Thanks for sending that. Very interesting. Lots of things to think about in there.
On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Michael Dinowitz < [email protected]> wrote: > > The NRA's response to the Sandy Hook shooting was to say that we needed > more people with guns. They pointed to how Israel has armed guards at > schools as an example of what we should do. The example was very ill > informed and showed a surprising lack of research. The linked article below > discusses how school guards are actually used in Israel and more > importantly goes over the gun laws there - gun laws the NRA would never > want here. I've included just the gun law part below. > > > Israel rejects US gun lobby claims on its security > > > http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Israel-rejects-US-gun-lobby-claims-on-its-security-4143962.php > > ... Eighty percent of the 10,000 people who apply yearly for licenses are > turned down, he said. In the U.S., people can purchase firearms from > private dealers without a background check or a license of any kind. > > In Israel, applicants must undergo police screening and medical exams, in > part to determine their mental state, Amit said. > > Many Israelis receive weapons training in the military. But to be licensed > to receive a weapon outside the military, they must undergo at least two > hours of additional training, then repeat the training and medical exams > every three years before they can renew their licenses. > > Anybody who possesses a legally acquired gun waives the right to > confidentiality, and authorities cross-reference for new information about > the gunholder every three months. > > "The point is not to complicate, but to make sure the system makes things > safer," Amit said. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:359373 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
