Gun Giveaway at a Youth Conference

Well, here's an idea that hadn't crossed my mind to draw youth to our program at church - have a contest to give away an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle. And I won't be suggesting it to the session any time soon I might add!

That's what was scheduled to happen at Windsor Hills Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, but unfortunately the giveaway portion of the event was cancelled because the Pastor Emeritus who ran the shooting contest in previous years won't be able to attend due to bone spurs in his feet. At least that's what was reported on local news channel KOCO 5

I did a double take when I read this article over at Crooks and Liars, but followed the link that they provided to the local TV station's story about the contest. The story includes footage from last year's shooting contest of a teen shooting an Uzi sub machine gun on fully automatic setting (which the reporters got off of the church's web site I might add).

I can't believe they didn't have anything like this for our youth at Montreat this past week. (please note sarcasm)

Well it appears that the contest and giveaway are back on as scheduled. Hooray!?

This quote was taken from the church's web site advertising the conference -

Although the shooting competition that was to take place during the Youth Conference had been canceled, due to false statements* made by the Oklahoma City TV Channel 5 (KOCO) and subsequently reported also by media outlets across the country, an AR-15 was donated last Saturday so that the competition could go on as planned. If Congress, back when our country was fighting for its independence could give engraved muskets to the fifteen or so eleven year old boys that their teacher, Mr. Akins, led into battle against the British, then we can give away a firearm still today, especially since our Supreme Court just re-emphasized our Second Amendment rights.

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!