[Texas Eagle]

Discuss

[cunning_fish]

Israel HAS gun control. It is not much better than Mexican. It is not gun control that makes difference between two nations.

[Leaning Right]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but the in both cases - Mexico and Israel - isn't the average citizen effectively denied the right to own a weapon for self-defense?

I'm not talking here about reservists, security officers, or anything like that. I'm talking about the average person.

From Wikipedia:

“Mexico has strict gun laws. Mexican citizens and legal residents may purchase new non-military firearms for self-protection or hunting only after receiving approval of a petition to the Defense Ministry, which performs extensive background checks."

and

“It is forbidden in Israel to own any kind of firearm, including air pistols and rifles, without a firearms license."

"The regulation for gun ownership became stricter following the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995. Gun ownership in Israel is considered a privilege and not a right."

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

None of this has merit in any discussion re the United States of America...What they have or do not have has no bearing on our 2nd Amendment Rights.

[Slings and Arrows]

E., your perspective would be appreciated.