Posted on 02/26/2015 10:39:41 AM PST by Kaslin
Following a terror threat from Al Shabaab, the Mall of America has reposted signs reminding patrons of the shopping center's “no gun” policy. Yeah… Welcome to the new America: Where bigger “no gun” signs are considered an adequate anti-terror policy. Someone should fill Copenhagen and Paris in on our strikingly crafty strategy to fight radical Islam.
And, yes… The Mall of America is a gun-free zone. Samuel Colt’s .45 caliber marvel may have helped us win the West, but you have to leave it at home when you go to The Gap.
Personally, I think the mall should forget about the “no-gun” signs, and just put up some “no-Jihad” signs. That ought to do the trick. In fact, maybe we can send a couple extra signs to the Baghdad security forces in lieu of rifles and ammunition. Maybe if we just put up a couple of “no ISIS” signs throughout the Middle East, we’ll be able to finally contain those non-Islamic members of the Islamic State.
Heck, perhaps Kerry should make a “no-Nukes” sign a non-negotiable condition for our talks with Iran.
Wait… Has Ukraine heard about the magical (and disarming) power of the sign?
Of course, the Mall of America’s strategy makes perfect sense. Mall cops with pepper spray (and rape whistles) are clearly a better defensive mechanism than allowing a trained (and law-abiding) citizen to play policeman. Right? Sure, roughly 2 million crimes are stopped every year with lawfully owned guns, but we don’t really want that kind of shenanigans at a place with innocent civilians, do we?
No… It would be much better for the average citizen to scramble to safety as some psychopathic terrorist-sympathizer wanders into the mall with an AK-47. Besides, guns are clearly not the solution to any potentially lethal confrontation. That’s why victims of violent crimes usually call 911 in hopes of contacting Buddhist monks rather than an armed police officer, right?
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If you’ve made it this far, thanks for bearing with my over-indulgence in the art of sarcasm. America’s childish addiction to the hope that criminals will begin obeying signs that politely request their disarmament, is beyond my ability to counter without some degree of incredulous indignation.
After all: criminals, by their very nature, have a tendency to ignore the protocols for existing in a civil society. Generally speaking, individuals interested in killing innocent civilians are not terribly preoccupied with the legality of carrying their weapons to the crime scene. So while the honest and vulnerable leave their arms at home, wannabe Al Shabaab Jihadists will be blessed (by Allah?) with a completely defenseless gallery of victims and infidels.
I guess I’m weird for kinda wishing one of those infidels would have the ability to return fire.
But, the Mall of America has every right to set their own rules. And armed Americans have every right to start shopping for their fashion-forward items online instead of in a victim-rich environment.
The liberals who run the Mall Of America really believe Islamic terrorists will read their “No Guns Allowed” signs and obey the law.
They’re beyond stupid.
Peeps could start a campaign of posting their own No Jihad Zone signs as they enter and leave MoM.
NO JIHAD ZONE
VIOLATERS WILL BE
SLATHERED WITH PORK FAT
BEATEN BY A WOMAN
AND MARTYRED
Everyone carry. Signs don’t matter. **IF** you are found out... short of dropping it I don’t see how.. they can only tell you to leave.
Leave it at home if you wish. Or don’t. I believe that if you are discovered, you may be asked to leave the premises. Or in today’s “OMG A GUN” world, the mall cops may call the real cops and you could end up dead. Then again, it’s concealed so how would they know? Guess I’ll just order on line.
And if they shoot the mall’s rent-cops dead, what then? Its an open shooting gallery inside.
Now its reported that Obama is starting a ban on ammunition. Cuidado America.
The signs have no legal authority. I mean, they can ban you from the mall or something if they see the guns, but that’s about it.
I can’t find any “no jihad” signs on Google images. Can some photoshopper make one and post it? Thanks!
Replace them all with
Defenseless
Infidel Zone
signs.
Obama started a defacto ban on ammunition by placing orders for almost every cartridge that gets produced.
The Maul of America used to be one of my favorite places to go when I visited my grandparents up in Minnesota (loved Camp Snoopy and bought a lot of lego sets at Legoland). Now, with the arcades gone and my interests leaning towards sporting goods and tactical gear (granted, few malls have stores geared towards that stuff), it’s lost its appeal.
This can all be fixed easily. Where the mall stores are staffing up, replace the “HELP WANTED” signs with “TERRORISTS WANTED” signs. With jobs, they won’t want to blow things up anymore.
I don’t get your question? Are you arguing for people NOT being armed? Im not.
The Islamic terrorists want to be martyrs..
that assures them of 72 Helen Thomas’ errr virgins...
I do that, screw them all. Here in Texas we have a legal signage they can post to disallow carry on certain property. We call it the .30-06 sign (after section 30.06). Places with that sign I avoid and they do not get my business (except I do carry into hospitals) all other “No Gun” signs usually get some chaw spit on them as I walk by. If they catch me ask me to leave and me and my money will oblige.
that assures them of 72 Helen Thomas’ errr virgins...
Not with the pork fat slather...no virgins for YOU!
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