The Zionist entity’s so-called National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir announced on Thursday plans for an overhaul of the ministry’s firearm licensing department, aimed at streamlining the process for settlers looking to carry a gun following a series of Palestinian operations.
Ben Gvir said he decided on doubling the firearm licensing department’s personnel and expanding its work hours in order to issue thousands of licenses per month, his office said in a statement cited by Israeli media.
The Israeli minister also decided to nullify the requirement of interviews for Israeli security officials seeking a personal license. That would mean occupation military officers, police officers, Shin Bet officials, Mossad officials, Prison Service wardens, and firefighters would no longer need to wait for an interview to get their license, the Times of Israeli reported.
“This will save time and lighten the burden on the interview department, significantly shorten the procedure, and allow the issuance of thousands of weapons licenses per month,” the statement added.
Ben Gvir tied the move to expedite the gun license issuing process to the two heroic Palestinian operations that killed 7 Israeli and injured many others in occupied Al-Quds over the last weekend.
“Two incidents that took place over the weekend proved the difference between an incident in Neve Yaakov, where there was no civilian with a weapon and with great sorrow seven holy Jews were massacred, and the incident in the City of David, where thankfully a civilian fired his personal weapon and quickly neutralized the terrorist,” he said in the statement.
Source: Israeli media
