A Florida gun shop owner has declared his store a "Muslim-free zone" following last week's shooting rampage in Chattanooga, Tenn., that killed four Marines and a Navy sailor.
"I have a moral and legal responsibility to ensure the safety of all patriots in my community, and so effective immediately, I'm declaring Florida Gun Supply as a Muslim-free zone," Andy Hallinan says in a video posted on his business' Facebook page on Saturday. "I will not arm and train those who wish to do harm to my fellow patriots," according to USA Today.
With the confederate flag draped in the background, Hallinan speaks about the Chattanooga shooting; saying that he believes the attack was not an isolated incident. He then continues to outline the changes he's bringing about to his Inverness, Fla. business in response to the tragedy.
"Our leaders are telling you that Islam is a peaceful religion, full of tolerance and love and hope. Don't believe their lies," he says, according to CBS News.
"We are in battle, patriots, but not only with Islamic extremism," he adds. "We're also in battle against extreme political correctness that threatens our lives because if we can't call evil 'evil' for fear of offending people, then we can't really defeat our enemies."
The post drew criticism from the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the possible federal civil right violations in regards to the Florida shop owner.
"These bigoted declarations are no different than 'whites only' signs posted in businesses during a period of our nation's history that we had hoped was over," said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. "The Department of Justice must investigate these hate-filled and un-American business practices to determine whether federal civil rights laws are being violated," according to WFLA.
Due to the latest attack by an Islamic Extremist in Tennessee, we've made some extreme changes to the way we are...
Posted by Florida Gun Supply on Friday, 17 July 2015
