First, let me state that I am not anti-gun. I own several. I hunt (yes, and what I shoot I eat). But on the news last night, I saw the most interesting news article...
It seems a local car dealer is offering a couple of incentives for new car shoppers. One is a 250 dollar gas card. Being the cynic, I think a couple of tanks of gas on that used SUV. Nice, but not life changing money.
The second option was a bit more interesting. A free gun. Yes, come in, buy a used crap box car, and get your own pistol. Okay, he doesn't actually give you the pistol there, you have to take a certificate to a local gun shop, and pass a background check. but if it all works out, you could be packing in your prius in no time.
http://www.kmbc.com/news/16345443/detail.html
The politically incorrect side of me (okay, that's both sides) suddenly had visions of getting the dealer provided handgun and using it to provide far more than 250 dollars of gas. Interesting to see how this plays out.