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Eleanors38

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58. I have no idea. But a public range cannot discriminate

Wed Oct 1, 2014, 11:54 AM

Oct 2014

In violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. To the degree this outfit has working/contractual relationships with organizations like the NRA, the range may face sanction from those organizations, as a concealed-carry instructor in Texas did when he said he would not teach Muslims.

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Stupid Bigot alert: Gun range says it is a �Muslim Free Zone� [View all] cali Sep 2014 OP

is that legal? nt geek tragedy Sep 2014 #1

blatantly and patently no wriggle room illegal cali Sep 2014 #3

is it private strawberries Sep 2014 #4

google "civil rights act" nt geek tragedy Sep 2014 #5

I assume you are talking about the civil rights act of 1964 strawberries Sep 2014 #8

getting cocky now that you're over 100 posts. geek tragedy Sep 2014 #10

The poster is asking a question Like I am dontshoot Sep 2014 #21

this is not a private club. cali Sep 2014 #26

Yup ,I just looked it up dontshoot Sep 2014 #28

you really like fail. What is so hard to grasp here? cali Sep 2014 #32

what? dontshoot Sep 2014 #37

thank you nt strawberries Sep 2014 #39

Re-read it. He was agreeing with you in that last post. n/t ieoeja Sep 2014 #41

thanks dontshoot nt strawberries Sep 2014 #40

It's a public accommodation gollygee Sep 2014 #19

This place sounds like a "public range," as in open to the public. Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #6

Curves for women , a gym I can't join dontshoot Sep 2014 #12

Curves is a private membership only club. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #22

Then she is going to be sued dontshoot Sep 2014 #25

I think it depends on what state you're in gollygee Sep 2014 #27

yes men have sued to join curves cali Sep 2014 #29

lol I don't want to join it dontshoot Sep 2014 #31

Then why are you complaining? gollygee Sep 2014 #34

I'm not complaining dontshoot Sep 2014 #35

I have no idea. But a public range cannot discriminate Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #58

You realize there are no more segregated lunch counters anymore, right? bullwinkle428 Sep 2014 #7

yes I do strawberries Sep 2014 #11

This gun range is not a private club, it is a public business. eom MohRokTah Sep 2014 #18

lol. uh, it's illegal under the civil rights act of 1964 and under the Arkansas cali Sep 2014 #20

someone should put up a sign in front hobbit709 Sep 2014 #2

If it's private then I believe it's legal dontshoot Sep 2014 #9

IT's a public business. She's in blatant violation of the law. eom MohRokTah Sep 2014 #16

agree if it's open to the public dontshoot Sep 2014 #23

It is. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #30

The ACCA may penalize this range, too. Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #59

Doesn't matter how she views Islam, she's in violation fo the law. eom MohRokTah Sep 2014 #13

she is the owner strawberries Sep 2014 #15

Nope, it's a public business. She says so and expects to lose it. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #17

bzzzt. giant fail. but love how you think this is fine and dandy cali Sep 2014 #24

It doesn't sound private , I belong to a private club and hers sounds open to the public dontshoot Sep 2014 #33

WRONG Lex Sep 2014 #38

I don't know strawberries Sep 2014 #45

Private doesn't mean owned by an individual gollygee Sep 2014 #48

why strawberries Sep 2014 #56

Read the thread gollygee Sep 2014 #57

Based on the story, I'm not so sure. tritsofme Sep 2014 #42

No gollygee Sep 2014 #43

Why not? tritsofme Sep 2014 #44

The right to free speech is not absolute gollygee Sep 2014 #46

I'll have to do some research on this tritsofme Sep 2014 #49

The way Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is written gollygee Sep 2014 #50

That makes sense. tritsofme Sep 2014 #51

... pepperbear Sep 2014 #14

Nice to know they are such fearful little babies. Lex Sep 2014 #36

She obviously hasn't read the Bible and thought about the bigotry and bloodshed in it. mr blur Sep 2014 #47

Someone oughta teach those geniuses about taquiyya. MADem Sep 2014 #52

How can a religion be a "theocracy"? louis-t Sep 2014 #53

Oh she could have meant theocracy gollygee Sep 2014 #55

This thread is hilarious. nt ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #54

It is a bit of a gas for pro-2A folks. Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #61

I think it's a bit of a gas for just about anyone who steps backs and looks at the thread. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #62

Kinda interesting to see so many suddenly demanding broader access to gun range patronage. nt Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #60

When the WASP narrative breaks down, no tellin' what happens! Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #63

She never read the Bible, I guess. chrisa Oct 2014 #64

I hope she has the Muslo-Detector X2000! KamaAina Oct 2014 #65

Haha... was just thinking the same thing. How would she know? KentuckyWoman Oct 2014 #66

how about incidents like Sandy Hook, Theater Shooting, Sikh Temple shooting JI7 Oct 2014 #67

Interesting thread. davidthegnome Oct 2014 #68

Well, 'vegetarian' isn't a religion, so feel free to discriminate there. X_Digger Oct 2014 #69

What if their religion forbid them to eat meat? davidthegnome Oct 2014 #70