file – A security and defense drill at the Hahesder Har Etzion yeshiva, in the Israeli settlement of Alon Shvut. May 19, 2016. Photo by Gershon Elinson/FLASH90
JERUSALEM (JNS) – More than 260,000 Israelis have applied for gun permits in the past six weeks, according to Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
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Speaking on Monday at a faction meeting of his Otzma Yehudit Party, Ben-Gvir said the applicants were normal people who simply wanted to protect themselves and their families.
“My policy within the office is to allow as many people as possible to receive weapons, and as [to bring in]many people as possible to handle their applications,” he said. “In a very short period, the Firearms
