Why Israel Needs A Second Amendment

Submitted by Aidan Johnston of Gun Owners of America,

While insurgents were flying across the Israeli border on paragliders, a series of coordinated attacks left more than 1200 Israelis dead, many at a music festival on the Gaza border. 

A day later, in response to the tragedy, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir announced that the country would be taking a series of actions to loosen its strict gun control laws.

Of course, with videos of Hamas gunmen kicking in doors in an Israeli village near the border, it's not hard to understand why the government of Israel is starting to second-guess its strict gun control laws.

The truth is the individual right of the people to keep and bear arms is "necessary to the security of a free state."

That's something that Americans understand. There's no need to fear an invading force of paragliders, (or any force at all, really) coming over the US border. Even if the military didn't immediately take care of the threat, American citizens would convert their F-150s into makeshift technicals and squash the invaders with overwhelming firepower.

And to those who say, "That could never happen here." Never say never.

The ATF recently notified all FFLs in border states to be on the lookout for straw purchases of belt-fed & 50-caliber firearms.

Israel's gun culture is fraught with civilian firearm restrictions. And to make matters worse, the Israel Defense Forces have spent the last few years confiscating guns from local civilian security forces.

This confiscation has led to Israeli civilians being outgunned as they defend their homes. While Hamas terrorists invaded with machine guns, grenades, and missiles, these Israeli gun owners were forced to fight back with only a single handgun and 50 rounds of ammunition each, the maximum allowed by law.

But while the changes in Israel's Firearms Licensing Division will no doubt benefit self-defenders held up by bureaucracy and paperwork, those who are eligible to carry firearms under the new rules will still have "to undergo a telephone interview" and may have to wait up to "a week" for approval.

Even then, Israeli gun owners can only purchase a meager 100 rounds of ammunition. That's not even enough ammo for a good range day.

As of the writing of this article, the license application portal is down, likely due to overwhelming demand.

That means even citizens who qualify under this may-issue permitting system can't apply for that "speedy" telephone interview.

Instead of ammunition restrictions, waiting periods, and bureaucratic firearm licensing, Israel needs a Second Amendment protecting individuals' right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. 

American politicians who sit horrified by the scenes unfolding in Israel should stop attempting to strip law-abiding citizens of their Second Amendment rights and consider the unknown number of terrorists who may have crossed the southern US border undetected. 

Maybe that will finally wake them up to the importance of our Second Amendment.

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