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US hockey association raffles off 200 guns

Yahoo!7 January 30, 2013, 10:10 am

A hockey association in the US has resorted to a controversial method of raising money - a raffle offering 200 guns.

North Dakota's West Fargo Hockey Association is hoping to raise $90,000, but formulated a unique approach to reaching that target.

After experiencing a 20% increase in membership and required more ice, and more money, the association decided to stage a raffle. But not just any old raffle with a meat tray.

No, they've chose to raffle off guns; a staggering 200 of them.

The different weapons, which include an assortment of rifles and hand guns, according to the association, winners of any firearm must be at least 18 years old and meet "federal firearm requirements to receive or possess firearms."

At a time when the gun debate has raged since the horrific Newtown massacre in the US, the raffle has generated outrage around the world because of chances of winning are rather high with only 4000 raffle tickets are available.

Though organisers say the raffle was organised well before the Connecticut shootings.

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nathan05:16am Thursday 31st January 2013 ESTReport Abuse
everyone of them are cheap guns the bullets to fill them would cost more than the gun
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Big Kev 13301:28am Thursday 31st January 2013 ESTReport Abuse
The US Government needs to slap a huge sales tax on guns then people won't be able to afford them. Kinda sad the US line of thinking - they just don't get it , do they .
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Ghost Hunter10:11pm Wednesday 30th January 2013 ESTReport Abuse
He's not - but you are nothing but a maggot loving, queer little part-time Maccas table cleaner ! Moronic, brain damaged little turds like you should be locked away forever where they can't annoy good and normal people like the rest of us ! :-P
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Ghost Hunter10:07pm Wednesday 30th January 2013 ESTReport Abuse
Go back to your part-time job of cleaning Maccas tables 'c j' - you pathetic, cowardly queer ! Gutless little wankers like you should be SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO worried now. With the imminent up coming federal elections and the FERAL labor scum-sucking thugs of old RAT FACED ju-LIAR' BARGE BUTT' dullard getting booted out of office forever ! HAA-HAA-HAA-HAA-HAA ! :-P
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soros08:30pm Wednesday 30th January 2013 ESTReport Abuse
Shame no AK47, but then they're taboo now, arent' they?
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