*Here is essentially Israel’s definition of easing restrictions. Instead of going in one can apply online. It still takes a week. One specific gun can be registered at any one time. The biggy is one can now have 100 rounds up from 50. Pistols only. No long guns like those Israeli IWI beauties we Americans can own. That is Israel’s definition of loosening gun ownership restrictions. Think about that.
In the wake of the Hamas terrorist organization’s murderous attacks on Israel, the country’s government is admitting—not for the first time—that even Israel’s extensive security apparatus can’t be everywhere to protect everyone. Under the pressure of bloody events, officials are again making it easier for civilians to acquire and carry firearms for self-defense.
“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,” announced National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. “The plan will take effect within 24 hours.”
By no means does the order eliminate the country’s tight restrictions on guns. But it’s an acknowledgment that too many Israelis were caught with limited access to the means of self-defense when Hamas terrorists crossed the border from Gaza and attacked civilians.
By J.D. Tuccille