After reading many TFL threads, Illinois does not conjure up warm 2nd Amendment fuzzies in many of our minds. This Illinois Congressional hopeful, however, adds a welcome counterpoint. This guy is clearly worthy of support and election.
Politician Raffles Guns to Raise Money
(CNSNews.com) - If political incorrectness is the goal, it's easy enough to achieve: Just ask the US congressional hopeful from Illinois, who's raffling off guns to raise campaign money. Dr. Michael Curtiss, a Republican from Mount Carroll in northwestern Illinois, said he's sold about 1500 raffle tickets for $5 apiece, and he expects sales to grow given the publicity he's getting. Next month, Curtiss will give away an SLR-95 semiautomatic rifle and a .45-caliber handgun, along with lessons on how to fire the weapons and a book about guns and crime. Curtiss said he's raising money and making a point: "Someone has to draw a line, and the raffle is an illustration that it's not the gun that kills, it's the idiot behind it that does," he said. Curtiss is in a three-way race for the GOP nomination in the 17th District. The winner will face incumbent Rep. Lane Evans, a Democrat.
Politician Raffles Guns to Raise Money
(CNSNews.com) - If political incorrectness is the goal, it's easy enough to achieve: Just ask the US congressional hopeful from Illinois, who's raffling off guns to raise campaign money. Dr. Michael Curtiss, a Republican from Mount Carroll in northwestern Illinois, said he's sold about 1500 raffle tickets for $5 apiece, and he expects sales to grow given the publicity he's getting. Next month, Curtiss will give away an SLR-95 semiautomatic rifle and a .45-caliber handgun, along with lessons on how to fire the weapons and a book about guns and crime. Curtiss said he's raising money and making a point: "Someone has to draw a line, and the raffle is an illustration that it's not the gun that kills, it's the idiot behind it that does," he said. Curtiss is in a three-way race for the GOP nomination in the 17th District. The winner will face incumbent Rep. Lane Evans, a Democrat.