R.I. GOP offers rifle in fundraising raffle

[Moderator]

R.I. GOP offers assault rifle in fundraising raffle/ Poll | Breaking News | providencejournal.com | The Providence Journal - The Providence Journal

The GOP is billing the free 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. outing at the South County Rod & Gun Club in West Greenwich on Sunday as: “A family day at the range full of targets, food, prizes and fun.”

Don't forget to hit the poll

 

[mclina]

Some nice name calling going on in the comments section.

 

[Moderator]

Corrected spelling error. Thanks guys.

Some nice name calling going on in the comments section.

Typical these days. Instead of using facts people resort to name calling.

 

[n1bsbri]

Bump for more NES votes, not enough margin.

 

[GrayHorizon]

Does it say in the article where I can get tickets?

 

[n1bsbri]

Does it say in the article where I can get tickets?

Admission is free, there are raffle tickets (see below), and I believe they are selling range time with various firearms. Don't bring your own, they supply.

2nd Amendment Celebration
RAFFLE
Over 70 Prizes, Valued at over $6,000.
Drawing to be held on Oct. 6th - You do NOT need to be present to win
$5 per ticket or 6 tickets for $25
For additional ticket purchase, contact: Doreen Costa (401) 206-6891

 

[Danor]

Voted 33% yes
67% no

 

[n1bsbri]

A separate local poll that needs some NES love:

EastBayRI.com « GOP head takes heat for gun raffle

 

[dhuze]

Sunday is the RI High Power Rifle State Championships at South County. Is this supposed to be Oct 6th also?

 

[n1bsbri]

Sunday is the RI High Power Rifle State Championships at South County. Is this supposed to be Oct 6th also?

dhuze, here is the flyer for the event. It is on the 6th (this Saturday).

 

[dhuze]

dhuze, here is the flyer for the event. It is on the 6th (this Saturday).

Saturday is the 5th.

I don't see a date on the flyer except when the drawing is.


OK. I got this from South Counties web site. I didn't want to drive there and not be able to shoot.



RANGE CLOSURE: The outdoor rifle range will be closed October 6th for a HI-Power Rifle Match.

All other OUTDOOR ranges will also be closed from 2-5PM on October 6th for a special event as well.

 

[n1bsbri]

It's on Sunday, my mistake...

 

[n1bsbri]

Just an update on the poll. Now that it has scrolled off the front page of the web site, it has joined the list of previous polls. The original poll asked the question in a way that a NO answer was in favor of the AR-15 raffle. The poll result was over 70% on the pro-gun side.

Now that the poll has moved to the archive list, someone reworded the poll question after the fact, to reverse the answers! Now a NO answer is the anti-gun side.

You can see the original poll question and the results on the top, and the poll archive list on the bottom. I'm sure it's just an innocent editing misteak, right?

ETA: This is the Providence Journal.

 

[dhuze]

What? The media twists things to the way they want it?

 

[beaker]

Vote now...


Do you have a problem with the Rhode Island GOP raffling off an AR-15 semiautomatic assault-style rifle to raise funds? (7,103 votes)
Yes: 24% (1,710)
No: 76% (5,393)
Vote successfully recorded. Thank you.

 

[The5thDentist]

I'm The 5th Dentist and I approve of this raffle. Voted in both. Huge margin of support for the raffle. WTG.

 

[Dean Crawford]

How can I find out if I have won, are the winning numbers posted anywhere.

Dean

 

[MP-In-The-Wind]

Yes: 25% (1,837)
No: 75% (5,649)
Vote successfully recorded. Thank you.

 

[GrayHorizon]

Just an update on the poll. Now that it has scrolled off the front page of the web site, it has joined the list of previous polls. The original poll asked the question in a way that a NO answer was in favor of the AR-15 raffle. The poll result was over 70% on the pro-gun side.

Now that the poll has moved to the archive list, someone reworded the poll question after the fact, to reverse the answers! Now a NO answer is the anti-gun side.

You can see the original poll question and the results on the top, and the poll archive list on the bottom. I'm sure it's just an innocent editing misteak, right?

ETA: This is the Providence Journal.

Any of my other neighbors here in RI notice that just before the raffle they stopped calling it an assault rifle on the news and started calling it "a replica of the gun used in the sandy hook massacre"?

zero bias down here.

 

[Moderator]

Chanel 10 covered the story. I didn't get a chance to watch it but Dexter said it was pretty unbiased.

 

[dhuze]

Any of my other neighbors here in RI notice that just before the raffle they stopped calling it an assault rifle on the news and started calling it "a replica of the gun used in the sandy hook massacre"?

zero bias down here.

I was coming here to make the same comment. I heard them say "The GOP is raffling off an assault weapon similar to the one used in Newtown"

Even my wife was yelling at the TV when they said it.

 

[OfficerObie59]

Cop friend of mine ended up winning the AR. Tickets apparently sold out in less than 24 hours.

Awesome.