Sarah Palin honored by NRA with special Alaska-themed assault rifle



WASHINGTON - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was bashed for her pricey wardrobe,
but now she's getting a lethal accessory.

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.

Alaska's feisty Republican governor, who is weighing a potential 2012
presidential bid, will receive the rifle made by Templar Consulting at a
May 14 NRA banquet.

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.

The rifle is chambered in .50-caliber "Beowulf." 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."

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..50 caliber?

Levi Johnston better practice his cross-country running.

Or maybe the Alaskan bimbo will be satisfied shooting wolves from
helicopters.