{"id":59617,"date":"2015-05-04T07:56:45","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T11:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=59617"},"modified":"2015-05-04T08:01:47","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T12:01:47","slug":"gunmen-attack-american-freedom-defense-initiative-muhammad-cartoon-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=59617","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen attack American Freedom Defense Initiative Muhammad cartoon contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to Fox News<\/a>, two gunmen opened fire on a security guard at the Curtis Culwell Center near Dallas where Pamela Geller’s American Freedom Defense Initiative was holding a contest for the best cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad. One security guard, Bruce Joiner, was wounded. Both gunmen were shot dead.<\/p>\n

The statement did not say whether the shooting was related to the event, a contest hosted by the New York-based American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) that would award $10,000 for the best cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad.<\/p>\n

Authorities said they were worried that the suspects’ car could contain an incendiary device. Several nearby businesses were evacuated as a precaution and a bomb squad was on the scene early Monday. Police had cordoned off a large area and at least three helicopters circled overhead.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There’s no official word on whether the shooting incident was related to the event, however, the Fox News Channel reports that ISIS has claimed credit for attack.<\/p>\n

Of course, no one should be surprised that this happened given the number of potential terrorists in this country, and how easily outraged they seem to be. Personally, I’m on the side of the Constitution, and folks have the right to say and do anything that they want to do. <\/p>\n

It’s interesting to me that the people who are alright with folks walking on the flag to express their opinions, think that Pam Geller and her crowd don’t have a justification to intentionally anger Muslims by sticking their finger in the collective eye of the Muslim community. But I don’t see any patriotic Americans gunning down the people who disrespect the American flag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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