Huffington Post – by Tracy Simmons
SPOKANE, Wash. (RNS) Still angry about the idea of an Islamic cultural center opening near Ground Zero, a group of Idaho gun enthusiasts decided to fight back with a new line of pork-laced bullets.
South Fork Industries, based in Dalton Gardens, Idaho, claims its ammunition, called Jihawg Ammo, is a “defensive deterrent to those who violently act in the name of Islam.”
The bullets are coated in pork-infused paint, which the company states makes the ammo “haram,” or unclean, and therefore will keep a Muslim who’s shot with one of the bullets from entering paradise.
“With Jihawg Ammo, you don’t just kill an Islamist terrorist, you also send him to hell. That should give would-be martyrs something to think about before they launch an attack. If it ever becomes necessary to defend yourself and those around you our ammo works on two levels,” the company said in a press release earlier this month.
The company’s website bills the bullets as “Peace Through Pork” and a “peaceful and natural deterrent to radical Islam.” There’s a related line of apparel that feature slogans like “Put Some Ham in MoHAMed” and a target poster that says “Give Em a Spankin with some Bacon.”
“The nullifying principle of our product is only effective if you are attacked by an Islamist in Jihad,” the company’s website says. “Otherwise, our ammo functions just like any other ammunition, so we obviously insist upon defensive use of our ammo only-not offensive.”
Company officials declined requests to comment.
However, Shannon Dunn, assistant professor of religious studies at Gonzaga University, said South Fork’s concept is based on an inaccurate understanding of the Quran.
“There is no penalty for coming into contact with pork given by the Quran,” she said, pointing to verses that prohibit the consumption of pork and carrion that are reminiscent of Jewish dietary laws outlined in Leviticus.
“To my knowledge, Muslims, especially unknowingly, would not be banned from heaven for eating or getting hit by pork,” she said. “There are some interpreters who suggest that Muslims should eat pork rather than starve, if faced with that alternative.”
Nevertheless, the ammo has plenty of supporters, with more than 4,300 people liking it on Facebook. One fan, Ted of California, said he planned to buy 500 rounds. Another, Jeffrey, said he hoped someone would smuggle the bullets into U.S. military troops.
Tracy Simmons is editor of Spokane Faith & Values.
Excuse me if this sounds strange but, WTF? This is racist as hell.
I doubt that this ammo would be a deterrent in the coming battles.
There must be some “dispensation” or other that renders this void.
Besides which, if you think muslims are the enemy, You have a lot to catch up on!
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I laughed, when I saw it, but sad to think that there are people out there that think that way.
I’ll be kind Angel, 3 lashes!
🙂 🙂
Aww…
come on,man 🙂
“3 lashes?”
I’m Agreeing with you…”if you think the muslims are the enemy,You have a lot to catch up on!”
🙂 🙂 🙂
rhumstruck,
Not sure if you mean that They should have “3 lashes”or I should (for posting it). 🙂 LOL
How is this racist? Mulsims do not consist of any one nationality or race as far as I know, how did you come up with it being racist? Israelis loaded sealed drums of pork on their buses to deter muslim idiots from blowing themseleves up because the guts of the swine would have gotten onto the body of the jihadist, so how is this different, and the israelis should know something about Islam if anyone does. I like the idea, especially the Idea of it making these people feel like they may not be going to heaven after all. Manufacture the heck out of them, good luck in your venture.
Had they made them non-kosher, the ADL would have been all over it like a Zionist on a Palestinian village.
Zionist Jews won’t eat pork either, will these bullets work on them?
At least the Muslims who are trying to harm us have their reasons (we drop high explosives on their kids & homes) while the Jews only pretend to be out ally, yet use us like toilet paper & sucker us into wars that benefit their true homeland, Israel.
ANY bullets will send all Zionist (so-called) ‘jews’ to hell, since they’re all headed there anyway.
bullets are not evil.
If it stops them from ducking witches let them get on with it.