Man wounded by accidental weapon discharge at 'Muslim-free' survivalist store-gun range in Muskogee County

[elmcitymaven 9,711]

A member of a self-proclaimed Oklahoma patriot group was shot Tuesday morning in an apparent accident at an Oktaha survivalist store and gun range that last week made national headlines for posting a sign saying the establishment is “Muslim-free.”

Muskogee County Sheriff Charles Pearson said the owners of the Save Yourself Survival and Tactical Gear store began receiving threats after media coverage of their decision to put the sign in a front window. Members of the group went to the store to protect customers and the owners from physical harm and were also at the facility on Monday, Pearson said.

The sheriff said he did not know the name of the group but that one of its members was at the range Tuesday and had an old Colt .45 revolver with him.

“(The gun) fell out of a bucket holster and discharged, striking him in the wrist,” Pearson said, adding that the man’s injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.

The sheriff said after visiting the range Monday and Tuesday that it did not appear the group’s members were knowledgeable about firearms safety because of the way they were holding and storing the weapons. He emphasized the importance of using proper holsters to store guns and keeping fingers away from the trigger unless the user intends to fire during target practice.

Chad Neal, who owns the store with his fiance, Nicole Mayhorn, previously told the Tulsa World that the sign went up in response to the July shootings at two military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which left six people dead including the shooter, who was of Middle Eastern descent.

Neal called Islam a “cult” and said he would not have “jihadis” in his store learning marksmanship in order to attack armed services facilities in Muskogee.

The sign drew criticism from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, with the group’s Oklahoma officials calling its placement illegal because it violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964. They called for the sign’s removal.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/man-wounded-by-accidental-weapon-discharge-at-muslim-free-survivalist/article_ee0a7aab-ebe1-5252-93a0-73797060b1de.html

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Two levels of idiocy there.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Karma is a bee-yoch!

[lostinblue 1,989]

Just needed a correct holster for the gun .

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Just needed a correct holster for the gun .

Looks like the perfect job for you. Teaching a bunch of people who hate Muslims gun safety.

[Not a Tailor 1,370]

Sounds like if he wants muslims to not learn gun safety, he should be inviting them into his shop en masse and handing them guns for free.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

As a former armed forces veteran, why does he have these bigoted views?

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Seems like you can get shot even when minorities are not around.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

As a former armed forces veteran, why does he have these bigoted views?

Because you learn them before you go in. They can work around you to get the mission done, but underneath, it's still there.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Because you learn them before you go in. They can work around you to get the mission done, but underneath, it's still there.

Yeah that's what I figured. I know it's not politically correct to criticise the military but they need to do more to root out people like that and the stone cold psychos who want a legal means of committing murder.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Yeah that's what I figured. I know it's not politically correct to criticise the military but they need to do more to root out people like that and the stone cold psychos who want a legal means of committing murder.

Problem is, most bigots hide it well. The military cares about the mission first and welfare of family second. Most folks aren't going to flat out say they hate minorities unless it's around folks who think the same way. The dude that started that F Islam protest at the mosque was a former Marine. I've served with people I knew didn't like me because my skin color, but they never said anything out of line, out of fear of getting in trouble.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Problem is, most bigots hide it well. The military cares about the mission first and welfare of family second. Most folks aren't going to flat out say they hate minorities unless it's around folks who think the same way. The dude that started that F Islam protest at the mosque was a former Marine. I've served with people I knew didn't like me because my skin color, but they never said anything out of line, out of fear of getting in trouble.

This is the problem with the likes of Iraq - when you want to pursue a dirty war, you don't care who fights it. Just ends up being a meat grinder - people who want to kill and people who have no choice.

[Sousuke 1,214]

Just needed a correct holster for the gun .

More likely they didn't load it correctly. It mentions its an old .45 colt revolver so it was probably a single action army. The hammer can rest directly on the primer which makes them not drop safe. The correct way to load them is to leave one chamber empty and rest the hammer on that chamber when holstered.