"Church Cancels Teen Gun Giveaway!"

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<p>[Church</a> Cancels Teen Gun Giveaway - Oklahoma City News Story - KOCO Oklahoma City](<a href=“http://www.koco.com/news/16860079/detail.html]Church”>Oklahoma City News, Weather and Sports - KOCO 5 News)</p>

<p>So what do you all think? I live in Oklahoma where this happened but this even astonished me (not the canceling it - the plan to give it). Of course i am English and was not raised with any exposure to guns at all and do not like them - but I do know lots of perfectly nice people here that do like guns and hunting (something I don’t understand either though i have to confess the wild turkey my friend fed us at Thanksgiving last year was far better tasting than the frozen ones i am used to). So while not really understanding the whole gun culture thing at all i have grown a little more accustomed. But a church planning to give away a semi automatic assault rifle at a youth conference!!?? Even trying to see past my personal prejudice against guns it seems - well - bizarre. My daughter has been to many youth conferences and bibles and prayer and song were more the order of the day. I must send her this link while i think of it.</p>

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<p>Definitely bizarre! Couldn’t they find a more appropriate prize? I just can’t see any reason for a church to give an assault rifle to a teenager. What message does that send? My boys have both attended youth conferences, but they did NOT have anything like that.</p>

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<p>“I just can’t see any reason for a church to give an assault rifle to a teenager.”</p>

<p>In expression of our God-given Second Amendment rights! It sends a message that if the people of Oklahoma are not prepared to defend themselves through the barrel of a gun, they will be overrun by Al-Qaeda, or worse, by Democrats.</p>

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<p>Ah, mini, I can always count on you to supply a logical explanation! That must be it… ;)</p>

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<p>Who thought it would be smart to give teens weapons, when they can’t even drive without permits? And a church? Jesus would have been ever so proud</p>

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<p>There are so many things to love about that article and the video. </p>

<p>The pastor says “Our prime target are (sic) the youth.” Target? </p>

<p>Canadians will evidently do anything to get their hands on a gun. </p>

<p>I don’t think I’d want a gun nearby when all those kids get there and find out there’s 21 hours of preaching and no gun.</p>

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<p>It does sound odd, but the article also mentioned a marksmanship competition as part of the event. It was probably just a social/fun activity to attract teens.</p>

<p>“Semi-automatic assault rifle” is a contradiction in terms. Assault rifles are capable of automatic fire…not that the media or politicians will ever care…</p>

<p>What the media terms “assault rifles” are some of the most popular rifles for target shooting and hunting.</p>

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<p>Well, thank the Lord. Whew!</p>

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<p>When I saw the story, I thought that the news media had been conned. It was very hard to believe that any church could think that giving away a gun --an assault rifle at that – was appropriate.</p>

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<p>The only reason they cancelled it was because someone involved couldn’t be there – they plan to give it away at next year’s conference instead.</p>

<p>How utterly bizarre this is!</p>

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<p>I’d find myself a new church. Personally, I’d rather lisen to a crazy pastor for 20 years.</p>