I have mine and you damn well know what it is without me saying a word.
In the five months since Jan Morgan banned Muslims from her gun range in Hot Springs, Ark., business has boomed and predictions of a lawsuit brought by federal civil rights enforcers have so far proved inaccurate.
Morgan, who claims keeping Muslims out of her Gun Cave Indoor Firing Range is a matter of public safety and not a constitutional issue, says she made the decision in September after two customers she deemed suspicious visited. She said their furtive behavior and cellphone ringtones of “Allahu Akhbar” prompted her to revise her range’s policies.
“We are dealing in lethal firearms,” Morgan told FoxNews.com. “I’m not going to let a Nazi shoot in here, or a Ku Klux Klan member in here, either.”
Morgan said she excludes those she believes to be Muslim based on their names. She says business is up, but she has gotten threats, which she brushed off.
But Morgan’s “no Muslims” stance has her in the legal crosshairs of at least two groups. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) wrote to Attorney General Eric Holder seeking the Justice Department’s involvement.
“Given the recent spike in anti-Muslim rhetoric, including Islamophobic statements by government officials, community leaders and media outlets, death threats, and other bias incidents targeting Muslims, I urge you to investigate this matter soon,” a letter sent by CAIR to Holder in October stated.
“CAIR believes that systematically banning Muslims from a place of business is a violation of federal laws prohibiting racial and religious discrimination and will inevitably result in a hostile environment for ordinary Muslims in Arkansas,” the letter added.
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In the meantime, Morgan is not budging. She likened offering target practice to potential terrorists to flight schools offering lessons on simulators to the 9/11 terrorists. And because firearms are involved, she said her case is not analogous to cases in which private businesses have been sanctioned for refusing to serve other groups, such as gays.
“One mistake can cost another human being’s life,” she said. “There’s no room for mistakes when you’re handling firearms. We aren’t just refusing to make a wedding cake here.”
Morgan claims business has “quadrupled” with people from out of state coming to the range and some even offering donations for what they predict will be a legal battle. She also said she has been threatened, which she responded to by posting her home address on the range website and daring those issuing threats to do so in person.
“I am the infidel your Imam warned you about,” Morgan wrote under an image of her packing heat.
The ACLU is actively looking for someone to file a complaint so they can file a lawsuit.
The article states that a possible defense she could use is to say that the gun range is a club. Read the whole article as it is way too long to repost here.
I say charge people a fee to get in, make 'em sign a waiver and hand them a card stating they are a member of a club now.
If she doesn't like you Achmed, you don't get a card and you don't get in.
Perfectly legal.
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Her range, her rules. She is losing business with restricting Muslims from coming to her range (other ranges benefit). She is making a business decision - we should respect that.
You must not have read the article. Her business has increased substantially.
Good on her!
Fuck CAIR !
Fuck Holder !
Fuck the ACLU !
Bob
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While I totally admire this woman for her position, and her resolve to maintain it, I find it a sad commentary on our society that it took a woman to act "with brass balls" when so many males have become weak-kneed.
Piss off, Anon.
Yeah, David, but not some of us, else you wouldn't have commented. :)
How's the no smoking, Phil?
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