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In spades.
Most attacks in Israel are not stopped by police. They are stopped by armed civilians.
And Israel only recently allowed civilians full access to weapons...having a gun is not a right in Israel. But in desperation the government allowed people to start arming themselves...and the result was a reduction in scope of violence against innocents.
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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.
"When terrorists attacked a school in Maalot in 1974, Israel did not declare every school a gun-free zone. It passed a law mandating armed security in schools, provided weapons training to teachers and today runs frequent active shooter drills. There have been only two school shootings since then, and both have ended with teachers killing the terrorists."
Israel proves the NRA's arguments
Most attacks in Israel are not stopped by police. They are stopped by armed civilians.
And Israel only recently allowed civilians full access to weapons...having a gun is not a right in Israel. But in desperation the government allowed people to start arming themselves...and the result was a reduction in scope of violence against innocents.
"
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.
"When terrorists attacked a school in Maalot in 1974, Israel did not declare every school a gun-free zone. It passed a law mandating armed security in schools, provided weapons training to teachers and today runs frequent active shooter drills. There have been only two school shootings since then, and both have ended with teachers killing the terrorists."
Israel proves the NRA's arguments
