Great Moments In Commercial History: The Back Up

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"It's the smartest money you'll spend in your life." A bed-mounted gun rack? Smart? At first we thought this was fake, but no. Here's the patent.

“It’s the smartest money you’ll spend in your life.” A bed-mounted gun rack? Smart? At first we thought this was fake, but no. Here’s the patent.

“Many customers are buying one for each side of the bed.” We’re trying to imagine a scenario where one would need not one, but two of these. Sadly, we’re not Robert Rodriguez, so we can’t.

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