| Mmmfishtacos said: Fun fact, I've stayed more than 3 month in Israel last year. They don't have shootings like this. Wanna know why? Because guns are every where. They are on the streets, out side your hotel, out side your restaurant, out side of our work and yes in the schools. |
Or maybe it's just because they have strict gun control laws nevertheless?
You see "guns everywhere" in Israel, but that's usually just soldiers. The number of privately owned guns in Israel is quite small, somewhere between 2 to 8 guns per 100 citizens (depending on source). The corresponding number for the USA is about 90.
Assault rifles are generally forbidden for normal citizens. Gun-owners can only buy 50 rounds of ammunition per year, and the requirements for getting a gun license are quite high (people must be >=21 years, pass physical and psychological examination and background check, qualify at a licensed shooting range and will be retested every three years). There are slightly different rules for West Bank settlers - but that's not Israel anymore of course.
And despite these rather strict gun control laws, they are currently considering making them even more strict - because of the Newtown massacre and a series of cases where Israeli security guards shot their wives.
So picking Israel as an example of liberal gun control laws is quite ridiculous.
