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This has nothing to do with the 2nd amendment(which allows for a well-regulated militia when it took ten minutes to load your gun). I have no problem with responsible people having guns but this doesn't make sure the person getting the gun is responsible. It is also in bad taste because of the shooting that recently happened. There really wasn't anything else the could have raffled? How about a gift card, savings bond, cash.
Let's turn this around a bit. Let's say that about half a year ago, in a certain town, there was an incident where a driver ran a 1968 Ford Mustang into a crowd and killed several people. Now, half a year later, some organization has a raffle and the object of the raffle is a brand new 2011 Ford F350 truck, donated by a local dealership. Should people be incensed that someone is raffling off a Ford, the same make of vehicle that was used in the mass-runover? Even though it is a different model and type of vehicle and the incident happened several months ago? Just because it is a "Ford" brand vehicle?
That's about how much the one has to do with the other.
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