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Posted on 01/13/2013 1:45:58 PM PST by matt04
A controversial gun sale caused a traffic jam on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington well before 9 a.m. as people stood in line outside Hoffman's Gun Shop hoping to get their hands on a semi-automatic rifle value bundle.
Hoffman's Gun Center & Indoor Shooting Range was selling only 100 of the Smith & Wesson M&P15 Sport value packs, and that had people lined up in droves.
The gun itself has been the target of a lot of controversy, and many lawmakers are looking to ban it and other semi-automatic rifles.
But it's what came in addition to the rifle that has people talking. Both the ammunition and the magazine have come under fire this week.
According to an advertisement, Hoffman's was selling the value pack – which included the Smith & Wesson model M&P15 Sport, 10-round semi-automatic rifle, two 20-round boxes of .223 ammunition and a MagPul 30-shot magazine – for $839.
Newington police were called to direct traffic as gun buyers hurried to get their hands on the deal, one that has people on both sides of the gun control debate talking.
"We heard about the special," said gun buyer Jeff Smith. "They got 100 assault rifles in, and they're impossible to get."
Adam Lanza, 20, used a similar weapon when he shot his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School last month and killed 20 children and six adults before taking his own life.
Every item in the value sale is coming under fire from the government. This week, Sen. Richard Blumenthal called for mandatory background checks when purchasing ammunition.
(Excerpt) Read more at wfsb.com ...
Peerhaps this sale is to shore up his repuation as a high-volume dealer...b/c he pissed a lot of people off.
“Ach! Sorry - that’s a .22!”
OMG...NOT ONE OF THOSE high power rounds that can be sprayed from an endless clip at innocent people!
The suggest retail from Smith & Wesson is $839, pre-firearmageddon, so that package is very reasonably priced. Hoffman's is probably getting more advertising by doing this than they could ever afford to buy.
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I am a late to the gamer, and the upper I bought was $270 less the week before as buy it now. I’m watching the exact same ones, a week later, going for $600-800 more than I paid.
And next will “marked” ammo with micro printing etc. it will never end....
Jeff Smith was probably the media "plant"...
Wow, guys at the range would probably use those up in 10 minutes.
that’s crazy. they are probably practicing to shoot someone. We need a restriction on ammo sales to put in those 10 round magazines. Only 2 rounds at a time can be purchased and there should be a 10 day waiting period after fingerprinting. That way, it would take about 2 months to fill up one of those 10 round magazines. It’s for the children. we can’t have the wild west out there with blood in the streets and all. If someone attacks your family, just call the police. don’t try to become jury and exectioneer. it’s racist
“The stark difference in the way believers in the Constitution and liberals handle themselves in public (and knowing the rush of anxiety they have to be experiencing not knowing if the wait will be fruitful) hits me right in the heart. They are an example of the America I grew up in.”
Yes, but if we’re going to win this thing, we’re going to have to get rowdy at some point.
I swear I saw a picture of police removing the AR-15 from the car on helicopter video.
BARACK HUSSEIN
OBAMA
WORLD'S GREATEST
GUN SALESMAN
And if some of them are customer 100-and-something, they will probably just buy other guns, unlike the sneaker people, who apparently think there are no other sneakers in the store that they can have for the time being.
Better late than never.
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