the Knoxville-based rights group have
been upset by some anti-gun activities, including a recent gun
buy-back conducted by the Knoxville Police Department -- a move
the rights group said was needlessly disarming the citizens of
Knoxville and wasting taxpayers' money.
