Did the author conveniently forget full-auto Switzerland?
Liberals are masters of omission.
Not "conveniently". Journalists are some of the most badly educated people on the planet, these days including spelling and grammar.....the tools of their supposed "expertise".
The poor schmuck probably really didn't know.
Israel and Switzerland do have one thing in common. Gun ownership is membership in a sort of militia. There are protocols, a chain of command, a strong tradition of service in the armed forces. I owned guns in the US, and was careful in their handling, but I was not a part of any militia. It might be worthwhile even on an unofficial level to start drilling and operating as militia. In the next breakdown of civil order, it may be put to the test.