What Could American-Style Gun Culture Do to Israel?
by Zócalo Public Square
Zócalo Public Square— mong the core Israeli national narratives fractured by the October 7 Hamas terror attacks and the months of war and violence that have followed was the notion that Israel’s ethos on firearms differed from that of the United States. Both countries were gun-centric democracies, that narrative allowed, but the U.S. was a land of too many guns and too few laws—while Israelis “trust their state, and don’t fear each other.” A common refrain emphasized that “in Israel it is not a right to bear arms,...
Los Angeles Times—At 'L.A. Progressive Shooters,' a gun space for shooters sick of American gun culture. At least two hours have gone by in the Pistol 101 class, and no student has fired a bullet or even picked up a gun. This isn't a lesson for anyone eager to pull the trigger. Tom Nguyen's teaching style is patient, aimed at demystifying an object many of his students have spent their lives fearing, even hating. Something of a leftist firearms whisperer, Nguyen pokes fun at stereotypical American gun culture, mocking "alpha male" behavior and the John Wick film franchise with its video game levels...
SHSU Houstonian Online—Anti-Israel protests at American universities are becoming increasingly violent. NOS news•Wednesday April 24, 03:31•Edited Wed Apr 24, 04:44 Lily Sophie Maigret Editor’s Bureau Washington Lily Sophie Maigret Editor’s Bureau Washington Protests at universities across the US have been ongoing for months against the Biden administration’s policies on Israel and Gaza. The protests are intensifying as the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to worsen. Students […]
BuzzFeed News—Sophie Turner Moved Kids To UK Because Of American Gun Control. Reflecting on her decision to “get out” of the US, Sophie said: “They'd rather have rights to guns than give kids a right to life.”