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Georgia sheriff raffling off 30 guns in 30 days in April
Georgia sheriff raffling off a gun
The Carroll County Sheriff’s Workplace is promoting raffle tickets for an opportunity to win a gun. The sheriff talks about what folks take into consideration a legislation enforcement company doing this for charity.
CARROLL COUNTY, Ga – The Carroll County Sheriff’s Workplace is having a novel, considerably controversial, raffle to boost cash.
On daily basis throughout the month of April, the sheriff’s workplace will raffle off gun.
“Thirty weapons in 30 days raffle, handguns and rifles, shotguns folks would use for looking. We’re making an attempt to be conscious of security, so we do not have assault rifles,” stated Sheriff Terry Langley.
Tickets are $100 every. The proceeds are used for packages that aren’t within the price range, corresponding to summer time camps for youngsters, the month-to-month firearms security course and the citizen’s academy.
Sheriff Langley says ticket gross sales simply began, and already they’ve offered near 100 of the five hundred tickets.
“We now have a number of hunters a number of gun homeowners right here,” stated Sheriff Langley.
He has additionally heard from those that don’t just like the raffle. Those that say there are already too many weapons on the streets.
“I have been on this enterprise 40 years and criminals commit crimes, not issues. A weapon is only a technique, a instrument utilized by an evil individual, but it surely’s the evil person who commits the crime,” stated Sheriff Langley.
Contributors should not have to be a Carroll County resident to purchase a raffle ticket, however they do should be 21. Winners should move a background examine.
Sheriff Langley says they did the same raffle previously and raised sufficient cash to fund the camps and different packages for a number of years.
“It is highly regarded right here, I do know it isn’t in style in every single place. We have checked out different methods to boost cash, however that is by far one of the best ways as a result of within the space we stay we’ve individuals who buy weapons both for his or her safety or sporting,” stated Sheriff Langley.
The raffle will happen every single day in April stay on the sheriff’s workplace Fb web page.