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Gun Raffled For Cop Shot In Face

You've been invited to a benefit concert to raise money for an officer shot in the line of duty. The Nampa Police officer was shot in the face while serving a warrant on Dec. 16.  He's expected to fully recover. Organizers say the money raised will help off-set unexpected costs.  The plan is to eventually set up a fund for public servants injured in the line of duty. One thing that caught our eye in looking at the flyer promoting the event is the raffling off of a handgun to help someone who was shot/Scott Evans, KTVB. More here. (SR file photo of glock, like one to be raffled, for illustrative purposes) H/T: Sisyphus.

Question: Nampa police apparently have no problem with a gun being raffled off as a fund-raiser to help one of their members that was shot in the face before Christmas. Do you?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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