Muslim Free Businesses?

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Whites as a group over-all have not really faced systematic racial discrimination, especially in the U.S...so what would be the point of a revolution, demonstration or riot over discrimination against whites, when that tends to be more isolated rather than systematic. I certainly do not think 'only white people are capable of racism/discrimination' but I'd say particularly in the U.S black people and other minorities face more systematic racial discrimination that white people...now if you're poor and white, that also gets a lot of stigma and what not as well. I mean aside from a few isolated incidents where someone has tried insulting me for being 'white' I cant say I've faced a lot of discrimination based on that...somehow I think if my native roots where more obvious in my appearance I'd probably have experienced more incidents of racial discrimination. Based on statistics and what I have observed it does tend to hold true racial miniorities face more racial discrimination and systematic abuse than your typical white yuppie.

And I am just insulted that there are people so stuck on discrimination they really want to go out of their way to specifically refuse service to people who follow a certain religion and cause a scene. I mean no doubt the business management thinks muslim=terrorist, so they are trying to come of as great freedom fighters for refusing service to evil terrorists because all muslims are clearly terrorists....that is insulting that there are people this stupid.

Thank the Lord for that.

"we're refusing you service because you're a muslim and we don't like your kind".....IDK sounds like refusal for trivial reasons and trivial things to me. Also you clearly are advocating for businesses to have the right to refuse service based on peoples look or religion....since you are using this case as an example of where you think a business ought to have the right to refuse service so what do you mean you're not?

The Lord will have to share the end credits of Overgeneralization, the movie, with Karl Marx, but we can still take it out on the dogs, hence the animal rights activists have a job to do. Dogs are members of the public.

I agree, refusing Muslims in particular violates the law because of religious discrimination but what I am talking about specifically is the idea someone reserves the right to refuse business and is not required to give a reason so no one knows why they are refusing but them and if there's no proof of why they refuse the business, you can't accuse them of any crime. Evidence must exist for a crime to be prosecuted.
An example would be some angry guy comes in, wants to buy a gun, is cussing and saying under his breathe, "I'm gonna get even with that rotten SOB if it's the last thing I do!" The business owner says, sir you are going to have to leave the premises without ever selling him anything and/or calls the cops because he made a threat. If he's a Muslim, so what? It's what he said and how he was acting that caused the business owner to determine he wasn't going to sell him anything to be used in a possible commission of a crime. Or, he could be a disgruntled office worker. It could be someone who is angry at their spouse over a custody battle. The business owner hears stuff he doesn't like so he decides he will refuse to sell. The government isn't infringing on anyone's rights, it's the business owner, so how does it violate any constitution?

Yep.

The free market is a horrendously overrated concept. "Free" in this context simply means that those with financial power are free to exploit, abuse, and oppress those without it. It's a very one-sided "freedom."

Yes, you have a point----BUT, we're not talking about "common goods", here. The OP mentioned a "tactical gear supply store", and I've heard several stories of, like, floral shops not selling to gays, for gay weddings----but, again, that's not "common goods" (as in, grocery store)----AND, it's not a "company" in the sense of "national"; we're talking "Mom and Pop".

Yes, it would totally suck, if several businesses in an area decided to do that; but, I'm not saying that everybody SHOULD do that----I'm saying, people (small businesses) should be ALLOWED to sell to whomever they wish.

People should have a right to discriminate against whomever they want to, and to be as bigoted as they want, under any circumstances. Let them face the consequences of their actions.

What consequences?

Well last I checked following a certain religion is not actual grounds to deny someone the purchase of a weapon if we have the right to have weapons. Thus specifically stating 'no muslims allowed' makes it quite possible for them to be sued repeatedly since its illegal for a business to refuse service/discriminate on the basis of religion. Should Christians also be denied the right to purchase fire-arms or other weapons where its legal?

And I suppose I will just have to agree to disagree...I do not think businesses are entitled to such a right if they want to be open to the public. To interact with the public there is some social responsibility which involves following anti-discrimination laws. What would be the point of allowing that....just so we can show the world we've decided to back-track when it comes to civil rights?

Why?...and having that right greatly diminishes any consequences, as that would mean they'd have the support of the state so to speak. If it becomes perfectly acceptable to refuse service to black people for instance like the 'good old days' and this is supported by legislation how will businesses refusing said service have any consequences? This is BS, I wish there weren't so many authoritarians and people who support turning back civil rights because they think everyone having equal rights that are protected is some kind of horrid injustice on this site.

Well...that would be like the drunk going into a bar. Its not illegal (AIK) , nor (IMO) immoral for a business owner to use his own discretion, and to refuse to sell the guy a gun if the guy is foaming at the mouth, and acts and talks like he is about to commit murder.

Soon they'll be forced to sell a gun to someone overtly and proudly announcing their intention to use it immediately to murder the seller.

Whatever they happen to be. It's their business.