Gun Maker Creates 'Crusader' Assault Rifle With Bible Verse

[jln]

I just don't know what to say about this.  It sure does fit the gun-totin' stereotype, though. 

Gun Maker Creates 'Crusader' Assault Rifle With Bible Verse On It

"I'd like to have a gun that if a Muslim terrorist picked it up a bolt of lightning would hit and knock him dead."

Ed Mazza

Overnight Editor, The Huffington Post

Posted: 09/03/2015 05:39 AM EDT



A Florida gun manufacturer is facing criticism for creating an assault rifle with a Bible verse on it that's meant to stop "Muslim terrorists" from using it.



Images of the AR-15 Crusader rifle posted online by Spike's Tactical in Apopka show an emblem of a cross inside a shield similar to those used by the Knights Templar during the Crusades on one side.



The other side features Psalm 144:1:



"Blessed be the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle."




Ben “Mookie” Thomas, a former Navy Seal and spokesman for Spike’s Tactical, told the Orlando Sentinel he wanted a rifle that no devout Muslim would touch.



"Off the cuff I said I'd like to have a gun that if a Muslim terrorist picked it up a bolt of lightning would hit and knock him dead," Thomas told the newspaper.



The gun, which retails for $1,395, features three settings on the safety selector: "Peace," "War" and "God Wills It."



The Florida chapter of the Council for Islamic Relations points out there have been more than 250 mass killings in the United States this year, and only one involved a self-proclaimed Muslim.



"Sadly, this manufacturer’s fancy new gun won’t do anything to stop the real threat in America: the escalating problem of gun violence," the organization said in a statement cited by WTSP. "This is just another shameful marketing ploy intended to profit from the promotion of hatred, division and violence."



Earlier this summer, the chapter filed a federal lawsuit against a Florida gun store that declared itself a "Muslim-free zone." In addition, the parent organization has asked the Department of Justice to address the growing number of "Muslim-free" businesses.

[jln]

Maybe they forgot the Thou Shalt Not Kill part of the bible.

[pixy0stix]

This religious extremism has got to stop.

[debatethis]

This is what happens when people learn about history organically.

[taratru]

This is so fucking ridiculous. I'm laughing because that's all I can do. Print that in Arabic and maybe that would help your cause there, dipshit. Fucking idiots.

[downtoearth]

Sept 3, 2015 9:08:53 GMT -5 jln said:

The gun, which retails for $1,395, features three settings on the safety selector: "Peace," "War" and "God Wills It."

What are these settings normally? I thought it was just safety and on? God Wills It?

[bernsteincat]

Sept 3, 2015 10:11:33 GMT -5 downtoearth said:

Sept 3, 2015 9:08:53 GMT -5 jln said:

The gun, which retails for $1,395, features three settings on the safety selector: "Peace," "War" and "God Wills It."

What are these settings normally? I thought it was just safety and on? God Wills It?

(I know nothing about guns or gun safety settings)

Maybe it puts it in some sort of magical Russian roulette-style mode. "If the gun goes off and kills you, God must have truly wanted you dead. If it doesn't go off, God must want to spare your life for some higher purpose." Or TL;DR: Guns don't kill people, God kills people.

[cattledogkisses]

I don't think that this guy's god is a god that I would ever want to believe in.

[pixy0stix]

Sept 3, 2015 10:11:33 GMT -5 downtoearth said:

Sept 3, 2015 9:08:53 GMT -5 jln said:

The gun, which retails for $1,395, features three settings on the safety selector: "Peace," "War" and "God Wills It."

What are these settings normally? I thought it was just safety and on? God Wills It?

rapid machine fire. So safety, single shot, rapid

Disclaimer - I just watch a lot of movies, I'm not sure what it actually is.

[Deleted]

Sept 3, 2015 11:07:49 GMT -5 @majorwife said:

is that the quote SLJ said in pulp fiction?

He said, "And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."

[meshaliuknits]

If you etched that into the hilt of the demon killing knife would Ruby be unable to wield it?

[earlgreyhot]

Awful font choice.

[ttt]

Wow, Islam is a really violent religion.

Wait that verse isn't from the Quran? Oh...

[sushi]

Florida

[zoegirltx]

Sept 3, 2015 9:10:18 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

This religious extremism has got to stop.

this.
I'm so exhausted with seeing Christianity twisted that I hardly believe there's anybody left anymore that will stand up denounce this type of distortion of the actual teachings of jesus.