Campus Newspaper Raffles AK-47

news channel 7 ^ | February 22, 2006 | Alison Storm

[Flavius]

Alison Storm News Channel 7 Wednesday, February 22, 2006

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His goal in life? Run the White House. Andrew Davis' goal for the week? Raise money for the newspaper he edits. "I just did a large expose on parking services." It's a conservative paper on Clemson's campus, pages known as delicious, conservative brain-food. "We make no qualms about being very biased of the right wing," he says. To help pay for printing costs, 20-year-old Andrew organized a raffle for a rifle: an AK-47. "We're hoping with this event to show people the AK-47 is no more dangerous than a knife or a car," he says.

Stashed in the basement of Clemson's library among thousands of books, on page 138 is Andrew's motivation. "The Second Amendment is one of our least appreciated that we have and probably the one that is most attacked. We hope this event will raise awareness for the Second Amendment," says Andrew. Not everyone on campus is pleased with the paper's idea. Andrew says he's heard from a faculty member and a student who plan to protest.

But he has found support from campus leaders. "The reaction from the administration has not been one to shut these people down but to let students exercise these rights," says Andrew. And that's a lesson this student hopes to take all the way to the White House. Raffle tickets go on sale February 27th through March 2nd. Organizers plan to offer them on campus near the main library from 9am until 3pm for a $5 donation. For more information you can e-mail Andrew at observr@clemson.edu

[beaver fever]

Russell's most famous student was Wittgenstein who effectively ended Russell's career as a logician by repudiating Russell's distinction between positive and negative facts.

Also when Russell abandoned logic and became a public atheist Wittgenstein became deeply religious as a result of his experiences in WWI. During the war when he was serving aboard a gun boat on the Dneiper River he carried a copy of the Gospels in German written by Goethe. His crew mates called him 'The Pastor'

[tcostell]

Well principles or not, it's a stunningly well designed tool. I maintain that the tool itself is morally neutral, and this one could be wielded by someone virtuous or evil equally.

The thing it has going for it is that it's simple, and can function perfectly in the worst possible conditions. "Designed so that even a fistful of sand dumped into the chamber won't keep it from firing." spoke the designer in a recent interview for Field and Stream.

You may not want to enrich a Romanian for other reasons, but if you would buy a hammer from him there is no reason you shouldn't buy this as well.

[LeoWindhorse]

If you like AK's , buy a Galil .Way better anyway.

[Godebert]

"If Jim has a problem with me I'll deal with that but you are not going to push me off this site so get a new hobby."

I reckon somebody had a "problem" with you. You've been banned or suspended.

[Simo Hayha]

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Winners decline AK-47 raffle prize

The Associated Press

CLEMSON - Two winners in a drawing for an AK-47 assault rifle declined the prize given away by a Clemson University conservative newspaper. A third person in line for the weapon says he is unsure what he will do with his controversial prize.