Real Estate Agent Giving Away Free Handguns To Homebuyers (In Law Enforcement)

[matcom]

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HOUSTON (Reuters) - A Texas real estate agent looking to add more bang to her business is offering clients in law enforcement a free Glock pistol if they buy a home from her.

Julie Upton, a Houston-area real estate agent, spurned traditional buyer incentives like free gasoline cards or home improvement store gift certificates.

Instead, she placed an advertisement offering a pistol with the purchase of any home worth at least $150,000 in the city police department's monthly publication, "Badge & Gun."

The free guns are only for those in law enforcement, said Upton, who is married to a police officer.

"We thought it would be a good way to entice other police officers," Upton said. "And whether people want the gun or not, it has stirred up a lot of attention."

Upton has given away two pistols to police officers who purchased homes from her. The guns cost about $500.

And so far the advertisement has not generated negative attention from the anti-gun lobby, she said.

In Texas, no license is required to own a rifle, shotgun or handgun, but a permit is needed to carry a concealed weapon, according to the National Rifle Association.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061212/od_nm/life_gun_dc

[benEzra]

1. Wish our realtor had bought ME a Glock...

of course, my wife already has one (G26):



and I already have an S&W 9mm, but I'll gladly take a G17 or G19 if someone wants to buy me one... :D

And so far the advertisement has not generated negative attention from the anti-gun lobby, she said.

That's because they only despise gun ownership by us Little People.



I hope she doesn't sell a house to the Only DEA Agent Professional Enough To Carry a Glock Forty, though... :rofl: