Sarah Palin Gets Her Very Own All-White Alaska-Themed Assault Rifle from NRA

By GottaLaff

White rifles go with everything, and now that it's spring, it's perfectly acceptable to schlep one around with every outfit!

The National Rifle Association Foundation will present Sen. John McCain's ill-fated running mate with a military-style assault weapon next week.

The all-white "Alaskan Hunter"—fashionable until Labor Day—is the civilian version of a modified M-4 rifle carried by U.S. troops overseas.

I love a good practical gift. Now she's assault rifle-ready when she's attacked by the next breach of ethics complaint. Quite the chic little deterrent. I do hope it's personalized. Nothing says "fashion risk" like a generic weapon.

It's engraved with Palin's name and adorned with a map of the state on the collapsible stock—made legal after the expiration of the assault weapons ban in 2004. The Big Dipper from the state flag is etched on the magazine well behind a vented barrel guard.

I wonder if I could pick one up in a lovely mauve shade. Maybe Nordstrom will start carrying them. Maybe they'll even add sparkles! A girl can hope...

It's the same caliber used by heavy machine guns, which can take down big game, and in war zones "can disable both motor vehicles and assailants with body armor," according to ammo manufacturer Alexander Arms' Web site.

Templar gun designer Bob Reynolds told the NRA's magazine that Palin had stood up for Second Amendment gun rights and "I just wanted to do something to give back."

There she goes again, flaunting that pro-life image like there's no tomorrow.

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