“Daily Caller” Giving Away Guns to Readers Now Until Election Day

“Daily Caller” Giving Away Guns to Readers Now Until Election Day

The known conservative website The Daily Caller, founded by Tucker Carlson, has launched a weird publicity stunt to say the least:  From today until November 6, Election Day, the Washington, D.C.-based site will give away a handgun a week for a lucky reader.

The gun giveaway is part of the site’s launch of a "Guns and Gear" section "devoted to Second Amendment issues and firearms product news and reviews."

Each 9mm “FMK9C1” handgun to be given will be "engraved with the Bill of Rights." The Yahoo! News partner, Daily Caller, plans to give away a total of 25 handguns in all.

"Like most Americans outside Washington, D.C., New York City and most of our nation's news rooms, large numbers of Daily Caller readers love guns," Daily Caller publisher and former Dick Cheney policy adviser Neil Patel said in a release.

When asked through email if it was really a good idea to give away guns to readers, Carlson responded: "Seems obvious. Why wouldn't it be a good idea? We trust our readers."

It is expected that all winners "must obey all local, state and federal laws governing the lawful transfer of a firearm and meet all local, state and federal requirements for firearms ownership."

To be specific, each winner "will be required to have proper identification suitable to receive a firearm in their jurisdiction and will be required to complete an ATF Form #4473 and pass a NICS background check at their local firearms retailer that holds a valid Federal Firearms License.  Failure to comply with each of these requirements will result in a forfeiture of the prize."

Posted by James Fried on Friday May 25 2012, 6:29 AM EST. Ref: Yahoo. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, World. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0