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WhiskeyGrinder

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35. Do y'all talk like this about ATV raffles?

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #16)

Sun Jan 28, 2018, 05:25 PM

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Freedomofspeech Jan 2018 OP

I don't know what a gun bash is. sinkingfeeling Jan 2018 #1

They sell tickets to win guns...serve lunch and give away lots and lots of guns. Freedomofspeech Jan 2018 #3

My nephew won a gun at a raffle in MO and then threatened to SharonClark Jan 2018 #33

Oh no! Ohiogal Jan 2018 #36

it is a gun humper get-together Skittles Jan 2018 #34

It's sad to hear of firefighters doing something like this. I like to think of them as heros. Towlie Jan 2018 #2

Unfortunately our fireman are all volunteers. These are their biggest fundraisers around here. Freedomofspeech Jan 2018 #4

Here is a link to the story about the mass shooting you referred to: MineralMan Jan 2018 #5

That is part of the school district that I retired from... Freedomofspeech Jan 2018 #8

Very sad! MineralMan Jan 2018 #10

Gunfuckers gonna gunfuck. (n/t) Iggo Jan 2018 #6

Fundraisers work well when you offer something the people want. aikoaiko Jan 2018 #7

I've certainly bought my share of tickets! WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2018 #9

LOL, ok, how cute! T USALiberal Jan 2018 #28

I don't understand the obsession and having parties revolving (pun intended) around guns. Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #11

This is an area in SW, PA that is full of gun lovers. Freedomofspeech Jan 2018 #12

I understand the audience....but the way we deal with guns in this Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #14

Speaking of NW PA Ohiogal Jan 2018 #17

And the depression continues...LOL, but there is a light now up ahead...I see it it's just a glimmer Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #20

It has been happening for years around here because the absentee rate is so high the first couple Freedomofspeech Jan 2018 #21

I'd be the same exact way. My neighbor who hunts knows to not say a peep to me about it and Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #24

+1000 smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #31

In poor rural areas, a couple of deer feed you a long time NickB79 Jan 2018 #37

In Ohio, we prefer Turkey Shoots farmbo Jan 2018 #40

The prizes are almost always long guns, rifles...not handguns. hexola Jan 2018 #54

It's the same reward center in their brains as drugs or sex Blues Heron Jan 2018 #16

Yes the gun is filling some sort of void in there life. n/t Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #18

Also they're frustrated Blues Heron Jan 2018 #23

Yeah, I was thinking they could raffle Krispy Kreme and Oxycodone. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2018 #26

Drug overdoses last year killed more than the Vietnamwar - 64,000. Hangingon Jan 2018 #41

I was kind of thinkin' of innocent bystanders, school children and ex wives. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2018 #49

Dopamine reward cycle: social media delivers, too. lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #29

Do y'all talk like this about ATV raffles? WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2018 #35

During a Fascist takeover, this could provide a list of which homes to raid first to seize weapons. TheBlackAdder Jan 2018 #13

WTF happened to Tupperware parties? VOX Jan 2018 #15

It should be illegal! Ohiogal Jan 2018 #22

No kidding... Freedomofspeech Jan 2018 #25

Yes, it should be EXTREMELY illegal. VOX Jan 2018 #48

Why should it be illegal? Marengo Jan 2018 #67

I find it horrifying. We are at the point we need to get out of this area. Freedomofspeech Jan 2018 #19

Rx opiates, heroin, guns and gop made lg parts of pa dead zones. bronxiteforever Jan 2018 #27

You'd think Ohiogal Jan 2018 #30

Rurally the ratios are probably seen as pretty reasonable... Baconator Jan 2018 #39

I think maybe you're not understanding that people in SW PA are heartbroken today. blue neen Jan 2018 #42

Exactly... Not routine... Not normal... Baconator Jan 2018 #43

What "sort of community"? You're missing the point, I believe. blue neen Jan 2018 #45

K... Baconator Jan 2018 #47

Thanks for the linkage hexola Jan 2018 #63

I am a sweetapogee Jan 2018 #46

Have you ever showed up at a call where the shooter used one of the guns you raffled? hexola Jan 2018 #64

Around here Clarity2 Jan 2018 #32

Just shot guns and rifles hexola Jan 2018 #65

Sounds fun... Baconator Jan 2018 #38

Only for the gun obsessed. nt USALiberal Jan 2018 #44

The guns aren't the stars at these events. hexola Jan 2018 #62

The reaction to this shows muchof the profound disconnection our party has with rural America Lee-Lee Jan 2018 #50

They could choose something besides guns to raffle. Lars39 Jan 2018 #52

They know what brings in people on their area Lee-Lee Jan 2018 #58

Our FireCo has an annual ATV raffle... hexola Jan 2018 #61

A simple money lottery would bring them in,too. Lars39 Jan 2018 #68

We have that...It's called "BINGO" hexola Jan 2018 #69

With all due respect... Freedomofspeech Jan 2018 #53

Ive lived and worked in just such an area- in the south no less Lee-Lee Jan 2018 #57

We do tons of things for our local community... Freedomofspeech Jan 2018 #59

Don't waste your time, getting defensive over pro-gun flame bait. (nt) Paladin Jan 2018 #60

You are right... Freedomofspeech Jan 2018 #66

Great response. strongermessage Jan 2018 #70

In Central PA - its called a "Gun Drawing" hexola Jan 2018 #51

Never heard of them, so I did a little research. Photos -- white wingers, found discussions Hoyt Jan 2018 #55

Yep...that's it. Freedomofspeech Jan 2018 #56