Opinion
Ammunition in Israel, from friends there:
“A licensed Israeli pistol-owner is currently allowed to possess no more than fifty rounds of ammunition in his home. To the pistol license itself is appended a ‘permit,’ allowing for the purchase of a single box (fifty rounds) of ammunition.
In addition to the purchase-price of the pistol, the new gun-owner must also pay the gun-store/range a ‘service fee’ for processing/submitting his license application.
A pistol license here is valid for three years, and then it much be renewed.
Pistols are expensive here! For a ‘middle-class’ Israeli citizen, the whole process of legally obtaining one represents a significant financial sacrifice. For those of us who can afford to purchase a pistol, the above-mentioned accessorial licensing fees are a relatively modest additional expense.
Who are active members of a ‘Pistol Club,’ and regularly participate in pistol competitions, can file a request for a ‘special permit’ allowing for the purchase of a ‘Season’s Worth’ of ammunition.
When you want to schedule a ‘training session’ at a Range, you can purchase (at that Range) ammunition you will then fire, but it all must be consumed there. You may not take any unfired rounds with you when you depart, and such training sessions are not inexpensive!
Outdoor ranges are few.
All pistol ammunition available here is standard-pressure handball. That is what everyone is carrying. High-performance (+p HP) ammunition is extremely rare and seldom seen.”
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PMC - Bronze - 9mm - 115 Grain - FMJ - 1000 | True Shot Ammo | $ 258.00 |
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PMC - SFX - 9mm - 124 Grain - JHP - Exempt / 1000 | True Shot Ammo | $ 489.00 |
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PMC - SFX - 9mm - 124 Grain - JHP - Retail / 1000 | True Shot Ammo | $ 489.00 |
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My comment: The foregoing, while burdensome by our standards, still represents a significant improvement over the pre-7 Oct 23 Israeli system.
With any luck, ammunition (particularly high-performance ammunition, that we take for granted) will become more available, and the Israeli government will make outdoor ranges and realistic training more accessible, all while further loosening restrictions on amounts of ammunition that may be purchased and retained by “ordinary” citizens.
It takes a long time, and many “bitter lessons,” (that are invariably forgotten too quickly) for attitudes to evolve, even among ‘The Enlightened’
Forward motion seldom takes place without creaks and groans!
“Who profess to favor freedom, yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean, yet without the roar of its many waters.” ~ Fred Douglas.
/John
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Man, sounds like the gestapo rules Israel. It’s the same in Germany right now except you cannot have your gun on you, it has to stay at the range which is even worse.
Either way, you are being controlled by the socialist Marxists who have got to go.
I don’t go anywhere unarmed and I carry more than 50 rounds on me at any given time. October 7th would have turned out very differently had the average citizen been armed. I have been in several “situations” as a civilian. Out here we have the cartels and the normal run of the mill want to be jihadis but not the everyday attacks that we see in Israel. Maybe that is because the bad guys KNOW that we will absolutely shoot back. In Arizona we have a sure cure for terrorism, we shoot back. Seems like that is something that… Read more »
50 rounds. Let’s go back to October 7. I just read an After-Action Report about a single community on the Gaza border that was attacked by 50 Gazan jihadists in the first wave, followed by a more numerous second wave. The battle raged for hours until the IDF arrived and a helicopter became available to suppress the second wave. 50 rounds (of pistol) during intense combat…measured in hours…hmmmm? Shockingly, October 7th was apparently not sufficient for the government and most Israelis to recognize their realities: every country surrounding them would welcome the annihilation of every Jew. Trusting the IDF and… Read more »
Are those who would be terrorists held to the same laws…?
Was David limited to three stones? Did he have a permit for those stones? Good thing the first one worked.
Governments don’t want their citizens armed.
The only saving grace for Israelis (and tourists, as well), the constant presence on the streets of armed soldiers, both active and those doing “miluim” (reserve duty). Security guards in some retail establishments are armed as well.
not long after the October 7th Terrorist attack, a group of Israelis came into a big box store where I worked and were trying to bring BB guns or something similar back to Israel. The compressed air cartridges were about a quarter of the cost here than they were in Israel. I felt very sorry for them. They were trying to defend themselves from terrorists armed with machine guns. You’d think that the people who embrace the “Never forget, never again!” mantra would actually take the prudent steps to ensure that new again and never forget would be put into… Read more »