The shooting

The California shooting spree was a deplorable act by a misled couple. It can only harm the six million strong Muslim community living in the US. Taking an oath makes it obligatory upon an individual to abide by what he has sworn to uphold. Once a Muslim has taken an oath of citizenship of another country such as America, Canada or the UK, etc, his faith makes it binding upon him to be loyal to its constitution and its laws.
Pakistani Americans can have emotional and sentimental attachment to our country but the fact remains that all their assets and family are located there and therefore they cannot be expected to put them at stake. This creates split loyalty for individuals who are caught in this farce since they are neither here nor there. If any individual, such as the couple involved in the mass shooting, had any doubts about their commitment of loyalty to the US, they should have revoked their citizenship and left the country.
Malik T Ali
Lahore