GOP in Giffords’ district holds raffle for Glock

[Playinghardball]

Source: Raw Story
By Kase Wickman

The Republican Party in Arizona's Pima County, which is represented by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), is in the midst of a fundraising raffle, $10 per entry.

The prize: the same model of gun that delivered a near-fatal blast to the Democratic lawmaker's skull outside a Tucson grocery store in January.

Tucson is in Pima County.

The local party sent out its e-newsletter late last week advertising the raffle. On the third page of the seven-page document, a large illustration of the gun appears with the headline "Help Pima GOP get out the vote and maybe help yourself to a new Glock .40."

The winner of the gun will also receive a case, three 12-round magazines and grips for the firearm


More at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/09/01/gop-in-giffords-district-holds-raffle-for-glock/

[onehandle]

1. Assault clips, not included. nt

[peace frog]

2. Despicable, but neither surprising nor unexpected

[digitaln3rd]

3. Does it come with an official Sarah Palin "Don't Retreat, Reload" banner?

n/t

[rfranklin]

4. Yeah those targets on the map weren't about shooting anyone...

Can you imagine the squeals from the wingnuts if something like this was done to them? How about a raffle for a .22 automatic with Devastator shells to commemorate the attempt on Reagan's life?

[backscatter712]

5. Real classy... n/t

[Old and In the Way]

6. The politics of intimidation.

A shame anyone would support such an institution in this country.

[RamboLiberal]

7. Despicable of the GOP - K&R

The gun is a Glock 23, an updated model of the Glock 19 Jared Loughner used during his January 8, 2011 shooting spree that killed six and injured 13 others, including Giffords.

Can I make a correction w/o getting flamed? It's not an updated model of the 19. The 19 is 9mm, 23 is 40 cal.

The story still stands as a despicable, insensitive, in-your-face, idiocy by local GOP w/o Raw or other journalists making basic mistakes reporting the story. It's enough they are raffling the same brand that wounded & killed. Or any gun for that matter.

[petronius]

13. The 'baggers don't get it either - they don't seem to know the difference between a .40 and a .45

Frankly I don't see any cause for outrage here, and trying to cash in on the murders to slam the Pima GOP is at least as seedy as the raffle itself.

Have the Pima Dems, or Gifford's office, made any comment on the raffle?

[pintobean]

8. This is the third thread on this.

[RamboLiberal]

10. With you on that - wish we had LBN rules on dupes

And posters on GD would search before posting. 4th thread on this story.

[Lars39]

11. It has the most descriptive subject line of the three, though.

Enough to get me to click on a gun thread. :)

[ebayfool]

15. As fast as the board moves, I wouldn't have seen the others ...

so I'm glad it was posted again.

[lapislzi]

9. Stay classy, GOP

This is truly disgusting. Last time I checked, the output from a Glock does not fall into the category of "protected speech."

[RaleighNCDUer]

12. What a missed opportunity - they could raise MUCH more money

by auctioning off Loughner's actual weapon, perhaps with a signed note from the assassin.

Doesn't the GOP know anything about marketing?

[dtexdem]

14. And will the lucky winner also receive a list of upcoming Dem Party events?

And why don't they throw in a 30-round extended magazine?

What can one do but barf?

[young_at_heart]

16. No one in their 'right mind' would want to be associated with this

Just when you think you've heard it all!!

[RaleighNCDUer]

18. Well, it's aimed at GOPpers

so that's no problem.

[marions ghost]

17. gotta appeal to Murkins

Idiocracy

[spanone]

19. fuck the fucking republicans...god i hate them with a passion

[Ohio Joe]

20. I guess they will not be happy till she is dead

Fuckers.