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Some members of the Jewish community have armed themselves in light of recent anti-Semitic attacks. Some members of New York’s Orthodox Jewish community were seen open carrying AR rifles at a community event on Sunday, a day after a man attacked a rabbi’s home with a machete, sending five people to the hospital with injuries. Another attack occurred in Jersey City earlier this month at a Jewish grocery where where four people were killed. The two attacks specifically targeting New York City’s Jewish community appear to have motivated some members of the community to arm themselves in self-defense. The armed...

Exclusive: Ellis Washington has historical chart linking firearm restrictions to genocide Here’s the Formula: Hatred + Government + Disarmed Civilians = Genocide. What makes the argument so powerful? Two factors. First, it makes common sense: Unarmed, defenseless people have no hope against armed aggressors. Second, it states the historical truth: Evil governments did wipe out 170,000,000 innocent non-military lives in the 20th century alone. ~ Jews for the Preservation of Firearm Ownership website The pretext: Massacre of the innocents – Newtown, Conn. I am a professor at a wonderful online school called National Paralegal College (NPC). Shannon Southard, a student...

You may have heard a lot of praise for S. 397, which last week passed the U.S. Senate. This bill is supposedly intended to protect firearms manufacturers against nuisance lawsuits. There's been minor grumbling about the "safety lock" provisions in the proposed legislation, but otherwise S. 397 has had overwhelming support. Just about the time we were wondering why even some usually gun-unfriendly senators like Herb Kohl (D-WI) were in favor of this bill, an alert Congresswatcher contacted us with a warning. "The only thing I see that's good about the bill," this sharp-eyed observer wrote, "is that it hasn't...

What Happens When … The Courts Don't Care About Your Rights? By Richard W. Stevens "We need to fight this all the way to the Supreme Court!" With jaws set and fists clenched, so many gun owners want to charge forth into the courtrooms to win our right to keep and bear arms. Many Americans think that the truth is all you need to cause a court to declare our rights as the law of the land. A group of decent California gun owners tested that idea. They challenged that state's ban on certain semi-automatic firearms, hoping the lower courts...

A View from the Eye of the Storm Talk delivered by Haim Harari at a meeting of the International Advisory Board of a large multi-national corporation, April, 2004 As you know, I usually provide the scientific and technological "entertainment" in our meetings, but, on this occasion, our Chairman suggested that I present my own personal view on events in the part of the world from which I come. I have never been and I will never be a Government official and I have no privileged information. My perspective is entirely based on what I see, on what I read and...

Key Points Jewish "leaders" who back "gun control" do not know Jewish Law and History Jewish "leaders" who back "gun control" glory in victimhood Jewish Law has always required self-defense against attackers During 1,800 years of oppression, Jews developed a "ghetto"mindset During 1,800 years of oppression, Jewish "leaders" trusted governments During 1,800 years of oppression, governments repeatedly murdered Jews Jewish "leaders" must shed the "ghetto" mindset, which glorifies victimhood America's Founding Fathers have much to teach Jewish "leaders"about Freedom Israeli Jews could teach America's Jewish "leaders" much about self-defense Jewish "leaders" who focus on anti-Semitic hate groups miss the main...