"So effective immediately, I'm declaring Florida Gun Supply as a Muslim-free zone.  ORLANDO, Fla. A Florida gun store that proclaimed itself a Muslim-free zone was sued on Wednesday in federal court by the state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations on the grounds that the restriction is discriminatory. Andy Hallinan drew national media attention when he announced that he would "not arm and train those who wish to do harm to my fellow patriots" at his Florida Gun Supply in Inverness. He made the declaration that he had "a moral and legal responsibility" to take action days after a Muslim-American man went on a shooting rampage at two Chattanooga, Tenn. military facilities by a gunman that left four Marines and one Navy sailor dead. This is part of Islamophobia that we need to challenge," said Hassan Shibly, chief executive director of the civil rights group. The group says in its complaint, which was filed U.S. District Court in Ft. Lauderdale, that it represents Muslims "who have a right to purchase guns, browse guns, take classes on gun safety, shoot guns at the range, and visit the gun range for entertainment purposes and not be discriminated against." "The main issue is that we don't want segregation to rear its ugly head again in Florida. I will not arm and train those who wish to do harm to my fellow patriots.” 
 
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 Hallinan's attorney, the American Freedom Law Center's Robert Muise, called the lawsuit "completely frivolous" and said it contained no factual allegations. "Find in that complaint, one allegation of any Muslim who is discriminated against because of his religious beliefs," said Muise, whose firm identifies itself as a Judeo-Christian, public interest law firm. "If there is anyone that is being turned away, they are being turned away for public safety," Muise added.
– The owner of a gun store in Florida who declared his shop to be a "Muslim-free zone" is now the target of a lawsuit. The Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a federal lawsuit calling the policy at Florida Gun Supply discriminatory, reports Reuters. The move comes after owner Andrew Hallinan, 28, posted a video to Facebook announcing his new policy in the wake of the Chattanooga rampage. "I have a moral and legal responsibility to ensure the safety of all patriots in my community," Hallinan says in the video, as quoted by NBC Miami. "So effective immediately, I'm declaring Florida Gun Supply as a Muslim-free zone. I will not arm and train those who wish to do harm to my fellow patriots." But the chief executive of CAIR calls it blatant "Islamophobia" that must be challenged. "Unfortunately, he caved in to a lot of the anti-Muslim pressure and anti-Muslim base that he's pandering to," Hassan Shibly tells USA Today. "When he refused to reconsider his position, when he refused to reconsider to be educated, refused to engage this community, refused to respect American law, we had no choice but to bring forward this lawsuit." Meanwhile, Chris Martin, a US military veteran who converted to Islam, has traveled to Inverness, Florida, from California so he can try to enroll in a training course at the shop to challenge the ban, reports WFTS-TV. Federal agents are reportedly keeping a close eye on the situation.