Posted on 11/09/2015 7:12:38 AM PST by SJackson
At statehood, Israel kept most of the laws of the British Mandate. The law preventing immigration of Jews was rejected, and the gun laws, which in many cases carried a death sentence for possession, were changed a bit. But as you can see from the last post, there was no tradition of ownership as there there is in the US. Or recognition of it’s benefits. Completely different mindset.
2015-Israel eases gun laws in bid to cope with Palestinian 'lone wolf' attacks
2014- Israel eases gun control rules after Jerusalem terror attack
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