 And a church raffle of an AR-15 caught national attention this past week. WCYB is reporting that the River of Tri-Cities Church in Johnson City put on the raffle in honor of Independence Day, the Constitution, and the Second Amendment. The church has been known to give away cars, boats, and NASCAR tickets. Simply put, Pastor Todd Holmes says the reasons for the raffle are that he is a Christian, a firearm owner, and he likes having guns for hunting and self-defense.