Town Raffles Rifles to Raise Money for School

[seriousstan]

DALLAS (Reuters) - To raise money for a local school project, residents in Lampasas, Texas, are turning to a time-honored tradition, the raffle. But their fundraiser has a unique twist -- the winner walks off with two rifles.



Lampasas, located in central Texas Hill Country, wants to raise about $15,000 to build a fence around parts of Hanna Springs Intermediate School, where a known sexual predator has been seen near campus.


Officials said it is easier to raise money selling guns in the area, which is a popular hunting spot, than to peddle cookies and sweets.


"In this part of the state, it is difficult to raise money, and a bake sale just doesn't do the trick," said Katherine Yoder, chief of staff for Republican state Rep. Suzanna Hupp, who donated a high-end rifle from firearms maker Kimber.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=573&e=8&u=/nm/20041124/od_nm/odd_raffle_dc

[hollowdweller]

1. Our county Democratic organization raffled off a shotgun to raise

funds a few years back. I didn't win.:(

[joeybee12]

2. Great! I bet the sexual predator wins! Then he can molest the kids, and

then shoot them!!!!!!

What a great country this is!!!!!!!!!

[DoNotRefill]

4. either that...

or the winner shoots the known sex offender, thus obviating the need for the fence.

[Sannum]

3. Only in Lampasas...

I hate driving through that god-forsaken town...

[rainbow4321]

5. Whoopsie...

Guess I should look at the list before posting a "new" thread..sorry moderators! Didn't see this one til now

:o