Conservative journal plans drawing

by Thomas Lynn
Published Friday, February 17, 2006

A conservative college journal at Clemson is sponsoring a drawing for an AK-47 rifle early next month as a fundraiser and as a way to celebrate the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

The Tiger Town Observer is sponsoring a drawing for the assault-style weapon March 2. The group will take names and donations for the drawing beginning Feb. 27.

Andrew Davis, editor of the Observer, said the group got the idea from a conservative publication at the University of Illinois in Urbana. Davis said the first drawing in Illinois was so successful that the Urbana paper was now holding monthly drawings for a variety of weapons.

Davis said the Observer staff chose the AK-47 because it is a renowned weapon that was once illegal. “Given that the AK-47 is such a high-profile gun, we’re expecting to expand to all demographics – not just the hunters and gun fanatics that we have right now,” Davis said. (Story.)

If that rifle ever falls into the hands of a postal worker, we have the potential for seriously entertaining drama (so long as we aren’t related to any of the victims).

[THX: Mike P., Outdoor Life Editor]