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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOregon school shooter was carrying AR-15. School is in county where GOP routinely raffles AR-15s.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/06/11/1306236/-Oregon-school-shooter-was-carrying-AR-15-School-is-in-district-where-GOP-routinely-raffles-off-AR-1?detail=email
WED JUN 11, 2014 AT 01:13 PM PDT bySantaFeMarie
Connect these dots.
TPM:
Oregon police identified the shooter in a shooting incident at Reynolds High School in Portland, Oregon.
Troutdale, Oregon Police Chief Scott Anderson identified him as 15-year-old Jared Michael Padgett, a freshman at the school.
Police also said that Padgett carried an AR-15, a handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
Troutdale is in Multnomah County.
Multnomah County GOP:
We're Raffling Off An AR-15 Again!
Multnomah County Republicans Announce Another Gun Raffle, Brisk Ticket Sales For Lincoln Day Dinner Featuring Rafael Cruz
Portland, OR January 13, 2014: Multnomah Country Republicans recognize the incredible time of year we are in. In successive months to start the year, we celebrate the legacy of two great Republicans who demonstrated leadership and courage that all of us still lean on today: Martin Luther King, Jr and Abraham Lincoln. In celebrating these two men, and the denial of the rights they fought so hard against, the Multnomah County Republican Party announces that we have started our third raffle for an AR-15 rifle (or handgun of the winners choice). The drawing will be held at our Lincoln Day Dinner on February 15th, 2014. Tickets are once again $10 apiece, or 12 for $100, and there is a hard cap of 500 tickets in the raffle.
FULL story at link.
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Oregon school shooter was carrying AR-15. School is in county where GOP routinely raffles AR-15s. (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Jun 2014
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tularetom
(23,664 posts)1. No matter how one feels about the availability of auto loading rifles
It's probably a bit unfair to imply a connection between fund raising activities of some clueless republicans and the murderous fantasies of some pimply faced teenager.
Unless it's claimed that one of the AR-15s that was raffled off by the county republicans somehow ended up in the hands of the creep that did the shooting.
Jenoch
(7,720 posts)2. Whomever wins the raffles has to pass a background check.
I'm not certain this story brings up anything significant.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)3. true dat
Disgusting.