Need THR members help on a nationwide raffle

[Monkeyleg]

A good friend in the fight to get CCW for Wisconsin has offered a custom set of handguns for raffle. Here's what he's proposing:

"Two handguns - one pistol, one revolver. I'd suggest a Ruger P345 and a Taurus SP101. Both would be accurized, engraved, new grips/checkering and each would have a CC holster (something special - like stingray skin or shark skin). A custom designed, exotic wood presentation case to hold both handguns."

He and his group have a WI raffle license. I'd like to try to go national with this for reasons that should be obvious: with enough money, the WCCA could run newspaper ads all over the state, disputing the arguments-as-usual presented by the media.

The problem is that neither I nor any volunteer in our group that I know of has ever been involved in a raffle at the national level. I know that the requirements are much more stringent, and more broad-reaching.

If anyone knows of a group who has a national-level raffle license and can help out on this, please email me at [email protected] .

Raising one or two or three thousand dollars has never been a problem for us. But, if we were able to raise five figures, we could finally begin to let the public know what the facts are.

Thanks for any replies.

 

[Preacherman]

The only suggestion I can make is to improve the firearms you're thinking of offering... an engraved P345 is gilding waterweeds, not lilies!

 

[Lennyjoe]

Taurus SP101?

 

[Brick]

Why not use traditional guns?

Hello everyone.â„¢

Why not use like a 1911 or P.08, then a SAA in .44?

 

[USP45usp]

I too would change the make/models of the guns. The Ruger SP101 is a good choice (that is what he met folks, just got the Ruger and Tauras mixed up) but I would go with maybe a SA 1911 or something more traditional (but at a good price). Me personally would go with winners choice: SP101 and 1911 or maybe a Lever Action .357 (or .44) with accompaning SAA in the same caliber.

From what I understand, all federal and state laws have to be met. FFL to FFL transfers from you to the winner and also whatever state laws are involved.

Also, I would have some extra incentives with the raffle. All FFL transfer fees to be paid by your group. Money instead of guns opinion (for those that want to help but maybe under some sort of restraining order, etc... because they have really cruel ex's).

Wayne

 

[Monkeyleg]

Thanks for the replies. I, too, thought the Ruger in particular wouldn't lend itself to any fancy engraving, much less be aesthetically pleasing. (It doesn't even look good from the factory ).

I've emailed the donor and asked if some other models--Kimbers, Springfields, Beretta's, S&W's or Colt's--might be a better choice.

In the end, though, this guy is providing everything, so beggars can't necessarily be choosers.

The problem remains, though, of finding a group with a nationwide raffle license. As it's been explained to me, we can't sell tickets beyond the WI state line with the license this guy has.