I took a trip to the Bealton gun show today, in search of loopholes. I drove my gas-guzzling, econobox-crushing SUV some 120 miles round trip. I even sped down there and back at breakneck speeds to minimize gas efficiency. Hell, I paid for that gas, it's my right to burn it up.

I didn't really plan on buying anything, but then I walked by a table, where this Romanian SAR-1 was just calling to me. I remembered Kim DuToit's April 15th "Buy a gun to spite Michael Moore Day" purchase, and was absolutely inspired. The SAR-1 is the gun industry's response to the Assault Weapon's Ban that made semi-auto AK-47s illegal. Their desire to ban the gun is exactly what made me want to buy one. Take that Senator Feinstein. Coincidentally, and unbeknownst to me, Kim took his SAR-1 to the range just yesterday.

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It came with two mags, a 10-round and a 40-round hi capacity pre-ban. It also came with a strap, and a cleaning kit that fits into the stock. I've yet to crack open that cleaning kit. There is either some magic button hidden some where, or you've got to be Mighty Joe Young to get that sucker open. Unfortunately, I bought the rifle (also known as an "Assault Weapon" by the gun grabbers) from a licensed dealer, so I didn't get to take advantage of any gun show loopholes.

The entire package was only $315 +tax. To add further insult to the liberal gun fearing wussys, I used the money from my recent tax refund to pay for it. Having overpaid my taxes last year by $338, it came to just enough to purchase this mean and nasty looking gun. Just think of what I could have bought if I was able to claim those child tax credits like other folks. Perhaps I could have gotten that Bushmaster I've been wanting.