When I awoke Saturday to the news of Israel's heartbreak, I wondered how such a thing could happen. Israel is a country with mandatory military service, egro, everyone should know how to operate a rifle. And, Israel is surrounded by enemies, which means that cross-border raids would be fast and immediate: no enough time for the Army to show up. It simply makes sense that every little village or kibbutz should have a few firearms in the vicinity.
Wrong again, stupid! Israel has fairly strict gun control.
Gun control in Israel is relatively strict, and firearm licenses are generally only granted to those who can show a need for extra security in their line of work or daily life. Meaning, one of the key criteria for a private citizen to receive permission to own a gun is where they live.
So, once again, gun control claims victims. Helpless people gunned down without recourse to basic self defense. The Israeli parliament should immediately re-think this whole thing. The immediate objective is that every person should have the right to defend themselves.
Kibbutzim are supposed to have armories and a security plan. Look up Kibbutz Nir Am to see how a 25 year old mother assessed what was happening, opened her armory, stationed her security force along the fence, and they killed 25 terrorists. No casualties of their own.
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