# Is it responsible to RAFFLE a gun? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [August 6, 2006, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-responsible-to-raffle-a-gun/367530 "2006-08-06T04:39:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-responsible-to-raffle-a-gun/367530/41 "2006-08-07T01:08:45Z")
[QUOTE=Bam Boo Gut] Oakminster “If anything, your attitude about the whole thing would be seen as more than a little strange to most, and utterly incomprehensible to many.” Who are you speaking for here? [/QUOTE] I’m pretty sure he said “the American South”, so that is for whom he is speaking. I’d echo his statements for the American West, so much that I still don’t fully understand your problem with this. I’ve read the posts and the only thing I get is “guns are bad, m’kay?”. You may not feel that way, but nothing else is coming through here. [QUOTE=Zahava424] I think the existence of these raffles in general signifies and helps perpetuate a disturbing attitude about gun ownership in this country. Yes, I live in a state without a strong “gun culture,” and this probably affects my views. But still. Owning a gun is something that people should approach with thought and trepidation. [/QUOTE] “Trepidation” forsooth. It’s about gun ownership, not about the raffle. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-responsible-to-raffle-a-gun/367530/42 "2006-08-07T02:49:56Z")
Maybe gun ownership is okay as long as you’re ashamed of yourself. Being casual enough about it to use a raffle? Uh-oh, that’s sin city! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-responsible-to-raffle-a-gun/367530.md?page=2)