Sarah Palin Honored by NRA With Alaska-Themed Assault Rifle
BY James Gordon Meek
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
WASHINGTON—Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was bashed for her pricey wardrobe, but now she's getting a lethal accessory.
The National Rifle Association Foundation will present Sen. John McCain's ill-fated running mate with a military-style assault weapon next week.
The all-white "Alaskan Hunter"—fashionable until Labor Day—is the civilian version of a modified M-4 rifle carried by U.S. troops overseas.
Alaska's feisty Republican governor, who is weighing a potential 2012 presidential bid, will receive the rifle made by Templar Consulting at a May 14 NRA banquet.
It's engraved with Palin's name and adorned with a map of the state on the collapsible stock—made legal after the expiration of the assault weapons ban in 2004. The Big Dipper from the state flag is etched on the magazine well behind a vented barrel guard.
The rifle is chambered in .50-caliber "Beowulf." It's the same caliber used by heavy machine guns, which can take down big game, and in war zones "can disable both motor vehicles and assailants with body armor," according to ammo manufacturer Alexander Arms' Web site.
Templar gun designer Bob Reynolds told the NRA's magazine that Palin had stood up for Second Amendment gun rights and "I just wanted to do something to give back."
Reader Comments
Uhm, Mr. Meek is a liar
it is never fails to amaze me how the anti- gunners have no idea what they are talking about. Or maybe they know if they tell the truth they will be shouted down, so that’s why they spread lies. Meek says that the .50-caliber Beowulf round is a military round used in heavy machine guns…..WRONG the .50 BMG is the round used in the military machine guns. The two rounds are completely different.
Uhm, Mr. Meek is clueless
The .50 Beowulf is NOT the same round used in heavy machine guns which can take out big game and in war zones. You'd be thinking of the .50 BMG. The .50 Beowulf is basically a pistol round with a limited range of at most 200 yards.
I would think that if you're trying to be intellectually honest about reporting on a topic about which you have a negative opinion, you'd at least check your facts. Otherwise you're simply a political hack with an agenda to scare people into fearing guns, and to ridicule the Alaska governor.
Bang, Bang ? Your an idiot
New Mexico should be walled off and made into a game preserve for hunting idiots ! Sarah is the most down to earth, honest and great example of integrity that she had no chance in the political arena. Liers, gays and cowards all occupy that realm.
Take your comments and bury them deep in your native New Mexican soil where they belong.
The world has become so entrenched in PC (political correctness) that it can no longer see trueth or an honest attempt of salvaging this countries morales and integrity that people like you make comments like yours.
Go Sarah, I wish I could give you an Abrahms Tank !
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