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Gun raffles have long been a standard method of fund-raising in North Carolina but the North Carolinians against Gun Violence (NCAGV) has decided to bring an end to this practice for a small chapter of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) at the Hobgood Academy in Hobgood, N.C..
The FFA Chapter is trying to raise money by raffling off five guns.
A winner will be chosen every day for five days in December. To be given
away are three shotguns, one .22 rifle and one centerfire rifle.
Evidently Ms. Lisa Price (the wife of Democratic Congressman David
Price) and the anti-gun group, NCAGV, have decided to take on this
relatively small private school because they didn^t think that they^d have
the resources or will to fight back. They were Wrong! They have Eastern
North Carolina, a lot of farmers, hunters and gun owners from all across
the nation on their side.
The entire scheme to do away with guns may backfire on the NCAGV. Hobgood Academy may well sell more raffle tickets than ever because of the
attention that the NCAGV is bringing to bear on the academy^s fund raiser.
Press releases from this anti-gun group have gone out all over the world urging that the headmaster of the school, John Hardison, dump the program because it is "inappropriate for a school to be promoting guns."
The anti-gun national press has picked up on the issue and it has made the
national television news all over the nation.
The press releases from pro-gun groups closely followed this press
release and gun owners from all over the nation and world became aware of
the problem and are planning to buy raffle tickets to support the Hobgood
Academy FFA Chapter. To quote one concerned gun owner. "This is the best
way I know of to support the Second Amendment, the Future Farmers of
America and to tell Lisa Price and her group that they can kiss our butt."
Another concerned gun owner, Dan Crouch from Washington, N.C. states that "This is the best way that I know of for gun owners to tell the anti-gun crowd to shut-up and leave our Second Amendment alone. By supporting this issue (that they^ve made such a fuss about) they^ve rallied thousands of gun supporters to send money to Hobgood Academy. What would have been a small raffle and fund-raiser has suddenly turned into a very
major source of money for this FFA Chapter. Frankly, they^ve (the North
Carolinians Against Gun Violence) have done us a favor."
Interestingly enough, not one of the anti-gun press releases will
give the address of Hobgood Academy and how to purchase the raffle tickets.
They have enough sense to realize that if they did this that it would drive
the raffle ticket sales "out the roof". With that in mind, here^s how to
order raffle tickets.
Hobgood Academy is standing up to the anti-gun crowd and plans to
go ahead with the raffle as planned. The raffle will take place on the week
of December 6 through 11. 1999.
Write to the Hobgood Academy, FFA Fund Raiser, P.O. Box 307, Hobgood , N.C., 27834. The raffle tickets cost ten-dollars each. The best way to send this is by check with the check made out to the Hobgood Academy.
Uploaded: 10/27/1999
Uploaded: 10/27/1999