Editor, Gazette-Journal:

In regards to the recent handgun raffle at The Pet Castle and my opinion on gun rights:

First, the decision to raffle off a handgun was purely based on numbers. I wanted to help, in a big way, a local animal rescue. In the past I had raffled off a $2,000 aquarium setup and after a month’s time, was only able to raise about $200. Luckily, the aquarium was donated; if not, the raffle would have been a complete failure. In just a day and a half raffling off a handgun, I was able to raise $1,000, coincidentally, for the same rescue. Because of the success of this raffle, I plan to do it again in the future, with the hopes of raising even more.

When I looked for an animal rescue to donate this gift to, two others rejected me before Precious Purrs and Paws welcomed the gift. One refused due to the fear of negative publicity, and the other due to a deeply held anti-gun belief of only one person in the organization. I can certainly understand the fear of ...