RI GOP under fire for gun raffle

[gary m]

MSN link

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Top Republicans have joined criticism of a Rhode Island GOP fundraiser raffling off guns.

The Providence Journal reports that a gun to be raffled is a version of the AR-15-style assault rifle similar to the one used in the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre.

Potential candidates for governor, including Cranston Republican Mayor Allan Fung, panned the idea.

Deputy Senate Minority Leader Dawson Hodgson, who says he's interested in running for attorney general, called the raffle "tone deaf and insensitive."

House Republican Leader Brian Newberry says he's unsure why the raffle is news, though he says reporting about it will bump up ticket sales and help raise more money.

I'd prefer a Barrett 50 myself, but whatever.

[phillygirl]

It's legal to have an abortion as well, but I wouldn't suggest that the D's hold a raffle for a free one.

[gary m]

It's legal to have an abortion as well, but I wouldn't suggest that the D's hold a raffle for a free one.

If you are in the right group, they already are, aren't they? So where is the lure?

[phillygirl]

If you are in the right group, they already are, aren't they? So where is the lure?

Point taken.

[Gingersnap]

What does "AR-15 style" even mean? The kid used a Bushmaster .223. Are we back to "pointy dark-looking rifle"?

[scott]

What does "AR-15 style" even mean? The kid used a Bushmaster .223. Are we back to "pointy dark-looking rifle"?

Yes.

Although cars still kill more people than guns.

Statistically, pools too.