Gun Shop To Raffle Off An AR-15 Rifle For Orlando Shooting Victims Fundraiser
The Illinois-based gun shop said it will also donate $2,000 in addition to the proceeds from the AR-15 raffle.
A gun shop based in McHenry, Illinois, plans to hold a raffle fundraiser to benefit the victim families of the Orlando Shooting that features a controversial prize — an AR-15.
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“We denounce terrorism on our soil in any way, shape or form and we’re standing with American citizens and loved ones of the victims of this heinous act,” Bert Irslinger Jr., co-owner of Second Amendment Sports, told BuzzFeed News in a statement.
Second Amendment Sports will donate $2,000 in addition to the proceeds from the AR-15 raffle to OneOrlando, a fund under a Florida nonprofit aimed at supporting Orlando city projects.
Irslinger Jr. said the store has already sold 100 raffle tickets at $5 each.
The massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando was carried out by a shooter armed with a similar style rifle who pledged allegiance to ISIS before killing 49 people. But Irslinger said the shooting isn't a gun issue, it's a terrorism and hate crime issue.
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"The issue in Orlando is not an issue of guns," he said. "It’s an issue of terrorism and it’s an issue of hate and we stand against those things."