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gun
Home made guns add to Israeli security woes
Jewish Journal
February 16, 2016
The gun that killed Hadar Cohen was not carried into the Palestinian territories through tunnels or smuggled past guards at a checkpoint.
Obama says ‘Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago’
Jewish Journal
July 19, 2013
President Barack Obama on Friday jumped into the debate over the acquittal of the man who killed black Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, declaring that Martin \”could have been me, 35 years ago,\” and urging Americans to understand the pain that African-Americans feel over the case.
Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman: Stand our ground
Rob Eshman
July 17, 2013
I’m outraged at the Trayvon Martin case, but not because a jury found George Zimmerman, the man who killed Martin, not guilty.
Israel conducts illegal weapons amnesty
Jewish Journal
May 28, 2013
There are a lot of guns in Israel. You see them carried by soldiers as you walk down the street; on the hip of the security guard checking your bag as you enter the bank; and even by licensed civilians who live in or travel through areas Israel acquired in the 1967 war.
Gun violence in America: Scandal!
Rob Eshman
May 22, 2013
Two years after his mother was shot and killed, Dallas Sonnier received a phone call from the police: His father had just been shot and killed.
Giffords: ‘Shame’ on senators who voted down gun checks
Jewish Journal
April 18, 2013
The U.S. senators who defeated a bill that would toughen background checks for gun purchasers \”brought shame on themselves,\” former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords said.
Broad Jewish support for Obama’s gun proposals
Jewish Journal
January 18, 2013
President Obama\’s new gun control proposals drew broad Jewish communal support.
The speech President Obama should have given after the Connecticut school shooting
Rob Eshman
December 14, 2012
When news of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School first broke, President Barack Obama stood before the nation, felt our grief and shed a tear.
Jews and guns: A day on the firing range
Ryan Torok
December 5, 2012
Susanne Reyto carefully loaded her rifle and switched the safety off. Peering into the scope attached to the top of the weapon, she pulled the trigger while former U.S. Army platoon leader Charlie Jasper looked on to ensure she was handling her weapon safely.
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