‘The overwhelming
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Israel’s
gun policy called validation of NRA’s argument
by WorldTribune Staff, February 20, 2018
In 1974, Palestinian terrorists took more than 100
students hostage at an Israeli school in the town of Ma’alot, killing 26 and
wounding 68.
Following the attack, Israel passed a law mandating
armed security in schools, provided weapons training to teachers and continues
to run frequent active shooter drills.
“There
have been only two school shootings since then, and both have ended with
teachers killing the terrorists,” columnist Tzvi Lev wrote in a
Feb. 15 op-ed for Arutz Sheva.
Israel’s
policy on civilian ownership of firearms “is living
proof of the arguments the American gun lobby has been making for years,” Lev
wrote.
“The
overwhelming majority of terror attacks in Israel are stopped by armed
civilians, not law enforcement,” Lev wrote. “The terrorists in the 2016 Sarona market attack were stopped
by armed passersby. A pistol-carrying tour guide put an end to the 2017 ramming
attack in Arnona that left four soldiers dead.”
Terrorists “have told the Shin Bet internal security service that they
often target haredi Jews due to the high likelihood that they are unarmed,”
Lev wrote.
“Gun
rights advocates contend that the way to stop mass shootings is by ensuring
that there are always well-armed citizens present who can neutralize the
shooter.”
The
only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. - Wayne
LaPierre
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NRA chairman
Wayne Lapierre says, “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good
guy with a gun.”
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The NRA says
that since criminals will always be able to get guns illegally, new gun control
laws will only render law-abiding citizens defenseless.
“Gun control
supporters would answer that the mandatory military service that every Israeli
undergoes justifies the trust Israel has of its citizens,” Lev wrote. “However,
this argument doesn’t hold water. The vast majority of IDF soldiers aren’t
combat soldiers and are certified as 02 riflemen. To be 02 requires one to
shoot between 40 and 70 bullets. The pistol course needed to obtain a license
takes less than four hours. It is a far cry from the highly trained population
that the Left imagines.”
Lev continued:
“Gun control has been proven to be a dismal failure in Israel. The Israeli Arab
communities are rife with illegal weapons, with some police estimates putting
the number of unlicensed weapons in the Arab sector as high as 500,000. Think
about that for a second: The most heavily guarded borders in the world and a
highly professional Shin Bet are still not enough to prevent criminals from
obtaining illegal firearms.”
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Israel proves the NRA's arguments
In reality, Israel's gun policy is
living proof of the arguments the American gun lobby has been making for years.
Tzvi Lev, 15/02/18 20:49
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