US Gun Raffles: What is the Issue, Honestly?



The Ruger SR-556 the had been raffled by the Police Chiefs.

 According to CBSnews, many different groups of individuals will raise money for their organization by raffling off collections of firearms. A Ruger SR-556 piston operated AR-15 platform rifle was raffled off, along with other various firearms every day in May of 2013, by the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police. A hockey team by the name of West Fargo's Youth Hockey Association had even raffled off 200 different firearms, including handguns, shotguns, semi-automatic rifles, and various other firearms, and an ATV the month after. While many people may see these raffles as a simple means to make money, there were many anti-gunners that viewed the situation in a completely different manner. One anti-gunner by the name of John Rosenthal had claimed that the raffles were "insane" and "criminally irresponsible." What Rosenthal fails to see is that these are not the only raffles where firearms are obtained, plus, all winners must receive a background check before being rewarded their prize. In Indiana, a man by the name of Steve Wagner had been running for Sheriff in Hendricks County. To promote himself, he had raffled off five shotguns, four being pump-action and one being an over-and-under double barrel. The winners were all responsible firearms owners and all received a background check. I personally do not find an issue with a raffle for firearms, as all safety precautions were met. Anti-gunners just need to back off firearms, since more people are killed by motorized vehicles than firearms every day, yet I still do not see any "assault car" bans.

The information left out by the media. Just thought I would add that in.