Paintball Jihadis

The media has helpfully informed us that the people pictured exchanging firearms in a Staten Island parking lot are not a threat to anybody, because it appears the weapons are actually paintball guns.

Color me skeptical. For me, the image of a woman wearing hijab, carrying a firearm, is among my worst nightmares.

I don't care if they are paintball guns. For whom are they intended? Maybe the realistic-looking weapons are intended as a birthday present for the woman's son. Happy birthday, Mohammed! How was your visit to Jordan?

Maybe the woman herself is a paintball enthusiast. It's possible, although it would seem her bulky clothing would impede her freedom of movement in tournament play.

Maybe the family just likes to set up targets in the backyard, and plug away while enjoying bratwurst and Blind Pig IPA. We don't know their intent, but we are told not to worry. To allow ourselves to worry would be profiling and submitting to our nativist fears.

If the people had a confederate flag symbol on their vehicles, everybody in the tri-state area would still be sheltering in place.

Maybe they are rehearsing for a coordinated attack. Not to be alarmist or anything, but what is their immigration status?

Arab men on student visas going to flight school didn't raise any red flags, either.