Here is a piece that is in the Wall Street Journal. It’s Sunday morning at Manhattan’s Westside Rifle & Pistol Range, where I’ve come for a safety class as part of my application for a license to carry a concealed firearm. I’m one of at least 10 Jewish men in the...
With the rise of anti-semitism, Jews are doing the smart thing and arming themselves. “To be honest with you, I hate guns,” Peter, 76, shouted over the sound of gunshots Saturday afternoon as his wife took aim at a target at Gun World in Deerfield Beach. “But it’s...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at the Washington Times. By the way, there was a kibbutz where civilians were armed and they were able to hold of the terrorist attack. . Hamas attacked as Israelis were wrapping up the seven-day-long Jewish festival of Sukkot on...
It was simply impossible for the military or police to protect all the civilian targets. . We have our own group, men aged between 20 and 40, who have been specially trained to be a civilian army. They are the ones who saved our lives,” the social worker and therapist...
On October 8th, Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir released the following statement. “Today I directed the Firearms Licensing Division to go on an emergency operation in order to allow as many citizens as possible to arm themselves. The plan will...
The Financial Times has an interesting article on the changing debate over gun ownership in Israel. . . . For some at the range, obtaining a gun is a reaction to the wave of bloodshed that has engulfed Israel and the West Bank for the past year. The surge in violence...
Israel just had a mass public shooting where seven people were murdered. Compare Israel's response to that in California, where they have just had several mass public shootings. In California, few people have a concealed handgun permit. Half Moon Bay is in San Mateo...
Updated Post (August 21, 2018): In order to protect against lone-wolf terror attacks, Israel is increasing the number of citizens with permits to carry handguns in public. Based on the numbers reported by the Washington Post in May, an increase of between 35,000 and...
The concern about civilians carrying guns is clearly evident in Wolf Blitzer's voice. Here is a transcript of the last question and answer in this interview: Blitzer (at 1:55 into the video): Aren't you concerned though? It is one thing for police or military to be...
The horrible death today at Har Nof Shul left five people dead and others wounded. Israel's Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch, who has been pushing for ever tighter gun control laws, has announced some easing of controls, letting some people carry with...