Posted on 12/17/2023 7:51:52 AM PST by rktman
A large number of Israeli citizens are stocking up on firearms and ammunition in the aftermath of the Hamas Oct. 7 attacks, The New York Times reported on Friday.
Hamas killed over 1,200 civilians and kidnapped hundreds of others as part of a mass terrorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis who previously did not own weapons are now buying up firearms to protect themselves against possible future attacks, according to the Times.
“God forbid, if something similar happens here, I want to know that I have a firearm,” Zvika Arran, an Israeli citizen living near the West Bank, told the Times. Arran said he was hesitant to purchase a firearm, but felt it was necessary.
Roughly 150,000 Israeli citizens owned gun licenses in 2021, but following Oct. 7, 256,000 new gun applications have been submitted for approval, according to the Times. Israel approved 13,000 gun licenses in 2022 and approved 23,000 as of Oct. 7.
The country approved 26,000 licenses in the past eight weeks along with 44,000 “conditional approval” licenses, according to the Times.
Officials in Israel’s current government have advocated for expanded gun ownership among the civilian population, according to the Times.
“Until Oct. 7, the private weapons policy in Israel was fairly well-balanced,” former Director-General of Israel’s National Security Ministry told the Times. “Then, the authentic fears of many Israelis changed in a single day.”
Citizens may qualify for gun ownership depending on age, location and military service or experience, according to the Times. New regulations were issued in January of this year that expanded the number of Israelis eligible for qualification.
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Hell Cat -—oh Yes!
I almost went for an Echelon...
I like it !
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Arm Up——
They Are .
It’s not a laughing matter. They didn’t deserve what Hamas did to them.
I don't think it's much of a stretch to say that the people who attend such events do not generally have the propensity towards self defense with firearms.
One Kibbutz had an Effective Battle Plan.
Organized by a Woman as I recall and Yes They were armed.
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The Lion of Judah Shall Prevail!
“It’s the Communist education and Communist media.”
These types are the next layer below communist.
“The country approved 26,000 licenses in the past eight weeks along with 44,000 “conditional approval” licenses, according to the Times.”
Much better than New York.
"I don't think it's much of a stretch to say that the people who attend such events do not generally have the propensity towards self defense with firearms."
What you said the first time and what you said the second time are two different things.
Which one was the presumption with maybe some small amount of reasoning behind it, and which one was the unreasonable, moralistic smear against an entire group of young people who for all you or I know, were just interested in enjoying some live music, and socializing?
Every free citizen should be armed. Every free citizen should, from the age of majority, bear arms at all times in all places. Citizens who have been convicted of crimes and completed their sentence should regain their enfranchizement and should be armed. Hezbola, PLO, Hamas and other towel head problems drop to a statistical zero.
“Licenses, approval”......uh, NO!
Age of majority? I know folks in their 50’s that should never be around weapons. But no 2nd amendment for age requirements either. 😁👍
The only thing I can think of is that they gamed it out and arming their 20% or so arab population loses more lives in an invasion type scenario because segments of their own population would be fighting on the wrong side. I guess maybe they just don’t have the political will to restrict ownership of effective small arms to their regular Jewish civilian population. Seems like a pretty cost effective deterrent when compared to sophisticated weapon systems they need foreign aid to field.
But who knows, they certainly don’t seem to bring any of this up publicly, which is pretty understandable I guess if there is any truth to it.
Freegards
The operative word is “psytrance”.
I was kinda hoping for a straight answer, but NBD. It’s just the internet. :)
I hate that doctor’s offices are usually “gun free zones”.
I take it you don’t know what goes on at psytrance raves.
Psytrance raves are like Grateful Dead concerts, only with bad music.
Well, I gotta admit, I’m culturally illiterate in that regard.
Gun-free zone doesn’t account for my piece. If they don’t see it it doesn’t matter. So they arrest me for shooting a fellow pointing a gun at a clerk and demanding money. The clerk’s life is worth the hassle. I do avoid shopping where guns are “banned” unless what I need is not available elsewhere but I do NOT leave y iron in the car when I go in.
I believe one village was avoided because the barbarians got some return fire from it.
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