Israel to Ease Gun Controls for Self-Defence Carry After Jerusalem Synagogue Attack
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ibtimes.co.ukPosted Nov 18, 2014, 3:16 PM UTC
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ibtimes.co.ukAharonovich added that the relaxed restrictions would not apply to the general public but to anyone who already owns a licence to carry a gun, such as private security guards and off-duty army officers.
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And apparently it is quite easy to get a license to carry a gun there, if you want.
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I thought Israel already had widespread open carry. Is that just for military?
Yes it is. But most young people are conscripted into the IDF, which makes it seem more commonplace than it is if you discount off duty military carriers.
No, I know plenty of non-military who carry openly. It is MUCH more common than in the US. Nearly every civilian ambulance driver open carries.
But why would you discount them?
Because by virtue of their being in the military they are afforded certain rights and privileges unavailable to regular citizens.
If we're evaluating the strength of the right to carry in a country, we need to evaluate how it applies to regular citizens. This means excluding groups obliged to carry while serving in a specific capacity, be they on-duty LEOs or off-duty military who are ordered to carry from our analysis.
He said it was widespread, not that there is a strong right to carry in practice.
More of a comment on social acceptance than the recognition of rights.
No but a permit is required.