Republicans turn on eachother over glock fundraiser

CREATED Sep. 2, 2011

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Reporter: Corinne Hautala

TUCSON (KGUN9) – The Pima County Republican Party says tickets are sold out for its controversial gun raffle.

The party says the raffle is a fundraiser and the winner will get a glock 23, a gun similar to the one Jared Loughner is accused of using in the January 8th shootings.

Bill Badger, a victim of the shootings, says the fundraiser has sparked flashback of the gun allegedly used by Loughner lying on the bloody ground.

 “I would like to see them [the Republican Party] apologize to the victims,” he said.

Steve Kozachick, a republican and member of the Tucson City Council isn’t standing by his political party.

“I think it was quite frankly, incredibly stupid and shows a total disconnect to the sensitivities of this community,” he said.

The Pima County Republican Party has not announced the date of the raffle.