7YR old cheerleaders HAD to sell tkts to raffle off an AR15--or pay $100 to opt out

[Superfreak]

prove that

"Heather Chilton said her 7-year-old daughter was asked to sell tickets for an AM-15 optic ready rifle to raise money for the New Richmond Junior Lions Football and Cheer program in Ohio, according to CNN affiliate WXIX.

"This is absurd, you're having elementary kids sell your AR-15. Why?" Chilton told WXIX. "I highly doubt that something would happen with the gun, but say it did. Say one of the kids in the high school got a hold of it — got the AR-15 or AM-15 and shot up a school with it, and I'm the one that sold the raffle ticket to his dad?"

The New Richmond Junior Lions Football and Cheer program is an independent, nonprofit organization for cheerleaders and football players ages 5 to 12. About 150 students participate in the program, according to the league's president, Robert Wooten."

[evince]

local school funding is not a federal issue......

all schools get fed funding


this one small school system with only three schools lost over 8Million of STATE funding due to the republicans in the state deregulating an entire industry in their STATE


republican STATE evil

[Centerleftfl]

A town of about 2600 people you fucking moron.

A GIFT BASKET and AN 'ASSAULT' RIFLE! Think about it moron.

[Superfreak]

all schools get fed funding


this one small school system with only three schools lost over 8Million of STATE funding due to the republicans in the state deregulating an entire industry in their STATE


republican STATE evil

Which again has NOTHING to do with this thread.

[Superfreak]

A GIFT BASKET and AN 'ASSAULT' RIFLE! Think about it moron.

Yeah, a private organization raffles things that people want to buy tickets for. Things that are perfectly legal to raffle.

[evince]

the ONLY high school in towns team is the LIONS

[Superfreak]

the ONLY high school in towns team is the LIONS

again, it is a small rural town. Why do you keep highlighting it ONLY has one high school? Are they supposed to have two? three? for a town of 2600?

Again... there is nothing that stops 5-12 year old private leagues from having the same mascot.

[evince]

Yes the funding for the towns highschool and its team "THE LIONS" funding is relevant



You republicans hate public schools and see to defund them in any way possible

[Centerleftfl]

Thanks for yet again proving you didn't read the article.

You all have SUFFICIENTLY laid out those facts. And I get! And I believe them. IT IS STILL INAPPROPRIATE. The 3 mothers who went to the the county officials, who I guess went to the local press, picked up by CNN, picked up by RAW STORY, making it to this board. SAID IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE.

(I'm wondering if it is even legal for little kids to be 'raffling' off a gun for MONEY?)

[Superfreak]

Yes the funding for the towns highschool and its team "THE LIONS" funding is relevant



You republicans hate public schools and see to defund them in any way possible

No moron. The article is about the funding for the 5-12 year old PRIVATE leagues. Why do you hate FACTS?

[Celticguy]

all schools get fed funding


this one small school system with only three schools lost over 8Million of STATE funding due to the republicans in the state deregulating an entire industry in their STATE


republican STATE evil

But this is not a school. It's a non profit rec league program.

[TOP]

prove that

It's in the article...the initials of the organization are on the ticket. They do not cheer for a public school....

[Superfreak]

You all have SUFFICIENTLY laid out those facts. And I get! And I believe them. IT IS STILL INAPPROPRIATE. The 3 mothers who went to the the county officials, who I guess went to the local press, picked up by CNN, picked up by RAW STORY, making it to this board. SAID IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE.

(I'm wondering if it is even legal for little kids to be 'raffling' off a gun for MONEY?)

Yet those 3 were vastly outnumbered by the number of people who bought tickets.

They have every right to state they think it is inappropriate. They have every right to not have their kids participate with the PRIVATE organization. The organization stated they raffled the gun again because it was popular in the past 4 years and had helped them raise the money they needed for the kids sports. The organization also stated that they would re-evaluate next year in light of the recent shootings. The organization also stated the parents who did not want to sell gun raffle tickets could instead sell all gift basket tickets.

Why wouldn't it be legal?

[Superfreak]

It's in the article...the initials of the organization are on the ticket. They do not cheer for a public school....

I think we have to accept the fact that Desh isn't intelligent enough to read the article or is a dishonest hack. Which is it Desh?

[evince]

It's in the article...the initials of the organization are on the ticket. They do not cheer for a public school....

and everyone who buys a ticket knows who the LIONS are and where the ids go to school


and that school system of three schools lost MILLIONS in funding because republicans are evil and want all industry deregulated