Posted on 03/25/2022 11:43:08 AM PDT by SJackson
Pending legal approval, armed civilians involved in neutralizing terrorists will be issued a temporary replacement handgun in an expedited procedure
Police have said they will implement a new gun policy for civilians involved in neutralizing terrorists, following an attack in the southern city of Beersheba that killed four Israelis on Tuesday.
Mohammad Ghaleb Abu al-Qi’an, 34, killed two women and two men in the attack in the southern city before he was shot dead by armed civilians. A former schoolteacher from the Bedouin town of Hura, he had served time in prison for plotting to join the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria.
Police were criticized for confiscating the handguns of the civilians who neutralized the terrorist, one of whom, a resident of the West Bank, said he feared to go home unarmed.
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Under the new procedure, introduced Wednesday, police said a civilian whose gun was taken to be forensically examined after they were involved in neutralizing a terrorist would be accompanied home by police officers, and a new handgun would be issued for them in an expedited procedure.
The legal aspects of the procedure still need to be approved before they can be implemented, Channel 12 reported.
Police also said they have established a special task force to examine police conduct during and after an attack.
One of the questions raised in the wake of the attack was why emergency services took so long to reach the scene. Initial reports received by local police were of a ramming attack or a violent brawl. The report of an ongoing terror attack was only received four minutes after it started.
Rejecting the criticism on Wednesday, Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai said, “Four minutes from the moment the report is received at the police station to the moment of arrival is a quick response time. These are four minutes of fast driving on busy roads, but these are also four minutes in a terrorist incident where every second is critical and important.”
The task force is expected to present its findings to commander of the southern district of the Israel Police in the next few days.
Moreover, police have decided to deploy additional forces in Beersheba in order to provide locals with a sense of security. The additional troops will be deployed in the city throughout the weekend.
However, current intelligence indicates that while the attack was carried out in Beersheba, Jerusalem is the main point of friction and where future terror attacks are more likely to take place.
Approaching the Muslim holiday of Ramadan in April, police said they would not ease restrictions in the capital.
Last spring saw events in Jerusalem surrounding the Temple Mount and looming evictions of Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood snowball into an 11-day war between Israel and terror groups in the Gaza Strip.
Fearing a recurrence of last May’s violence between Israelis and the Palestinians, the Biden administration is urging Israel to take preemptive actions in order to prevent a similar eruption this coming April, which will see a confluence of the Jewish holiday of Passover, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the Christian holiday of Easter.
Alternately allow an individual to own two firearms, maybe even three. Then he'd have one at home while the one he used to save his life is being tested.
2 is 1, 1 is none
>>“Four minutes from the moment the report is received at the police station to the moment of arrival is a quick response time.
When seconds count, the police are only 4 minutes away.
I have a plan...just let them keep their gun. Morons.
As I understand the law in Israel, if you can demonstrate a need, you may have a firearm. In some areas, like the residential area around Gaza, the demonstrated need justifies fully automatic small arms. Unlike America, the Israeli authorities recognize that it’s ridiculous to expect the civil population to rely on the police and military to be around when they’re needed, even though the IDF has a very visible presence in the cities and elsewhere. People who are afraid of seeing guns should avoid Israel. They made me feel safe.
Also retired military, police, various occupations and anyone living in Judea and Samaria, who can also own a long arm. The operative word thoug, a firearm as in one. But in Israel if you can own one, you can carry it. Simple common sense.
As Shane famously pointed out in the movie of the same name: “One is enough Joey, if you know how to use it.”
“neutralize”. Great word
That’s why I always carry a Gun that isn’t too expensive but accurate bc if I have to use it the Cops will never give it back.
Demonstrate a need. In other words just like NY.
Me too. Taurus G2C, Ruger LCP.
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