During the 2016 season , the Sliders announced that an in-game promotion during their June 22nd game against the DuPage Drones would feature a 50/50 drawing for a choice of several guns . The promotion drew attention and anger from a number of fans in the local community , given the short amount of time between the giveaway and the mass murder of 49 people at Pulse nightclub in Orlando . The team 's owner and General Manager , Todd Miller , told local media outlets that he gave thought to cancelling the giveaway , planned well in advance of the terrorist act , but instead chose to go forward with the promotion . Miller and the owner of the gun store providing the firearms emphasized that the weapons would not be at the stadium during the giveaway and that the winner would still have to comply with all applicable laws for purchasing a gun , in order to claim their prize . The game saw triple the number of fans in attendance than a typical game that season . The team has since given away two more guns at its games
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