NEWPORT, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police plans to give away 31 firearms, including several semi-automatic weapons, in a raffle to raise money for a youth training academy.
The Valley News in West Lebanon, N.H., reports that the raffle is planned for this May. It says the chiefs’ association is selling 1,000 tickets for $30 each to anyone 18 or older hoping to win some the most popular New Hampshire-made sporting firearms.
The raffle is planned as a national debate heats up over whether to restrict citizens’ access to firearms, especially semi-automatic weapons commonly used in mass shootings, following the Dec. 14 school shootings in Connecticut.
A state legislator, Democratic Rep. Sharon Nordgren of Hanover, says the gun raffle shows insensitivity as the country tries to grapple with the issue.
Responsible gun owners see nothing wrong with guns.
Sharon Nordgren sounds more concerned with her own feelings than anything else. Take a pill. Geeesh.
Erin Moran – what issue exactly are you refering to that requires “grappling”?