What is the concern of an Iraq Vet in a gun raffle in a football game?

Source: Army Times / Associated Press

Iraq vet questions youth football gun raffle
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Aug 8, 2008 7:38:18 EDT

MILLERSTOWN, Pa. — An Iraq war veteran says a youth football league in central Pennsylvania is using inappropriate prizes in a raffle fundraiser: rifles.

David Diaz, who served two years in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division, said he doesn’t want his 9-year-old daughter, a cheerleader, to sell tickets for the October nightly raffle.

“It doesn’t seem right that we are using guns to raise money so they can play football,” Diaz said.

The money from the sale of the $10 raffle tickets will go to the Greenwood-Newport Midget Football Association, which puts on games with children ages 5 to 13.............

More: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/0...eraffle_080808

Seems to me that gun raffles in youth football games aren't in the best interests of gun advocates. If I am mistaken, I think I will raffle off a few of my small caliber handguns in this season's high school xball games and we'll see how that little proposition goes!!!!!!!!!