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Give guns to the settlements, immediately.

I try not to make public demands to the government but only through quiet channels, but this issue is essential to saving lives and unfortunately I can hardly move:

The Israeli government must immediately equip every locality and every neighborhood in Israel with long weapons and small arms so that standby units can fight.

I fear attacks from less expected directions. It can be in Kochav Yair, Meshgav or Rabavid.

We have citizens who were regular fighters, brave and ready to fight, but without weapons and ammunition they cannot.

Prioritize, of course, fence-adjacent settlements in the north and south, settlements adjacent to the separation fence for the Jewish Community, the Jewish Community communities themselves, communities in the Galilee, and more.

Here's a fact you should know:
Those who actually fought and repelled the enemy in the settlements were *the standby classes *.

In some cases with complete success: Nir Am, Alumim, Saad, Mefalsim and more, in some unfortunately the standby squad fought and fell in battle (Kfar Gaza, Bari and more).

The residents of the settlement are the ones who stopped with their own hands. bravely
IDF forces arrived much later. Sometimes at 12:30 sometimes at 14:30 (the attack started at 6:30 in the morning).

There is no more successful, experienced force that knows the settlement better than the residents themselves.

Give us guns, today.

Redneck_Buddha wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 8:03 pm Unfortunately, Kibbutz Be'eri voted amongst the members to be a gun free zone, which is frankly unfathomable when you are that close to that many thousands of people who would love to see you dead.

philip964 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 9:10 am The videos on line are heartbreaking as ordinary citizen families are targeted and executed for simply being Jewish.

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 take effect within 24 hours, below are its main points:

1. Any citizen who meets the detailed tests for carrying a private firearm due to self-defense and serving the security forces, and is without a criminal or medical record, will be required to undergo a telephone interview instead of a physical interview, and will be able to receive permission to carry a firearm within a week. (Self-defense tests: residence in an eligible settlement, rifle veterans 07 and above, officers in the rank of lieutenant and above and combatants in the rank of major and above in the IDF and the security forces, service in special units, firefighters, policemen, and workers and volunteers in the rescue forces).

2. Any citizen who received a conditional permit to purchase a firearm and did not purchase a firearm during the year 2023 and the conditional license has expired, will be able to purchase a firearm now without the need to submit another application. The exemption will apply to about 4000 citizens.

3. Any citizen who deposited his weapon in the last six months due to failure to perform refresher training or renewal training, will be able to receive his weapon back. The exemption will apply to about 1800 citizens.

4. In addition, starting next Tuesday, conditional permits to carry firearms will be issued with a permit allowing the purchase of up to 100 bullets instead of 50 today.

All this in addition to the criteria change that should happen soon.

I thank the members of the Firearms Licensing Division, the Civil Response Department of the Israel Police and the employees of the Ministry of Health for the very important commitment that will allow as many citizens as possible to arm themselves and protect themselves and their environment when necessary.

Charles L. Cotton wrote:I'm dismayed to see such a dramatic and detrimental turn on the gun control issue.

Chas.

VMI77 wrote:Schools should always allow legally armed civilians on campus to act as a deterrent and to protect the unarmed.