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I see your point, but I don't see these as the same kind of issue.
It would only be the same if the gun ban or limitations were applied to a specific class of people, but it's applied to everyone who can or want to own guns within the area.
I don't see zoning laws stating things like, "Christian or Jewish houses of worship are permissible, other religions' houses of worship are permissible with a special permit; however, Islamic houses of worship are not permitted under any circumstances."
If it's okay to have other religious buildings in the area, then it should be okay to have an Islamic building in the area.
Let's not consider Islam the handgun or "assault rifle" of religions.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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