Santa Shoot Raises Money

Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 by Post Scripts
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Want to improve the caliber of your family’s Christmas card this year? How about having your picture taken with Santa Claus and your choice of machine guns?

For a fee of $5 for members and $10 for non-members, the Scottsdale Gun Club in Arizona will arrange a Yuletide photo op with Santa and a selection of automatic weapons valued at $170,000.


“It’s been really fun,” said Brooke Rodda, a spokesperson for the club. “We’ve had a tremendous response from the community.”

The “unique” opportunity, Rodda said, permits families to handle weapons in a “safe, controlled environment.” About 500 people turned out for the club’s first shoot on Nov. 26, and Rodda expects more crowds for the second “Santa and Machine Guns” event on Dec. 10.

Among the firearms to choose from are M60s, M249s, M240s and a modified Ar15, as well as more traditional holiday props such as reindeer antlers.

The event isn’t attracting just gun enthusiasts: “It has a broader appeal from families to older people,” Rodda said.

But if firearms don’t exactly convey your holiday message, Rodda says don’t worry: Santa can be just as disarming for the camera without the weapons.

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One Response to Santa Shoot Raises Money

  1. Tina says:
    Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 11:02 am

    Katie Pavlich of TownHall has interesting news about sales on Black Friday:

    http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2011/12/03/popular_black_friday_items_firearms

    This year Black Friday shoppers exercised their Second Amendment Right more than ever as firearms sales jumped 32 percent from last year, posting a new record in firearms sales.

    US firearms sales reached a record 129,166 during last week’s Black Friday that kicked off the holiday shopping season, a 32 percent increase from the previous all-time high, officials said.

    Part of the increase was attributed to a growing number of first-time buyers who are purchasing firearms for protection, while more women are engaging in sport shooting and hunting.

    “There also is a burgeoning awakening of the American public that they do have a constitutional right to own guns,” National Shooting Sports Foundation spokesman Larry Keane told the newspaper.

    He said 25 percent of the purchases are usually made by first-time buyers, including many women.

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