Kirata
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ORIGINAL: Termyn8or Must be one hell of a neighborhood. I think everyone who wants to disarm people should take a tour of such a neighborhood. There are some places I can take them around here that might wake them up. Bad things can happen even in "safe" neighborhoods. One of our posters cherishes the wet dream that more school shootings (good grief!) will finally cause Americans to "wake up" and demand more gun control. But the reality is that as more people are confronted with the possibility of this kind of thing happening to them, their neighbors or their loved ones, the more they're inclined to defend gun rights. And it's not a phenomenon that's limited to just "gun crazy" America. Israel’s public security ministry has been deluged with more than 8,000 gun license requests per day over the past two weeks, a huge increase over its regular 150 license requests per day. Tel Aviv gun dealer Yariv Ben Yehuda told The Marker sales are up 30 percent... ~Source Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat is urging all licensed residents of his city to carry their guns with them at all times. That recommendation stands in stark contrast to the gun control movements and policies prevalent in Europe and the United States. But Barkat knows the value of law-abiding, gun-toting civilians, especially during a time of such troubles... “possessing weapons increases the confidence of residents, who know that in addition to police there are many people who are not afraid to intervene...” Israel’s police and army cannot be everywhere at all times, and in the past armed civilians have managed to thwart or cut short what would have otherwise been even more catastrophic terrorist incidents. ~Source Doesn't seem like rocket science to me. K.
< Message edited by Kirata -- 10/22/2015 1:32:49 PM >
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