Posted on 06/21/2015 12:38:15 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
n response to a spate of deadly shootings across the United States in recent days, President Barack Obama noted that gun violence is a far more drastic problem in the US than Israel.
On Saturday evening, Obama tweeted: "Here are the stats: Per population, we kill each other with guns at a rate 297x more than Japan, 49x more than France, 33x more than Israel."
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Also, BO is comparing apples to oranges - homogenous to heterogeneous populations.
There are a lot of armed Israelis. But it’s more common in Judah and Samaria than in Tel Aviv or Netanya. Yes, every class going on a field trip has at least one armed teacher escorting. Bus drivers are armed. IDF troops use the public busses to get around. They ride for free, and pack heat. Personally, though, I haven’t yet girded my loins to deal with the bureaucrats, mainly because I can’t afford a gun just yet, so why bother with the license.
You mean Japan?
17 Arrested as Hundreds Attend Ethiopian-Israeli Protest
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/197100#.VXjIw_mqooJ
“boool” OR RIGHT ON!
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