A Florida gun shop owner’s reaction to the shootings in Chattanooga that left four Marines and one sailor dead is drawing both fire and praise.
Andy Hallinan, 28, has declared his store, Florida Gun Supply in Inverness, a “Muslim-free zone.” The Massachusetts native is also standing up for the Confederate flag, offering free concealed carry classes and free access to the shop’s firing range.
Hallinan laid out his shop’s new policies in a video posted on the store’s Facebook pageand on YouTube. The YouTube video posted July 18 already has more than 10,000 views. In it Hallinan explains “3 new EXTREME policy changes in response to the latest terrorist attack on our country.”
In the video, Hallinan also explains his stand on such issues as the Confederate flag, racism and terrorism. He also urges viewers to not “believe their lies.” He was referencing political leaders who are calling symbols, such as the Confederate flag and Christian cross, racist and those who insist “Islam is a peaceful religion, full of tolerance and love and hope.”
“We’re in battle patriots, but not only with Islamic extremism, but were also in battle with 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 new policies are drawing praise and criticism both on the shop’s Facebook page.
“To suggest that all Muslims or followers of Islam are a potential threat simply isn’t right,” posted a woman, who described herself as a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Muslim.
“Put down the gun and pick up a book before you kill your fellow Americans,” wrote another poster.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has fired back against the store’s new policies, asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate “possible federal civil rights violations,” its website reports. The country’s largest Muslim civil liberties group says that “systematically banning Muslims from such businesses is a violation of federal laws prohibiting racial and religious discrimination in public accommodations.”
While it is unclear if DOJ has been contacted, that agency did issue a statement earlier this year that it was “monitoring” an Arkansas shooting range that had been declared a “Muslim-Free Zone” by its owner.
Criticism aside, Hallinan is sticking to his guns for now.
“As a gun dealer, I can deny service to anyone for any reason,” he contended on Facebook. ”I will not arm and train those who wish to do harm to my fellow patriots,” he said in the video.
http://patch.com/florida/newportrichey/muslim-free-zone-declared-gun-shop-owner
I can see it now , the state will jail or fine you if you don’t let them in
The mistake he is making is that he should not have announced the policy. All he had to do was cobble the background check forms by pretending to call in the check and just mark it with not approved since the forms get destroyed anyway. Or, if he encounters someone he doesn’t like, just flat come up with some bullsh!t excuse as to why he can’t sell that day.
Now, he’s going to get a public spanking by the PC Police, the media and every other retard wanting to jump in. After they have their way with him, they’ll just pull his FFL if he’s lucky. If he’s unlucky, he’ll end up in Federal Prison on some trumped up bullsh!t. I totally get wanting to take a stand, but this was not a smart way to do it. We’re not in the overt stages of this conflict, we’re still in the covert stages, act accordingly.
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. If you think denying muslims guns is the answer, by all means, wallow in your ignorance. It’s not muslims who open our borders, control our currency, send us off to wars for foreign interests and so on and so on. But it is this ignorance that will allow the fox in the hen house because you will fight each other out of ignorance. There are many muslims who are proud patriots and would willingly stand by every other patriots side in conflict. Me being one of them. But sadly, ignorance abounds.
If you are a patriot, willing to fight and die to enforce our Bill of Rights as absolute law, you are welcome here in the Trenches, and you are not alone.
Thank you Henry.
Jamal,in my world do not care about someones ethnicity/religion/economic status/sexuality ect.You are either a prick/douche or a good person,you seem a good person and when things get real tough wish you and yours the best.I refuse to be taken in by govt. plans to keep people divided,that said,refuse to not be meself due to political uncorrectness.
You will find that those on this site are well aware of the jew agenda to pit Christians against Muslims, blacks against whites, straights against gays, ‘left’ against ‘right’ (a misnomer), etc., etc., etc…
The jews are THE most racist, parasitic scum of the Earth, and deception has ALWAYS been their stock-in-trade.
Those of us on FTT are NOT deceived, and we welcome all who are awake and like-minded.
Unfortunately, this is all according to plan, starting with the 9/11 ‘hate Muslim’ nonsense Bush and Cheney got going.
Saw that video that was released of this so-called Muslim shooter. Just happened to be going on during a drill (imagine that), and the ‘perp’ is laying on the ground, about 4″ thick (killed by a steamroller?), and ZERO BLOOD. Not even that ‘Hollywood Red’ used at Boston.
Just returned from an extended stay in Europe…..
There are no ‘Muslim hoards taking over’, as told by American MSM, and in fact, everyone I talked to said;
“The Jews are the problem”
The “Massachusetts” native is also standing up for the Confederate flag.
Enough said, the muslims were never the problem.
I want to thank everyone here on FTT for your warm and welcoming words. As said in above comments, like minded patriots willing to fight and die for the Bill of Rights as absolute law, is what I feel should be the glue that binds us all who believe in this. E Pluribus Unum. God bless.