Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Nedivi, Lior and Aaron Brudenell. 2012 ‘Gun ownership in Israel.’ Gun Control: is it Really Necessary?, p. 5. Tel Aviv: Nedivi & Brudenell. 11 November
Relevant contents
By 2010, the numbers of legally own weapons dropped to approximately 180,000, including approximately 161,000 hand guns, 8,300 shotguns, 4,300 small caliber rifles and 6,800 air guns/pistols.
At the same time, the number of illegally owned weapons increased dramatically and by some evaluations exceeds 400,000! Many of them are military types such as assault rifles (M16, AK-47, Galil etc.) and sub machine guns (Uzi, MP5 etc.). The source of these weapons is from the army or smuggling through the borders.
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