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NYC: Police hunt Muslima and 5 others carrying possible M16 assault weapons

Jul 17, 2015 7:16 pm By Robert Spencer

Muslima with assault rifle

UPDATE: “Most likely” paintball guns. You may recall a few years back that there was a group of jihadis in Virginia, including Randall Royer of Hamas-linked CAIR, who were training for jihad by playing paintball games. Of course, not everyone who plays paintball is going on a jihad, but one may hope that law enforcement officials are at least alert and aware of the previous incident.

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They could be M16s. They could be “paintball guns or airsoft rifles.” The purpose of the latter could conceivably be to “strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah” (8:60). In any case, these days, with jihad attacks coming so frequently and the Islamic State always trying to bring more death and destruction to the U.S., these incidents cannot be ignored.

“Cops hunt for minivan transporting possible M16 rifles,” New York Post, July 17, 2015 (thanks to Pamela Geller):

Police are looking for five people armed with what appear to be assault rifles after they were spotted by a retired NYPD cop in Staten Island on Friday morning, sources said.

The retired tipster snapped photos of four young men and a woman wearing a hijab head scarf in the Midland Beach parking lot, near the boardwalk, transferring what look like M16s between two vehicles, according to sources.

The cars — a silver minivan and dark-colored Scion — have New Jersey plates, and bridge authorities have been notified to be on the lookout.

An internal memo was also sent out to NYPD officers….

“They are worried about the woman in the head scarf. She’s carrying what appears to be an AK-47 assault rifle,” said a law enforcement source. “NYPD is actively searching for these subjects and both vehicles.”

Extra cops were stationed at the Staten Island Mall, the Staten Island ferry and military bases in the borough, cops said.

The “weapons” could be either paintball guns or airsoft rifles, and police are checking local paintball facilities, sources added.

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  1. Jimmy says

    Jul 17, 2015 at 7:28 pm

    It is an AR15. People,especially the press are so gun ignorant.

  2. livingengine says

    Jul 17, 2015 at 7:32 pm

    Why did they park so far from each other?
    Wouldn’t you choose an underground parking structure to do this?
    Do they want to be seen?

    • abad says

      Jul 17, 2015 at 7:34 pm

      Hey Muslims need to advertise their sick religion to the world don’t you know.

      I think it’s called, “fifteen minutes of fame.”

      • John spielman says

        Jul 18, 2015 at 9:00 am

        it should be 15 minutes of SHAME!

    • Larry A. Singleton says

      Jul 18, 2015 at 7:09 am

      That’s what occurred to me. At least park the vehicles side by side with the doors open. For some reason this makes no sense. Or they’re complete idiots.

      • particolor says

        Jul 18, 2015 at 7:37 am

        Instil fear in Unbelievers ! 🙁

      • Jon says

        Jul 18, 2015 at 8:46 am

        The second reason…..complete idiots.

  3. Angemon says

    Jul 17, 2015 at 7:43 pm

    If they are paintball guns, be prepared to hear the usual whining of “islamophobia” – can’t a muslima carry fake weapons around like they’re the real deal without “bigoted islamophobes” assuming it’s the real deal?

    • Karen says

      Jul 18, 2015 at 8:50 am

      Yes, it could be a set up, like the ‘Flying Imams’ incident.

    • chris dyer says

      Jul 19, 2015 at 8:21 am

      they are desenitising, so when anyone sees them carrying the real weapons people wont freak out, common psycological tactic

  4. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Behead-those-who-say-Jihad-is-violent/894902850538628?fref=photo says

    Jul 17, 2015 at 8:22 pm

    didnt you know in america everybody has the right to practice his/her religion you have to be more tolerant and accept that jihad(war=terror against non-muslims like their prophet did) is a part of islam.
    and dont dare to say jihadis have nothing to do with islam! jihad is an islamic term!

    • Linde Barrera says

      Jul 18, 2015 at 1:40 am

      To Behead-Those-Who-Say Jihad-Is-Violent- Very funny, thank you! The only one that actually upset me was the one showing Charley Brown was becoming Islamic. Noooo.

  5. David, Thailand says

    Jul 17, 2015 at 8:45 pm

    This is unlikely to be a jihad operation or even a dry run, since all accounts suggest they made no attempt to conceal their weapons, whether real M16s or toy guns.

    My guess is the authorities will identify and locate and arrest these people, probably through clues they deliberately left behind. Then the sparks will fly, ending with red faces and a few million apiece for false arrest, harassment, Islamophobia and whatever else CAIR and their apologist media can add to the list of charges.

    Staged controversy it is, to monitor the infidel response, response times and resources, to generate fear and disruption, and to reap the tangible benefits of a substantial payout.

    And nothing to do with Islam, as my glorious leader in Downing Street would insist.

  6. Undaunted says

    Jul 17, 2015 at 8:58 pm

    Yeah, as noted above, the weapon in the picture is most certainly not an AK. It’s an M16 variant. Tells us a lot about any “law enforcement source” who says this or that about… anything.

  7. Baucent says

    Jul 17, 2015 at 9:26 pm

    It could be a “soft air” replica, but what were they up to? Was this part of some terror camp training exercise?

  8. Jimmy says

    Jul 17, 2015 at 11:57 pm

    If you look ,you can see the AR carry handle, the rounded handguard,the UNcurved magazine, the mag is not too big to be a 5.56/223 mag and the AR front sight.I own both a Bushmaster AR and a Molot Vepr AK,i know what they look like. Readers don’t be alarmed,in most of flyover United States we have the right to buy these firearms legally with an FBI background check . Only in the Northeast,Northwest,Great lake states and California are these restricted. AND,we aren’t always killing each other. People in flyover country are mostly civilized.The woman looks like a Catholic nun ( just kidding,she looks muslim,some people will not accept the obvious,especially PC government workers ).

  9. mortimer says

    Jul 18, 2015 at 12:50 am

    These jihadists are now on the run.

    They must be so disappointed that they missed their RAMADAN SPECTACULAR jihad shoot-out!

    Muhammad Abdulaziz planned better and pulled it off right for the end of Ramadan.

    Will the authorities be ready for RAMADAN next year in 2016…they better be!

    • Michael Copeland says

      Jul 18, 2015 at 3:18 am

      Maybe, just maybe, “higher alert” at military bases will be changed to include some ARMED personnel.

  10. MKG says

    Jul 18, 2015 at 1:51 am

    That is a US Army brand paintball gun. You can tell by the small fore grip, the stubby barrel with no flash suppressor, and by the way the magazine slants forward. If you look very closely you can see the gas tube that goes from the pistol grip to the lower receiver just behind the fake magazine. The gas cylinder scews in at the bottom of and behind the pistol grip. Overall it appears too disproportional for actual M16, M4, Armalite etc.

    Airsoft manufacturers pride themselves in realistic detail.

    The one thing that does strike me about that picture though is the stupid grim on her face.

    • Joseph says

      Jul 18, 2015 at 1:19 pm

      @ MKG
      Shouldn’t there be a red or bright orange identifier on the end of the barrel as required by law? If it was taken off then it becomes illegal anyway.

      • MKG says

        Jul 18, 2015 at 5:23 pm

        The orange barrels are required by law on airsoft guns due to their realistic detail, not paintball guns. Paintball guns are required to have bright colored barrels plugs in place while off the field at paintball parks but not elsewhere except as a courtesy.

        Paintball guns should be handled and transported like firearms for safety reasons. I Mean you don’t want to get shot by the cops do you? There is really nothing illegal about what they are doing.

        I hope they are going paintballing at a paintball park. That will give our boys some target practice, and hadji will realize just how short lived and futile their offensive will be. Who knows they might even make good sport.

        • rod says

          Jul 20, 2015 at 7:11 pm

          they are not afraid of our law or leaders that’s why they don’t hide. how we gonna like it when they figure out that they can put orange tips on a real gun. i think the gun is an m-16 type. dangerous times

  11. John says

    Jul 18, 2015 at 5:33 am

    This doesn’t add up. If I were a jihadist that was hopelessly outnumbered in a particular society I was planning to attack, I wouldn’t be dressed in a head scarf, prancing in parking lot in broad daylight with a fully assembled automatic weapon.

  12. Larry A. Singleton says

    Jul 18, 2015 at 7:05 am

    That’s not a paintball gun.

  13. duh_swami says

    Jul 18, 2015 at 7:08 am

    Around here young men dress up as soldiers, go into the woods and play war with paintball guns. Were these people planning some war games in the woods? Practice for the real thing, maybe?

  14. Westman says

    Jul 18, 2015 at 9:30 am

    Considering the shabby treatment of women by jihadists and Islam in general, filling hell with them, robbing their inheritance, beating them, etc, one wonders why a Muslima would participate in jihad.

    Islam seems bereft of tenderness toward women. Thinking on what constitutes foreplay for jihadists, one comes to the conlusion that it must be soccer.

    • bobm says

      Jul 18, 2015 at 12:44 pm

      muslim females are the female version of the same beast…. they cut throats with the best of men.. they sacrifice their kids to Baal with suicide belt training from infancy…don’t be seduced by pretty eyes under the black tent…until she comes out from islam …. she is deadly as a female cobra. Potentially and in reality.

  15. the exo says

    Jul 18, 2015 at 9:55 am

    I’m with MKG, it’s a US Army branded Tippman. There’s no air tank or feed hopper attached, probably to make it look & feel more like a M4 SBR.

    Stay frosty guys, I have my doubts “going paintball shooting with pals” is the extent of their plans.

  16. bobm says

    Jul 18, 2015 at 12:39 pm

    paintballs my ass …. when are we going to wake up… there is a cancer growing in OZ… its called islam… anybody else acting out this way would be dead…. no questions asked…

  17. Ah Clem says

    Jul 18, 2015 at 2:35 pm

    I don’t know if this is a realistic paintball gun or the real thing. But the Islamic State manual called “How to Survive in the West” says this about paintball guns:

    “Learning to Target practise:
    You should buy Toy guns (Nerf guns), or Pellet guns or Paintball guns for Target practice. Maybe
    you can ask a child cousin, or a friend to buy them for you, but do not buy anything like this
    from Online because if you are suspected, your credit and buying history will be searched and
    they will ask you why you bought toy guns.”

    “Only buy them from local stores, or from retail stores if they do not ask you for your name.
    Never go to a Paintball event because they write down the names of every Muslim who goes to
    these events.”

    “You should practice in your backyard or inside your home cellar, but not in public places
    because cameras’ are everywhere. Many Muslims have been suspected of doing ‘military
    training’ in public areas, their lawyers’ excuses of ‘just playing and joking’ did not save them
    from imprisonment.”

    Nothing to see here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSjK2Oqrgic

    • Ah Clem says

      Jul 18, 2015 at 2:43 pm

      Aargh, apologies for that format. I pasted in from the PDF, and it didn’t look like that in the comment box. Will remove all hard line breaks in future.

  18. Yoni Blue says

    Jul 19, 2015 at 6:31 am

    There seems to be no shortage of you idiots who follow this nonsense.
    So gullible!
    Do something constructive

    • Rob Crawford says

      Jul 19, 2015 at 6:24 pm

      What nonsense? Islam? There are too many people who buy into that load of nonsense and lies.

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