School gun raffle
A school gun raffle is a fund-raising technique used by schools in the United States. In a typical arrangement, the booster club sells tickets to a series of drawings, for example ten guns in ten days, or fifty-two guns, one each week for a year. The winner must stipulate that he or she is eligible to own a gun, then takes delivery from a participating gun shop.
A writer for a magazine for gun enthusiasts praised the concept.
The practice, while widespread, has been criticized. A proposed raffle at Comeaux High School was cancelled after complaints from parents. Lucama Elementary School implemented a rule that students could not buy tickets.
Escambia Academy is one school that has continued to have the raffle.
