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unhappycamper

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Thu Feb 18, 2016, 08:55 AM Feb 2016

US Army reservist sues 'Muslim-free' gun range for asking him to leave

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/18/us-army-reservist-sues-muslim-free-gun-range-for-asking-him-to-leave

Raja’ee Fatihah says Save Yourself Survival and Tactical Gun Range in Oklahoma was welcoming until he identified himself as a Muslim

US Army reservist sues 'Muslim-free' gun range for asking him to leave
Wednesday 17 February 2016 20.51 EST

A US Army reservist who was asked to leave a gun range after identifying himself as a Muslim sued the owners on Wednesday, the latest in a series of cases across the US alleging anti-Islamic discrimination.

The lawsuit on behalf of 29-year-old Raja’ee Fatihah, who works for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, was filed in US district court against the owners of Save Yourself Survival and Tactical Gun Range in Oktaha, Oklahoma.
How anti-Muslim are Americans?

A sign posted on the business declared the range a “Muslim-free” establishment, and is similar to signs that have been placed at businesses in several states, said Brady Henderson, the legal director the Oklahoma chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed the suit.

“Whether the sign in question says ‘no Muslims’ or whether it says ‘no coloreds’ or whether it says ‘no women’ or ‘no Christians’ or ‘no Buddhists’ ... it is just as un-American and, fundamentally, it is just as wrong,” Henderson said.
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US Army reservist sues 'Muslim-free' gun range for asking him to leave (Original Post) unhappycamper Feb 2016 OP
Time to adjust the oath tazkcmo Feb 2016 #1
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