Jackson Jambalaya

*Must be a United States Citizen at least 18 years old with no prior felonies to win.*

I find this raffle distributing a weapon despicable and offensive. The Glock is more likely to be used against a family member than anyone else.

I'm sure you're easily disturbed by quite a few things.

Snowflakes are gently weeping.

April 5, 2018 at 9:43 AM
So, if you legally win a gun, it may become a danger to society, however, if you legally purchase a gun, it is more safe to have?

That's like saying if you win a house in a raffle (like WLBT promotes) is will create nothing but domestic disturbances !!

9:43 - you are entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts - please provide the source and data on which you base your claim.

Sincerely,

Reasonable People

We now know that David Hogg reads JJ.

Kingfish, could you add the word 'Snowflake' to your bot's list of words to block? I'm REALLY tired of reading that word.

11:23 Snowflake and Tie Pod eater.

11:23 - you forgot condom snorter... By the way, my daughter tells me Tide Pods are delicious -- she really likes the strawberry/blueberry?

...and RINO!

Raffling a Glock. Oh, there will be no dearth of ticket-buyers, but this makes me quite sad. The very idea that a deadly weapon is considered atteactive enough to be a grand prize in a fundraiser...well, we have sunk pretty low. I'm tempted to buy a chance, though. If I won it, I would head straight to the Rez and throw the damned thing as far as I could. One less gun in the hands of people with no business owning one.

12:32, why do you assume it will wind up in the hands of "people with no business owning one." That's an awfully broad and pejorative statement, and who made you the authority on who is suitable to own a firearm?

You do realize that the firearm cannot be transferred to the winner without the winner first completing an ATF Form 4473 and withstanding a NICS query, and even if the winner clears both hurdles the dealer can still refuse the transfer, right?

Or are you just another "expert" who has no idea how these things actually work?

@12:32 owning a gun is not illegal or immoral, littering , on the other hand, is. Don't become an a litter bug like Alice's restaurant. Realize we live in the south and schools and other groups(including cheer teams) raffle guns off to make money. I'm sure if they were raffling off Hillary Clinton's book, or signed memorabilia by Bernie Sanders or that other guy Rachel Maddow, wouldn't make near as much money.

@12:32

You say "One less gun in the hands of people with no business owning one." Who in your eyes has no business owning a gun? If you think the winner of the raffle just walks in and picks up the pistol with no questions asked then you are definitely showing your ignorance. The winner will have to complete the same application process and background check as anyone else that is purchasing a firearm, unless they have a Firearm Permit issued by the State of Mississippi. In that case they have completed the screening process which includes being fingerprinted as well as going thru the renewal process every five years. It's obvious that you have no desire to legally own a firearm and that is your right as a citizen of the USA, but don't attempt to take that same right from me, a law abiding citizen of the USA. I completed the process to obtain a Firearms Permit (about 23 years ago) as well as taking additional training to receive the Instructor Certified Endorsement. If you think obtaining a firearm is as easy as walking into a store or winning a raffle of a legal firearm without no questions asked then I suggest that you try it sometime. Even better, complete the process for obtain a Firearm Permit and see just how thorough the process is. You wouldn't have to purchase a gun, but at least you might better understand the process--or not (most likely outcome.)

Wow, all you gun guys! What a relief to learn how very difficult it is to own a gun, how many screenings and hurdles there are to keep these things out of the "wrong hands!" Now I can sleep better at night. Query, though: how did that nine-year-old get aholt of the one he used to kill his sister? Oh, right, an ignorant parent who left it lying around. But I feel sure that parent was a model of ballistic-owning integrity. How can you people deny there are just too many of these lethal weapons out there? And yes, as the myriad recent news stories show, definitely in the wrong hands.

@1:50 Show of hands, who all drove this morning without having a wreck? Who's guns didn't shoot anyone yesterday or today? Who voted Democrat and still got up and went to work today?

Darn... 'dearth' person again.

@ 1232 every time someone buys a vehicle they are purchasing a deadly weapon. Look up the stats. Vehicles slaughter thousands of people every year. Bless your heart.

@1:50

You make my point! People obtaining firearms legally are not the ones committing crimes. Yes, there are some that do not take all precautions they should, but show me that the gun owner in the case to which you refer had obtained the gun legally. Oh, by the way, what is the meaning of "aholt?" Another thing, how many irresponsible automobile drivers kill innocents every day of the week? Stupid people do stupid things, but should motor vehicles be banned because there are some idiots on the road.

@2:10

I drove this morning without having a wreck, as I have done from almost 50 years. I can honestly say not one of my weapons, of which I have quite a few, shot anyone yesterday, today or ever. The only time any of them have ever killed anything is when I was hunting game with them, and that was only when I aimed the gun and I pulled the trigger. Not once when I commanded my weapon to fire has it done so. Only when I pull the trigger has it fired. Yes, I do carry a weapon every time I leave the house and it too has never jumped out of the holster and fired itself. I didn't vote Democrat but I also didn't get up and go to work today. But, I did work and pay into Social Security from the day that I graduated from high school, so I think I have earned a few days off. I have a feeling your response to your questions will be the same as or similar to mine. I seriously doubt that those don't understand the Constitution will understand why you asked such questions. I think we are on the same page.

Stick 'em up said...
How can you people deny there are just too many of these lethal weapons out there?

How many is just enough? Since you declare that there are too many, you must be knowledgeable about how many would be just the correct amount.

BTW, I owned my own gun (as much as I owned my own bed or my own toys) when I was 9, a 20ga pump. My daughter owned her own Cricket rifle when she was 7. Both me and my daughter have had access to guns for 90% of our time on earth. I've used issued weapons in combat and have had the unfortunate instance of having to draw a personal weapon under threat (although I chose not to pull the trigger).

Individuals trained in combat and some who have seen combat pick up a weapon and use it illegally. Police Officers, both on and off duty, use weapons illegally.

You must see that the weapon is not the issue. The issue is the human. The reason you have a God-given right to protect yourself from others is because some others are just bad. A feel-good measure of attempting to restrict those who intend harm from a cosmetically described weapon by attempting to limit them from all is folly, at best, and dangerous most assuredly.

Individual responsibility IS a thing.

How did this turn into gun control arguments? I’m pretty sure Kingfish posted this to bring awareness for a sick girl that needs help. If you’re against guns then don’t buy a ticket. Maybe just make a donation. Everything isn’t about politics. Being it’s a LE agency holding this fund raiser I am sure they are attempting to interest those in LE.

I'd be far more inclined to buy a ticket for a Tesla raffle.

I have yet to see anyone snort a magnum, non lubricated. Just sayin.