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Two gunmen killed outside Muhammad cartoon contest [self defense in Texas]
Associated Press/New York Post ^ | May 3, 2015

Posted on 05/03/2015 8:58:02 PM PDT by grundle

GARLAND, Texas — Two armed men who opened fire on a security officer outside of a provocative contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad have been killed, authorities in the Dallas suburb of Garland said Sunday night.

The City of Garland said in a statement posted on its Facebook page Sunday night that two men drove up to the Curtis Culwell Center and began shooting at a security officer.

Garland Police Department officers engaged the gunmen, who were both shot and killed, the statement said.

The New York-based American Freedom Defense Initiative had been hosting a contest at the center that would award $10,000 for the best cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

In January, 12 people were killed by gunmen in an attack against the Paris office of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which had lampooned Islam and other religions and used depictions of Muhammad.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: Texas; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 7ththread; curtisculwellcenter; eltonsimpson; garland; religionofpieces; texas; waronterror
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To: allendale
" Did law enforcement know about these guys but were a little too circumspect or politically correct to arrest them on weapons charges."

I'm not sure what weapons charges would apply- were they using long guns or handguns? Long guns are probably legal, as long as they're not full auto. Seems like I heard that they were using long guns.

41 posted on 05/03/2015 10:39:08 PM PDT by matthew fuller (The Republic is unlikely to survive the multitude of fools that twice elected Obama.)
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To: matthew fuller
Ever notice that in the olden days of mafia gang warfare, the photos showed the bloody bodies as they were bleeding out, on the local news.

Today, in the world of effeminate sensibilities they are always digitalized out so you can't see them.

I wanna see moslem blood running in the gutter! I also want to see the Bin Laden Photos!

42 posted on 05/03/2015 10:39:46 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Some times you need more than six shots. Much more.)
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To: doc maverick

Great idea! Bring the bees to the honey and ambush them!


43 posted on 05/03/2015 10:43:16 PM PDT by Netz
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To: GeronL

44 posted on 05/03/2015 10:43:23 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: grundle

Obama lets ‘em in, Texans kill ‘em off. I like it.


45 posted on 05/03/2015 10:45:16 PM PDT by Defiant (Making Stephy a news anchor is like making an arsonist the fire chief.)
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To: Dallas59
My favorite drawings at the Muhammad cartoon festival in Texas were the two chalk outlines out front.

The first entrepreneur out with a T-shirt with that sentence will be a millionaire.

46 posted on 05/03/2015 10:45:20 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: bluejean
Medals, awards, citations, bonuses, recognition, promotions to the defenders in Texas. Warning to the Muslims that this Paris-style attack will be met with steel & lead. Go Texas!! Rest of nation - learn a good lesson.
47 posted on 05/03/2015 10:46:00 PM PDT by Netz
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
" I also want to see the Bin Laden Photos! "

I'd rather see the death certificate. (Would that be a "Certificate of live death", or a "Certificate of dead death"?

48 posted on 05/03/2015 10:48:29 PM PDT by matthew fuller (The Republic is unlikely to survive the multitude of fools that twice elected Obama.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Awesome!


49 posted on 05/03/2015 10:53:56 PM PDT by GeronL (Clearly Cruz 2016)
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To: demshateGod; clintonh8r
But who are they? Why are they in the US? Where did they train?

Kind of what I was thinking.

It would have been nice to water board them for a few weeks to find out what they know, who they know and what other plans they may have had.

But it is better that they are dead than if they had killed others.

50 posted on 05/03/2015 10:58:15 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: BeadCounter

“Tip of the hat to the police for keeping all safe. They must have been prepared for something.”

Amen to that! This country will live to rue the day we allowed ANY of these Muslim Cretins into our country. They are not here for any other reason than to try and subjugate us to their “false religion.” Personally I call it something else, but in deference to this wonderful site, I will keep it to myself! I whole lot rather have Catholic Hispanics than this “effluent” from the Middle East. There is absolutely nothing that you can call a “peaceful muslim.”


51 posted on 05/03/2015 11:14:04 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: BeadCounter
Tip of the hat to the police for keeping all safe. They must have been prepared for something.

High security would be pretty much a no brainer at Mohammad comic convention.

These guys were likely Muslim amateur terrorist. Possible domestics.

52 posted on 05/04/2015 12:03:03 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: allendale

Their first post two weeks prior was just, look at how their insult our great prophet, will they ever learn. So they sounded moderate. Almost just like Obama would sound. Then they posted inference to an actual attack, and became extremist muslims, about 18 minutes prior to the attack. Oh they probably saw that same nasty video the Benghazi attackers saw. Isnt that right, Hillary. Oh well. End result is two dead Muslim followers. At this point, what difference does it make ?


53 posted on 05/04/2015 12:08:56 AM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: grundle

Had this been in a wimpy “liberal” (they’re actually illiberal) city, they’d have gotten away in killing people there and probably elsewhere too.


54 posted on 05/04/2015 12:22:59 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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To: Enterprise

LOL


56 posted on 05/04/2015 12:33:09 AM PDT by goat granny
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To: doc maverick

yes, that’s a very good idea


57 posted on 05/04/2015 1:33:03 AM PDT by Cronos (ObamaÂ’s dislike of Assad is not based on AssadÂ’s brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: allendale

Maybe, maybe not. Vermont does not require a CCW so a citizen could have stopped them too.


58 posted on 05/04/2015 2:04:30 AM PDT by bjorn14 (Woe to those who call good evil and evil good. Isaiah 5:20)
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To: grundle

God Bless Texas!

Kill em agin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


59 posted on 05/04/2015 3:32:33 AM PDT by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: grundle

This happened about Ten miles from me. Stayed up late watching the coverage. Even made popcorn.


60 posted on 05/04/2015 3:48:35 AM PDT by BigCinBigD (...Was that okay?)
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