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Summary The new promotions have attracted crowds by offering free guns to first-time subscribers.
The new promotions in Idaho and Montana have attracted crowds that range from the merely curious to the firearm-friendly. A chain of electronic stores are offering free guns to first-time subscribers of satellite TV services.RadioShack and Dish Network dealerships in western Montana and another in southwest Idaho have attracted crowds through this promotional campaign. There s no problem with it here; this isn t New York City, said John Marshall, owner of a RadioShack store in Idaho. New subscribers to a Dish Network package are given a coupon for $135 to purchase a single-shot shotgun at a local sporting goods store.Subscriptions for Dish Network packages have increased threefold since the beginning of offers of freebies on pistols or shotguns.
