Last summer, the movie “Barbie” was the talk of the town. It made hundreds of millions at the box office and sold tons of merchandise for Mattel.
Now come reports that a “Barbie” AK-9 pistol was featured at the recent National Rifle Association convention on May 17th in Dallas. It’s made by Kalashnikov, a Russian company with a Florida outpost and a shady background. (The display was found by researcher Devin Hughes, President of GVPedia.org.)
One gun offered on www.outlawordnance.com is a “Kalashnikov Barbie 9” an AK-style pistol for $1,299. Perfect for when Barbie loses patience with Ken, or can’t the attention of the other Barbie’s!
No word yet on whether Mattel or Warner Bros. has done anything to stop Kalashnikov from using their branding. But gun safety advocates, like www.SaferCountry.org, are furious, and wonder why Mattel, especially, hasn’t put an end to this.
“We challenge Mattel to take a public stand against this and hope everyone associated with the wonderful movie, Barbie, will do so too.”
Here’s a video showing how to use an AK-9, just in case there’s Bad Kenergy in the air.
photo courtesy of Devin Hughes
