Larry McCoy, owner of Larry's Gun Shop in the 2700 block of Pleasant Valley Road just off Government Boulevard, said Monday that he sells a Romanian-made, AK-47-style weapon for $400.
McCoy said federal law states that a person 18 or older who is not a convicted felon can legally purchase a semiautomatic assault rifle.
Anyone who meets the federal requirements can be in and out of his shop within 10 minutes, armed with an AK-47-style weapon and bullets.
McCoy said, however, that he will not sell an assault rifle to anyone under 21 because he does not believe a teenager is mature enough to handle such a weapon.
Larry, assuming you actually said that, you really have no clue, do you?
Funny, though. Publicola quoted you a few years back when you said:
I think it's a fine rifle. I think most people buy them to hunt with, but you can use them for self-protection.
I know some will call to boycott you for your prejudice, Larry, but not me, at least not yet (however, any gun owner reading all of Publicola's post ought to tell everyone they know to avoid Rowell's Sporting Goods in Semmes).
No, what I propose is to actually send more business your way by having someone under 21 attempt to buy a semiauto rifle from you and then sue you for age discrimination if you refuse. Or, you could just claim being misquoted and proceed with the sale. In the mean time, if you meant what you were reported saying, you might want to tell some of these guys you don't think they're "mature" enough to be full-fledged Larry's Gun Shop customers.
As for the other implications of this story, i.e., hysterics over the sight of someone bearing arms, Fits has that covered.
[Via Sean Young]
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I don't see any actual quotation marks around what was attributed to Larry, so I'd give him the benefit of a doubt on the "assault weapon" nonsense. It's probably the anti-gun liberal bias of the reporter.
Although, I do think his comments on 18-year-olds is pretty stupid, but he does have the right to refuse to sell to people...
so open carry is disorderly conduct?
when are we taking the country back from the insane?
Thanks, David. Your link to the story was working far better than mine and I finally got to read the entire thing.
I skimmed through the post, but it wouldn't let me comment, (lovely computers) so I'll leave my comment here.
"It is not a gun you can hunt with." Really? That's real funny since I took my first deer with an iron-sighted Chinese SKS. I shot it through the timber at about 50 yards with a Russian made soft point hunting round. I made a very nice head shot with this rifle that is totally unsuitable for hunting.
Sombody ought to slap some sense into Keith Rowell and Chief Cochran.
I also find it real funny that the Chief claims that the 7.62x39 round is "powerful". My .243 is way more powerful than my SKS. What a hoot! The 7.62x39 dies at 300 yards or so and the .243 is good out past 500 yards. Not only that, I shot a buck last year at 100 yds. with the .243. Hit him just aft of the right shoulder with a 100 gr. Hornady Interlock SPBT backed by 47 gr. of IMR7828. Went clean through. Damage to the heart/lung area and exit hole in ribs of the off-side was bigger than my fist.
If I'm going to shot at, I'd really rather get shot at by someone with a 7.62x39 than a .243 any day.
Do these morons not know that the most dangerous man on the battlefield fires a bolt action rifle?
By the way, I made the above comment about the most dangerous man on the battlefield to some reporters during Wayne Fincher's trial. They wouldn't even touch it.
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