Loading ...Rally against Islam outnumbered by counterprotesters
About a dozen people, some armed with rifles, showed up for an anti-Islam rally this afternoon in Dearborn, outnumbered by two groups of counterprotesters.
Waving American flags and holding up signs that read “Stop the Islamization of America” and “ISIS Is Evil,” the protesters gathered outside Henry Ford Centennial Library and said they were demonstrating against radical Islam, one of about 20 rallies planned today near mosques across the U.S. The organizers wanted to protest against the Nation of Islam’s “Justice or Else” event, held todayin Washington, D.C., and against what they said is the threat of the Muslim faith.
Marcia Bodary of Mt. Clemens held up a sign that read: “No More Refugees,” expressing concern about Syrian refugees coming to America.
“We’re taking in too many refugees,” she said. “We don’t know who they are. It’s impossible to vet them … Don’t overwhelm us. We can’t afford it.”
The anti-Islam protesters, who support open-carry rights, were met with two groups who opposed their message: members with a communist group and supporters of open-carry who said they wanted to express solidarity with Muslims.
Several protesters and counterprotesters brandished AK47 or AR15 rifles. City officials were worried about the event, but it went smoothly with no arrests, Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad and Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly Jr. said after the rally.
Source: www.freep.com