Israel, the \u2063tiny \u2062democracy\u2064 in the Middle East\u2063 with terrorists \u200calong all its \u2062borders, has stricter gun-control \u2063laws than anywhere in the United States. Unlike our Second Amendment, there is no recognition of \u200cthe right to keep and bear arms.<\/p>\n

After the horrific terrorist attack by Hamas from Gaza, Israel\u2019s\u2064 government has taken steps to\u2064 make it slightly easier for\u200d its \u200ccitizens to own firearms for self-defense.<\/p>\n

Israeli Minister\u2063 of National Security \u2063Itamar Ben-Gvir announced<\/a> \u200b Sunday in Hebrew \u2063an emergency\u200b declaration \u200bthat will \u201callow as many citizens as possible to arm themselves.\u201d<\/strong> Currently, only 1.5 percent \u2064of the civilian\u200d population has a license\u200d to own a gun.<\/p>\n

Emergency Gun Policy<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Ben-Gvir\u2019s emergency policies for\u200b the Firearm Licensing Department went into effect within 24 hours.<\/p>\n
The laws that require proving \u201ca need\u201d \u200bto own and carry\u200b a gun have not \u200dchanged. However,\u200b those\u2063 eligible to apply for a license under the \u201cself-defense test\u201d \u200bcan now \u2062do the required interview \u200cover the phone instead of in person. The\u200c applicant will be approved for the \u2064license within \u200ca\u2064 week \u2063under the new order.<\/p>\n
While a citizen can still purchase only one handgun, the limit\u2063 on rounds of ammunition \u2063has been increased from 50 to 100.<\/p>\n
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According to\u2063 the minister, 4,000 citizens who applied for a conditional permit in 2023 but let the license\u200d expire before\u200b using it can \u200dnow purchase \u200da firearm. Another 1,800 people in the past six months who\u200b returned their guns to\u2062 the government for not taking a\u200c training \u200drenewal course can get their weapons \u200dback.<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s Strict\u2062 Gun Control Track \u2063Record<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe narrow\u200d eligibility\u2064 criteria<\/a> \u2062 for \u2064Israelis \u2062to apply for\u200d a gun\u2063 license remain \u2062the same \u2063as before the attack. You are eligible to apply only if you live or \u2063work in the settlement areas\u200c or are \u2064employed in professions that use guns\u2062 \u2014 like \u200dsecurity \u200bguards, police officers, or firefighters. Active duty \u2062military, military veterans of a certain \u200drank, and special forces can also\u200d apply.<\/p>\n
When applying, an individual must provide references, \u200dproof \u2063of residency for three years, \u2064and \u2063meet the minimum age requirement (based on military\u200d service and\u2064 residency.) Applicants must also \u2064prove a basic knowledge \u2064of\u2062 Hebrew and provide \u200ca health declaration from a doctor.<\/p>\n
The person must pass\u2062 the interview, pay \u200da \u2064licensing fee, buy the gun, and attend 4.5 hours of \u200ctraining at \u200ca \u200dshooting range.<\/p>\n
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Applicants can \u2063meet all \u2062these requirements \u2062but still be<\/a> denied \u200dbased on criminal convictions, drug use,\u200b or certain \u2064mental health conditions.<\/p>\n
An Israeli who no longer \u2062meets\u200c all the eligibility \u200drequirements must notify the \u200cFirearm Licensing\u200c Department and deposit their firearm and license \u200bat a police station \u200bwithin 72 hours.<\/p>\n
The complex application process may \u200cexplain why only 140,000<\/a> \u2064of the 9 million Israelis have a permit.<\/p>\n
Gun\u200d Rights\u200b Advocate<\/h2>\n
Ben-Gvir has been advocating<\/a> for increased civilian gun ownership to address both terrorist \u2063attacks and crime since \u200che \u200btook\u200d office at\u2062 the beginning of this year. He\u2064 has made it easier to obtain permits by adding staff to process the licenses and expanding \u2064the \u2064eligibility criteria to \u2062include more veterans and medic volunteers. <\/p>\n
\u201cI want more weapons on the streets so that the citizens of Israel can defend themselves,\u201d he said in January.<\/p>\n
By early \u200dJune, the Jerusalem Post reported that new licenses had increased by 280 percent compared to the same four-month period in 2022.<\/p>\n
Ben-Gvir stated in August<\/a> that\u200c his policies\u200d had led to an\u2063 88 percent increase in the number of women receiving firearms \u200blicenses.<\/p>\n
\u201cWomen who want to defend themselves \u2064and their families is a blessed thing,\u201d said Ben-Gvir. \u2064The government\u2019s \u200cswift response after the devastating attack to gun control laws<\/a> to arm more citizens.”>ease gun-control laws demonstrates<\/a> that\u200c some Israelis want to\u2064 arm themselves instead of \u200brelying solely on the military or \u200dpolice.\u2062 Our inherent right \u200dto \u2064self-defense knows no borders.<\/p>\n
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\u200bWhat adjustments have been made \u2062to Israel’s gun control laws to \u200benable citizens\u2063 to better\u200c protect themselves amidst\u2064 terrorist \u2063threats?<\/h2>\n
Israel: Stricter Gun Control Laws Amidst Terrorist \u200bThreats<\/p>\n
Israel,\u200b a\u200c small democracy in the Middle East surrounded by terrorists, \u2064has some \u2063of the\u2062 strictest gun control\u2063 laws\u200b in the world, even more so than in \u200bthe United States, where the \u200cSecond Amendment \u2062guarantees the right to keep and bear arms. However, in light of\u200b recent terrorist attacks<\/a> by Hamas \u200bfrom Gaza, the Israeli\u200d government \u2062has made adjustments to allow its\u200c citizens to better protect themselves.<\/p>\n
Israel’s Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, announced an emergency declaration\u200c on Sunday that\u2062 aims to “allow as many citizens as possible to arm themselves.” Currently, only 1.5 percent of the civilian population has a license \u200cto own a gun.<\/p>\n
Ben-Gvir’s emergency policies for the Firearm Licensing Department took\u2062 effect within 24 hours. The laws requiring individuals to prove a need \u200bto own and carry\u2064 a gun have\u2062 not changed. However, those eligible to\u2064 apply for a\u2064 license\u200c under\u200c the “self-defense test” can \u200bnow conduct the\u200c required interview over the phone, rather than in person. This new order will \u200densure that applicants are approved for the license\u200d within a \u200bweek.<\/p>\n
While citizens are \u2064still limited \u200dto owning\u2062 only one handgun, the restriction on the number of rounds of ammunition has\u2062 been increased from 50 to 100.<\/p>\n
Under these new policies, \u2064approximately 4,000 citizens \u2063who applied for\u2063 a conditional permit in 2023 but let the license expire before using it can \u2062now\u2063 purchase a firearm. Additionally, \u200daround 1,800 people who returned \u2063their\u2063 guns \u2064to the government for not taking a training renewal course \u2063in\u200b the past \u2063six \u200dmonths\u2062 can retrieve\u200c their weapons.<\/p>\n
It is important to note that\u200d the eligibility criteria for Israelis to apply for \u200ba gun license remains the same as before the\u200c attack. Individuals are eligible to apply if they live or\u2063 work in \u200dsettlement areas\u200b or are\u2063 employed in professions that require the use of guns, such as security guards, police officers,\u200c or firefighters. Active\u2063 duty military personnel, military veterans of\u200b a certain\u2064 rank, \u2062and special \u2063forces can also apply.<\/p>\n
Applicants \u200bmust provide references, proof of residency for \u2064three years, meet the minimum\u200c age \u200brequirement (based on\u2063 military service and residency), demonstrate a basic \u200dknowledge of Hebrew, and provide a health declaration \u2062from a doctor. \u200bThey must pass an interview,\u2064 pay a licensing fee, \u2064purchase the gun, and attend 4.5 hours of training at a shooting\u200c range.<\/p>\n
While applicants may \u2062fulfill all these\u200d requirements, they can still be denied a license based on criminal convictions, drug\u2063 use, or \u2064certain mental health conditions.<\/p>\n
Israel, known for its \u2063track record of \u200b strict gun control<\/a>, has made modest changes \u2062to its laws to allow citizens to\u2063 exercise their right to \u200dself-defense in\u2064 the face of\u200d heightened\u2064 terrorist threats. The government’s\u200b actions reflect\u2063 the ongoing balancing act of preserving public safety while \u200brespecting individual rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\u200bWhat adjustments have been made \u2062to Israel’s gun control laws to \u200benable citizens\u2063 to better\u200c protect themselves amidst\u2064 terrorist \u2063threats?<\/h2>\n Israel: Stricter Gun Control Laws Amidst Terrorist \u200bThreats<\/p>\n