Israel’s gun control laws are the opposite of America’s, say Israeli officials. “Only those who have a license can bear arms and not everyone can get a license,” the head of the firearms licensing department told the Jerusalem Post. To qualify for a license, Israelis must be at least age 21, pass a physical and psychological examination, undergo a background check and then qualify at a licensed shooting range. Gun owners are retested every three years, they get a one-time supply of 50 bullets when they order their weapon, and as of next year, they must keep their gun in a safe.
For a nation that has been at war for more than 60 years, it is notable that Israeli officials estimate that there are only 170,000 weapons that are privately owned in a population of less than 8 million, or a little less than one weapon per 50 Israelis. There are an estimated 300 million weapons in America, or roughly one for every America’s 315 million people...
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Guns in Israel
Balloon Juice from Forbes.
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Could you imagine how the NRA would howl at these same regs introduced in America? The Yanks could use a psych test, perhaps with a literacy test attached. Those who pass that could then take the standard citizenship test administered to immigrants. That should whittle down qualified gun owners to something in the single digits.
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