‘This Is Absurd:’ Cheerleader’s Mother Disturbed By Gun Raffle Fundraiser

NEW RICHMOND, Ohio (CBS Local) — An Ohio mother says she was upset when her 7-year-old daughter was recently asked to sell raffle tickets for a semi-automatic gun for her cheer squad.
Heather Chilton was excited when her daughter, Nevaeh Chilton, joined the Junior Lions Cheer Team in New Richmond this year. But at the end of July, the cheerleaders learned they would spend their August selling raffle tickets for five gift baskets and an AM-15 optic ready rifle.
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