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Jun 3, 2024 | 
nd.nl | Jonathan Metzl
Een van de belangrijkste verhalen die Israëli’s elkaar de afgelopen maanden vertelden, is dat Israël er op het gebied van vuurwapens een heel andere mentaliteit op nahoudt dan de Verenigde Staten. Beide landen zijn weliswaar op wapens gerichte democratieën, maar de VS is volgens dit verhaal een land met te veel wapens en te weinig wetten – terwijl de Israëli’s ‘hun staat vertrouwen en elkaar niet vrezen’.
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May 13, 2024 | 
oleantimesherald.com | Jonathan Metzl
Both countries can be characterized as gun-centric democracies, but according to the Israeli narrative, the U.S. is a land of too many guns and too few laws, while Israelis “trust their state, and don’t fear each other.” A common refrain emphasizes that in Israel, bearing arms isn’t a right, it’s a privilege. After Oct. 7, in a shockingly fast turnaround, that privilege became, if not a right, an imperative.
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May 10, 2024 | 
thebrunswicknews.com | Jonathan Metzl
Among the core Israeli national narratives that have been fractured by the Hamas terror attacks and months of war and violence is the notion that Israel's ethos on firearms differs from that of the United States.
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May 10, 2024 | 
everand.com | Jonathan Metzl
Among the core Israeli national narratives that have been fractured by the Hamas terror attacks and months of war and violence is the notion that Israel’s ethos on firearms differs from that of the United States.
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May 6, 2024 | 
zocalopublicsquare.org | Jonathan Metzl
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May 5, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Jonathan Metzl
Among the core Israeli national narratives that have been fractured by the Hamas terror attacks and months of war and violence is the notion that Israel’s ethos on firearms differs from that of the United States.
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May 5, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Jonathan Metzl
5 hours agoA night of chaos unfolded on the campus of the University of California in Los Angeles. Bangs were heard and smoke could be seen as police tried to deter pro-Palestinian protesters that had set up a camp outside the university buildings. Demonstrations are continuing at dozens of universities across …
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
thetrace.org | Katie Worth |Selin Thomas |Jonathan Metzl
The TraceOnce upon a time in America, people rolled their eyes at seatbelts, four out of ten high school students smoked cigarettes, and campers left their fires smoldering through the night. Then we changed.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
thetrace.org | Sunny Sone |Jonathan Metzl
The TraceVice President Kamala Harris announced the establishment of the federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center, a new office funded by a Justice Department grant and run by the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions to help states implement laws to remove guns from people who could be dangerous. [The Guardian]Over the past few weeks, New Yorkers have seen jarring glimpses of violence in the subway system.
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Mar 22, 2024 | 
thetrace.org | Sunny Sone |Jonathan Metzl
The TraceLast week, Gun Owners of America signed on to a brief arguing that the state of Texas “has the same inherent authority to protect its borders as does the U.S. government.” The brief — filed in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which was tasked with deciding whether to issue an injunction — echoed both Texas’s lawyers and election-season talking points from the GOP more broadly, Bloomberg Law reported.
