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Texas Gov. Perry's showdown with varmint on the jogging trail sparks 'Coyote Special' pistol | StarTribune.com

Texas Gov. Perry's showdown with varmint on the jogging trail sparks 'Coyote Special' pistol

By JIM VERTUNO , Associated Press
Last update: May 24, 2010 - 3:28 PM

AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Gov. Rick Perry's showdown on the jogging trail has spurred a gun maker to sell a "Coyote Special" edition of the weapon he used to take down the varmint.

Perry shot the coyote that he said was threatening his daughter's puppy with a Ruger .380-caliber pistol. Manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. has now come out with a version emblazoned with "Coyote Special" and "A True Texan" on the sides.

On top is a picture of a coyote howling at the moon and five-pointed star of Texas. The box says it is "For Sale to Texans Only."

"They're very hot," in the few weeks they've been out, said Joe McBride, owner of McBride's Guns in Austin. Perry is a frequent shopper there and a photograph of him posing with McBride hangs in the business office.

The gun sells for about $340. A laser sight — like the one Perry uses — will cost about $180 more.

McBride said he didn't have specific sales figures, but a salesman said four had been sold before the lunch hour Monday.

"Our governor can outshoot your governor. That's what I like to tell people from out of state," said salesman George Gibbons.

Sturm, Ruger & Co. did not immediately have sales or manufacturing figures for the "Coyote Special." A spokeswoman for Perry did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

Perry told The Associated Press last month that he took down the coyote with one shot while on a February morning run with his daughter's Labrador retriever. He said he was jogging alone on a trail in an undeveloped area near his rental mansion.

The governor, a concealed handgun permit holder, said he takes the gun with him when running on trails because he is afraid of snakes. He carries the pistol loaded with hollow-point bullets in a special belt.

State law allows people to shoot coyotes that are threatening livestock or domestic animals. The incident raised questions about whether Perry violated a city ordinance banning the discharge of weapons, but Austin police said a situation like the one Perry described would be considered self defense.

Perry, a Republican, is running for a third full term against former Houston mayor Bill White, a Democrat.

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"Our governor can outshoot your governor. That's what I like to tell people from out of state," said salesman George Gibbons."

Don't think I can argue with that!
 
#5 ·
I was all excited when I saw a "coyote special pistol"...thinking it was a Super Redhawk or something. LOL NOT an LCP.
 
#19 ·
Hey, I just think it's a cool story and a cool little gun. :smoke23:
 
#25 ·
Anyone know where to get one?

OK, who is selling them? The wife said, and I quote "get one now Nancy!!!" :blink:

Where do I find one? In the Houston area would be best, but anywhere will be fine also. :yup:
 
#33 ·
I read the OP to my family and really enjoyed the guy who said
"My Govenor can outshoot your Govenor"
Our oldest daughter (and grandkids) are staying with us while our son-in-law is in Iraq--they are residents of Alaska, and she added:

"Well, except maybe Sarah Palin" :hand5:
 
#34 ·
We Texans don't need escorts, thats why we carry guns.
 
#46 ·
I would like to get my hands on one of them. ... but I don't live in Texas.
 
#47 ·
You don't need to. I just came across TWO of them today while at The Gun Store in Las Vegas while on vacation. Very surprised to see them out here.
 
#49 ·
As a lifelong Virginian married to a transplanted Texas girl, the first time we went to visit family I was surprised to find that many products, like Coke and Pepsi, personalize their wares for Texans. I'm guessing it's to satisfy Texans' perception of being special. But that doesn't explain why, by default, no one else is special. Weird.
 
#54 ·
As a lifelong Virginian married to a transplanted Texas girl, the first time we went to visit family I was surprised to find that many products, like Coke and Pepsi, personalize their wares for Texans. I'm guessing it's to satisfy Texans' perception of being special. But that doesn't explain why, by default, no one else is special. Weird.
Because no one else is???? :wave:

I'm a ...

West Virginian by birth,
Christian by choice,
Texan by the Grace of God,
Temporarily forced to live among the heathen.
 
#50 ·
For some odd reason I'd kind of like to have one of these. I don't know why, born and raised in Arkansas, and Texarkana isn't so far.... :blink:
 
#56 ·
I held one today at a gun shop in NC, they had one of these and the one with the scroll engraving on it, I dont think either are worth the extra few bucks over a normal LCP.
 
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