Ron Stafford had a hunch that this past Sunday's church service would be different, but he certainly didn’t think he’d take home an AR-15.
Stafford, 42, of upstate Schenectady,  N.Y., won the assault rifle during a pre-announced raffle at the March 23 service at Grace Baptist Church in Troy, where pastor John Koletas preaches that the constitutional right to bear arms shall not be abridged. 
On Monday, Stafford was on his way to pick up the gun -- valued up to $1,200 -- after a federal background check.