The Rackman Center participated in a meeting on October 15, 2024, about the dangers of broadening gun ownership in Israel without checking whether applicants have any history of domestic violence.
The number of gun license applications has increased two-fold since October 7. This makes it even more important that licenses are not granted without background checks. The lack of connection between the gun licensing department and the welfare authorities prevents the passing of information about people with a history of domestic violence if they apply to own weapons.
Despite public awareness of the importance of this issue, and frequent assurances that the authorities will correct the situation, we see that, in practice, there has been no change.
Click here to watch a video on this important issue in Hebrew by Rackman Center CEO Adv. Keren Horowitz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBQ4WbOf4O8
