The possession and carrying of a firearm in the State of Israel is strictly regulated by the government.  For those in military service, the regulatory agency is the Ministry of Defense, for civilians it's the Ministry of Interior.  One cannot buy a firearm of ANY description without the prior application and obtention of a license from the proper governmental authority.

Nor is any license ever issued without the prior presentation of proof that one has passed a course of instruction, given by a recognized authority, on the PROPER handling and safety of firearms.

And Israel is in a state of war.

As for my Hoplophobia, I have children and grandchildren living within the contental borders of the United States.  The proliferation of firearms scares me.  But I am NOT a Hoplophobe, because it's not the weapons themselves that frighten me, but rather the idiots and their itchy trigger fingers that wield them.

As a school security guard, I had to undergo an initial course that lasted for two days before I was issued a 9mm handgun by my company.  Following that, I had to undergo 1 day  refresher couses ever six months, and it was constantly iterated that the lives and safety of others is highly dependant upon my constant viligance and serious attitude towards both my taskand my weapon.  Neither one shuld ever be regarded with jocularity.

David P. Hoadley

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