Posted on 08/31/2010 6:07:31 PM PDT by Nachum
One of the people murdered by Palestinian Authority terrorists Tuesday used to carry a gun for self-defense, but Israeli authorities took away his permit in late 2009 – leaving him defenseless.
Attorney Yitzchak Bam of the Forum for the Land of Israel represented the deceased man in his legal attempts to win back his gun permit. “In December, he received a letter according to which the permit is suspended because of closed criminal files regarding disturbance of the public peace,” he related. “The last closed file was from the period immediately after the Disengagement,” he said. The permit was extended after the files were closed, however, making it hard to understand why authorities suddenly decided to revoke it.
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Yet another reason why gun permits and gun registration are two very dangerous ideas.
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I agree with you in the USA.
In Israel, however, 20% of the population is arab and of that 20%, 50% would use easily-available weapons to kill people.
Ergo, permitting requirements. Typically, it’s no big deal to get one, more of a “shall issue” thing.
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