Give Me the Refugees Over the Open Carry Terrorists

Some might take issue with my use of the term terrorist to describe the open carry second amendment performance artists (and may they keep it at the level of performance art). Terrorize.

To dominate or coerce by intimidation.

And what are these guys doing?

Police were on hand in the Center's parking lot, with SWAT teams on standby, to allay worshippers' fears as roughly a dozen armed activists, some in face masks, lined the sidewalk. One carried a sign reading "Stop the Islamization of America."

Organizer David Wright, who cited the Paris attacks and rumors of Syrian refugees coming to Texas as reasons for the protest, said he had brought his 12-gauge shotgun because "We do want to show force," according to the Dallas Morning News. "It would be ridiculous to protest Islam without defending ourselves," he said. 

Now, I've mentioned here at Hometown blog, a time or two, that I am open to the idea of accepting refugees from the state of Texas. I realize there have to be some sane folks there. Old friend Doc Biobrain, if he still resides there, would certainly be welcome on the shores of our fair state. There is going to have to be background checks that would make the ones given these Syrians and Iraqis look pale by comparison. 

I had overlooked putting up this tidbit previously.

In September, Irving teenager Ahmed Mohamed's arrest for bringing a homemade clock to school became national news. School officials feared that the device was a bomb, but many,including 29 members of Congress, alleged that anti-Islamic bias had factored into school administrators' handling of the incident. 

The Mohamed family has since announced that they will move to Qatar, where the Qatar Foundation's Young Innovators Programme will sponsor Ahmed's secondary and undergraduate education. 

So, this kid is probably the next Steve Jobs or Bill Gates and he's going to be benefiting the country of Qatar. Nice work, xenophobes! There's some info in the article about how there are actually no Sharia Law courts in Texas. Yeah, I'm surprised too. I'm sure Glenn Beck is still looking for them, tho. Gun nuttery is what we're here for.

In January, gun owners with concealed handgun licenses will be able to legally display their guns in public. Despite having many relatively loose gun protection laws, the Lone Star State previously forbade open carry for handguns, leading many supporters to show off their semiautomatic weapons, instead.

Give us your tired (of teh stupid), your poor, your huddled masses of sensible Texans.

UPDATE: So, apparently the mayor of Dallas has seen my offer here and is making a play for refugee status here in the Empire State. I know this because he is being attacked by Annie Dice Coulter. This was before the shooting event in Colorado yesterday.

The mayor of Dallas is pushing back against politicians who say Americans should be skeptical ofSyrian refugees, saying he is “more fearful” of armed white men than people fleeing civil war in the Middle East.

Speaking to MSNBC on Saturday morning, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings was asked to discuss the growing anxiety over Syrian refugees entering the United States, purportedly due to concerns they could be potential agents for militant groups such as ISIS. Rawlings staunchly rejected the assertion that Syrians are somehow uniquely prone to violence, saying he is more concerned with the rise of white supremacy and the recent flurry of mass shootings committed by white men.

“I am more fearful of large gatherings of white men that come into schools, theaters and shoot people up, but we don’t isolate young white men on this issue,” Rawlings said. 

Welcome sir. The first pair of long underwear is on the house.