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| Florida gun shop offers $25 off weapons with the promotional code 'Muslim' - to honour 9/11 | Florida gun shop offers $25 off weapons with the promotional code 'Muslim' - to honour 9/11 |
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| A controversial gun shop owner in Florida is offering $25 off weapons with the promotional code "Muslim", in rememberance of the 9/11. | A controversial gun shop owner in Florida is offering $25 off weapons with the promotional code "Muslim", in rememberance of the 9/11. |
| Florida Gun Supply owner, Andy Hallinan announced on Twitter that his shop would be giving the discount on guns, as well as a free car wash and beer included, to any customers who entered the code online. | Florida Gun Supply owner, Andy Hallinan announced on Twitter that his shop would be giving the discount on guns, as well as a free car wash and beer included, to any customers who entered the code online. |
| The shop owner wrote on Twitter that: "Islam is evil at its core." | The shop owner wrote on Twitter that: "Islam is evil at its core." |
| "I don’t believe that every Muslim is evil at their core," Mr Hallinan clarified however to MSNBC on Friday. | "I don’t believe that every Muslim is evil at their core," Mr Hallinan clarified however to MSNBC on Friday. |
| "But I do believe that the extreme political correctness in the U.S. leads to loss of life. And that’s why I have promotions like these designed to combat that kind of political correctness," he said. | "But I do believe that the extreme political correctness in the U.S. leads to loss of life. And that’s why I have promotions like these designed to combat that kind of political correctness," he said. |
| In July Mr Hallinan announced that his gun shop is a "Muslim-free zone" following the shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that left five U.S. service members dead, killed by Muslim-American, Mohammad Abdulazeez. | In July Mr Hallinan announced that his gun shop is a "Muslim-free zone" following the shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that left five U.S. service members dead, killed by Muslim-American, Mohammad Abdulazeez. |
| He also started to offer free concealed-carry classes and shooting range visits, encouraging all non-Muslims in his community to "take this opportunity to get armed, get trained and carry daily." | He also started to offer free concealed-carry classes and shooting range visits, encouraging all non-Muslims in his community to "take this opportunity to get armed, get trained and carry daily." |
| The Council on American Islamic Relations filed a federal lawsuit against Mr Hallinan on the basis that he was discriminating against Muslims' freedom of religion. | The Council on American Islamic Relations filed a federal lawsuit against Mr Hallinan on the basis that he was discriminating against Muslims' freedom of religion. |
| In order to help pay for his legal fees, Florida Gun Supply sold paintings of the Confederate flag by George Zimmerman online. | In order to help pay for his legal fees, Florida Gun Supply sold paintings of the Confederate flag by George Zimmerman online. |
| Mr Zimmerman was acquitted in 2013 for the high-profile shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. | Mr Zimmerman was acquitted in 2013 for the high-profile shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. |
| Earlier this month in another controversy, Mr Hallinan spoke out against the Black Lives Matter movement, which he called a "joke that’s leading to deadly violence." | Earlier this month in another controversy, Mr Hallinan spoke out against the Black Lives Matter movement, which he called a "joke that’s leading to deadly violence." |
| When asked who he would vote for in the 2016 presidential election, Mr Hallinan said: "I believe that the nation is in such a crisis right now, we need a savior not a politician," Hallinan said. | When asked who he would vote for in the 2016 presidential election, Mr Hallinan said: "I believe that the nation is in such a crisis right now, we need a savior not a politician," Hallinan said. |
| "Donald Trump is my hero because he will not back down, and neither will I." | "Donald Trump is my hero because he will not back down, and neither will I." |