Mutnomah County GOP Salutes Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. by Raffling Off an AR-15

By NIGEL JAQUISS

Assassins shot both President Abraham Lincoln and the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Now Lincoln and King have something else in common—the Multnomah County GOP is invoking the civil rights leaders' legacies to help raffle off an AR-15 rifle (or a handgun, if you prefer).

Here's the release the county party sent out this morning, with emphasis added:

WWeek 2015

Willamette Week’s reporting has concrete impacts that change laws, force action from civic leaders, and drive compromised politicians from public office. Support WW's journalism today.