NEVER GIVE UP YOUR WEAPONS TO THE GOVERNMENT:
“He knew something was very wrong, so he called the rest of the civil-defence unit. They got their guns and lined up at the top of the hill.
They were subsequently involved in a three-hour fire fight, before the 50-or-so terrorists moved on to the next kibbutz. The army did not arrive until three hours later. An estimated 50 people were killed at Nir Oz and 71 were taken hostage. At Magen, just two were killed.
There was a backstory here. A year earlier, the army called in all weapons held in private hands following a few accidents and thefts. The people of Magen refused, but those at Nir Oz handed their guns over.”
“Israeli civilians won’t make that mistake again. One reserve officer tells me that when his tour is over he will be keeping his gun. As another local man in Sderot puts it, ‘We used to think of the army as our mum and dad protecting us. Not anymore.’“
Yeah. That struck me too.