A suburban Portland pastor who won an AR-15 rifle from a raffle will not be charged for giving it to a gun-owning friend for safekeeping without a background check. The Christ Church Episcopal Parish pastor in Lake Oswego declined to speak with police. Lucas drew national attention this summer when he used $3,000 in church funds to buy as many rifle raffle tickets as he could for a softball league fundraiser. He has said he wanted to win to destroy the gun. A recent state law makes transferring a gun without a background check illegal, even if the arrangement is between private parties and no money changes hands.

Source: Fox News September 16, 2016 21:36 UTC