Paul Allen gave $500k to promote gun control, but owns a SCUD missile, and is buying a Panzer

[Brian]

http://www.examiner.com/article/billionaire-allen-backs-gun-control-while-trying-to-buy-german-tank?CID=examiner_alerts_article

Wow, I have no words. It's ok "because I'm rich" I guess...?

[Brian]

Hm, actually it looks like it might have been one of the Littlefield tanks, if you remember that amazing auction from a few months back.

http://auctionsamerica.com/catalog/2014/LC14/

[Uberjager]

Obviously, peasants, such as us, can't be trusted with semi-auto guns. [Abused]

[Ridge]

That's kinda like saying there's a double standard because he's trying to buy a Zonda now. It's not like the tank has a functioning gun on it, and odds are the SCUD isn't fueled or armed.

[Bailey Guns]

That's kinda like saying there's a double standard because he's trying to buy a Zonda now. It's not like the tank has a functioning gun on it, and odds are the SCUD isn't fueled or armed.

Yeah, I'm not seeing a real issue of hypocrisy here. He's attempting to buy demiled military equipment, not guns. If he was buying collectable, functioning machine guns or something, yeah. But he's not. The guy's definitely a douche and elitist for donating that much money to gun control but it's his money.

If you had the money you could go out and buy the same things without a background check because it's not a firearm.

[Zundfolge]

I find it telling that he wants a Nazi tank. :p

[Gman]

I find it telling that he wants a Nazi tank. :p
...and a Soviet SCUD.

Buy 'Murican!

[Stevensje]

I find it telling that he wants a Nazi tank. :p

[facepalm]Ducking funny..[pileoshit].

[Jumpstart]

Storm his castle.

[vossman]

He can suck it.

[Ronin13]

Yeah, I'm with Bailey on this... He may be a massive elitist douche who has little to no respect for the Constitution, but owning non-functioning WWII equipment isn't hypocritical (unless it's working, then that's a different story). Despise the dip shit for donating to anti-Constitutional causes, no need to fabricate other reasons to dislike the guy.

[RMAC757]

Not to mention he owns....awesome, but hypocritical


Curtiss JN-4D Jenny —
Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk —
de Havilland Mosquito T.III -
Fieseler Fi 156-C2 Storch —
Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A-5 —
Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-13 Dora —
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat —
Hawker Hurricane Mk.XIIb —
The airworthy Ilyushin Il-2
Ilyushin Il-2M3 Shturmovik -
Junkers Ju-87R-2 Stuka -
Messerschmitt Me-163B Komet —
Messerschmitt Bf-109E-3 Emil — Fw 190A-5.
Mikoyan MiG-29UB Fulcrum —
Mitsubishi A6M3-22 Reisen (Zero) —
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa Oscar —
North American P-51D Mustang —
Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 Rata —
Polikarpov U-2/Po-2 —
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt —
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc —


he owns a Mig-29UB for god sake

[def90]

Too bad he has to be a douche.. his museum and collection are well worth visiting. glad I got in before I had to ban him..

http://www.flyingheritage.com/default.aspx

[Bailey Guns]

Not to mention he owns....awesome, but hypocritical


Curtiss JN-4D Jenny —
Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk —
de Havilland Mosquito T.III -
Fieseler Fi 156-C2 Storch —
Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A-5 —
Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-13 Dora —
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat —
Hawker Hurricane Mk.XIIb —
The airworthy Ilyushin Il-2
Ilyushin Il-2M3 Shturmovik -
Junkers Ju-87R-2 Stuka -
Messerschmitt Me-163B Komet —
Messerschmitt Bf-109E-3 Emil — Fw 190A-5.
Mikoyan MiG-29UB Fulcrum —
Mitsubishi A6M3-22 Reisen (Zero) —
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa Oscar —
North American P-51D Mustang —
Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 Rata —
Polikarpov U-2/Po-2 —
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt —
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc —


he owns a Mig-29UB for god sake

Hypocritical, liberal douche or not...that's a pretty impressive list.

[Ronin13]

he owns a Mig-29UB for god sake
Okay, for real? He owns a goddamn Mig 29? That's pretty cool. And kind of scary...

[Ridge]

You can own the other one that is legal to fly in the US...

http://www.trade-a-plane.com/detail/aircraft/Jet/1986/Mikoyan/MIG+29/1740438.html

[cofi]

You can own the other one that is legal to fly in the US...

http://www.trade-a-plane.com/detail/aircraft/Jet/1986/Mikoyan/MIG+29/1740438.html
No price....lame

[Ridge]

No price....lame

If you have to ask, etc....