Rick Perry’s “Coyote Special”

By Gregory Smith

The Dallas Morning News wants you to know 25 Things about Rick Perry, here’s one of them:

Perry has said he shot a coyote that was threatening his dog while he was out jogging. A gun manufacturer created a “Coyote Special” pistol in his honor.

A Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. limited edition .380 caliber pistol that was inspired by Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s deadly showdown with coyote. (AP Photo/Tim McCreary)

The gun proved popular:

Kevin Reid, general counsel for Ruger, told us that orders for the Coyote Special are temporarily suspended — along with those for all other Ruger products. Reid pointed to a March 21, 2012, press release in which the company announced that the high number of orders placed for Ruger products since the start of the year — more than 1 million — exceeded the company’s “capacity to rapidly” fill them. Therefore, the company said, it “has temporarily suspended the acceptance of new orders.”
Source: http://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2012/apr/24/perrys-coyote-special-hard-order/

TheTruthAboutGuns wasn’t too happy with the “Texas-Only” angle:

A True Texan”? As opposed to what, a fake Texan? Like, I dunno, illegal immigrants living in Texas? Think I’m being mean spirited? The packaging displays a stamp warning that the gun is for …read more

Source:: Selling the Second Amendment