According to a story from the AP, a "machine-gun social" was held in South Carolina by someone hoping to run the state's National Guard. About 500 people came out to a shooting range on Sept. 27, 2009 for the political rally by Dean Allen, a Republican. "Attendees paid $25 for barbecue, a clip of bullets for target practice and the chance to win a semiautomatic AK-47. Whoever wins the rifle wil…