IT'S FRUSTATING reading the news day after day after day.
- Palestinian attacks Israeli Jew.
- Palestinian stabs Jew.
- Palestinian shoots Jews.
- Palestinian drives car into crowd of Jews.
Israeli Jews, for the most part, have no defense.
The police don't arrive in time - Israel's police force is undermanned.
The army and border police don’t arrive on time.
When a Jew defends himself and his family, the government arrests the Jew.
In the U.S., a person attacked has the right to fight back - except, of course, in New York City where only the criminals have guns.
Admittedly, there are far too many cases of a white cop killing a black suspect, but often the suspect fights back with deadly force or black agitators hit the streets and burn the neighborhood - never mind that its their OWN neighborhood.
More and more states have concealed carry laws. Some states now have or are considered open carry laws. The carry laws according to pro-gun organizations substantially cut down on attacks.
While the death penalty may not be a deterrent to capital crimes, an armed citizenry is a proven deterrent. Would you attack a person next to you if you thought that person could defend himself - and maim or kill you?
I am NOT suggesting a return to the "wild west" and revisiting the OK Corral, and I certainly am opposed to fully-automatic weapons of any type or caliber, but I do believe people have the right to defend themselves and the governments - in particular the U.S. and Israel, should support that right.
In Israel, the only people allowed to own a handgun are former IDF officers - enlisted personnel apparently can't be trusted to have a weapon once they complete their time in the IDF. A far cry from the yeshuv era when settlers, mostly in kibbutzim, were armed and defended their homes.
Israel inherited it's "only the terrorists have weapons" mentality from the Brits. In England a person might - might - be allowed to own a long gun, a smooth bore shotgun. Until recently cops had to have special permission to carry a firearm. With the Islamist take-over of the island, things will - just - change or the English will - like the Israelis - pay the price of severe gun control. That's a situation even the war with the Irish couldn't change.
Granted, there ARE people who should NOT have a firearm - long gun or handgun -but for the most part people who are trained to use firearms in self defense should be allowed to own firearms - at least one per adult family member.
Again, this scrivener sees NO reason for any gun to have a 15-round magazine (clip) and certainly no weapons should be "full auto." I understand that unless a person is highly proficient with their weapon, it is unlikely to instantly stop an attack; there are only a few locations on the body that can "instantly" kill an attacker, and for that reason a number of bullets are needed. Most wheel guns (revolvers) hold between 5 and 7 rounds (bullets). In a self defense situation it seems to me that would be sufficient. (I'm depending on it.)
Israelis must be allowed weapons for self defense. Knowing the citizenry is armed and prepared to defend itself will reduce attacks (with the exception of Islamists determined to go to the 70 virgins).
