Georgia gun shop owner gets heat about ‘Obama sale’

ajc.com ^ | November 7, 2008 | ajc.com AP

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

HULL — An east Georgia gun shop has stopped using President-elect Barack Obama’s name to sell weapons after some passers-by interpreted it as a call to violence against the country’s first black leader.

The Georgia Outdoor Sports shop in Hull used an outdoor sign to advertise an “Obama Sale” on guns and ammo Wednesday morning just hours after his victory was announced.

Shop owner Carrie Mentel said she was trying to capitalize on gun owners’ concerns that their right to bear arms will be limited under a Democratic administration. On Thursday, she changed the message on the outdoor sign to “Support the 2nd Amendment Sale.”

Hull is about 80 miles east of Atlanta.

[Boucheau]

“Obama Sale”

Simply beautiful.

[VOA]

Shop owner Carrie Mentel

You go girl!!!

[Da Coyote]

And what part of “Obama Sale” logic is incorrect?

[joesbucks]

conventional wisdom says there should be a shortage and prices should be rising.

[roses of sharon]

Bump for a real American!

[ChiMark]

You cannot use the name of the “one” except in
reverence.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Well,it has started.Everything said or written will be challenged.

[basil]

Gawd! I guess any adverse mention of the Messiah's name will be taken as a racist statement now.

I'm going to have to put fresh duct tape around my head! What I have there now as been weakened by the many times as my brain has tried to explode.

[headstamp 2]

Simply call it a “Post Election Day Sale”.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

“Obama Sale”

Nope IT was sold to Soros and other America haters long ago!

[Squantos]

Obama has already been sold to the sheeple.......

[Oatka]

. . . against the country’s first black leader.

That will be the de facto phrase from here on out.

[bergmeid]

Call it an “Obama Price Increase” if they wanna know.

[VOA]

...after some passers-by interpreted it as a call to violence
against the country’s first black leader.

The owner should have added:
1. Get 'em before Obama taxes guns and ammo so much only he can
afford 'em!

2. And before Obama confiscates 'em for his civilian defense corps!

And she should have reminded the reporter that Thomas Jefferson
would have understood the current situation.
And he would have taken some sort of action to keep Second Amendment
rights intact. Even if it meant buy guns and ammo before
King George III would try to confiscate them.
(Of course, all that would be lost on about 99% of today's journalists.)

[Jagdgewehr]

My thoughts exactly. It has started.

[Wonderama Mama]

but it's okay to name a sanitation plant after Bush.

the left needs to remember, we were watching everything they did to Bush, taking notes. this election has unleashed a sleeping giant.

[joma89]

Great idea!

JoMa

[wtc911]

Stopped by the gun shop today just to window shop...never saw it so busy.

[Def Conservative]

Thats RAaAAAAACIST!!!!