Do elementary school teachers in Israel carry assault weapons? (pic)

[juleswin]

And that is a good reason to advocate Open Carry.

Visible arms should be as common as a hat.

Actually, I would want them to be the opposite. If I know all the people with guns then I will be able as an attacker to plan out my attacker well. First, I will try and take out the gun wielders and then go for the soft targets but I cant do this if the guns are hidden.

Conceal carry is better than open carry

 

[TheTexan]

Actually, I would want them to be the opposite. If I know all the people with guns then I will be able as an attacker to plan out my attacker well. First, I will try and take out the gun wielders and then go for the soft targets but I cant do this if the guns are hidden.

Conceal carry is better than open carry

Mix of the two is best... if it's purely concealed carry, then the attacker may get overconfident thinking noone is armed

 

[pcosmar]

Actually, I would want them to be the opposite. If I know all the people with guns then I will be able as an attacker to plan out my attacker well. First, I will try and take out the gun wielders and then go for the soft targets but I cant do this if the guns are hidden.

Conceal carry is better than open carry

NO,, you would not. You would look for a soft disarmed target, and would avoid any that could possibly interfere with your intentions. (like school children)

Someone does not commit a crime against a bunch of armed people (with the hope that he can get them all first).

 

[TheTexan]

NO,, you would not. You would look for a soft disarmed target, and would avoid any that could possibly interfere with your intentions. (like school children)

Someone does not commit a crime against a bunch of armed people (with the hope that he can get them all first).

Indeed... career criminals don't want to attack anybody with guns, period... they know if they get in the habit of doing that, there's only one way that ends..

(except for some reason gang violence... shrug, I guess they have all death wishes)

 

[XNavyNuke]

That's not anywhere near an assault weapon (it's an M1 carbine for Pete's sake); it was introduced during WWII to replace the M1911A1 as a sidearm for certain troops and officers. Better range and about double the capacity, but that's pretty much where the benefits over the 1911 cease.

More than likely its an M2, so it would have full auto select capability. You can't tell from the angle if it has a selector switch. The .30 carbine round is quite common in Israel. See the IMI Magal their law enforcement uses.

A little personal observation. The recoil on it is minimal so it easy to get the front sights back on target. My 12yo daughter fires mine with flip sights and can shoot 4 MOA on the iron which is a pie plate at 200 yards. Its weight is almost exactly the same as the 10/22 Compact that she qualified rifleman with. LOA is about two inches longer than her 10/22 and the draw length is only an inch longer. 1200 fps on a 110 grain projectile at 200 yards.

I'll direct concerns about the NK frozen clothing urban legend to theBoxOTruth.com

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[Pericles]

More than likely its an M2, so it would have full auto select capability. You can't tell from the angle if it has a selector switch. The .30 carbine round is quite common in Israel. See the IMI Magal their law enforcement uses.

A little personal observation. The recoil on it is minimal so it easy to get the front sights back on target. My 12yo daughter fires mine with flip sights and can shoot 4 MOA on the iron which is a pie plate at 200 yards. Its weight is almost exactly the same as the 10/22 Compact that she qualified rifleman with. LOA is about two inches longer than her 10/22 and the draw length is only an inch longer. 1200 fps on a 110 grain projectile at 200 yards.

I'll direct concerns about the NK frozen clothing urban legend to theBoxOTruth.com

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What he said ^ The carbines were also popular with the asian troops in the Korean and Vietnam wars, until the M16 was made available to them. The wepaons can be more easily handled by small stature people than the M1 and M14.

 

[XNavyNuke]

Been to Israel once myself - random civilians running around the Old City with M16's. Quite a head turner as an American. Sets off the internal terrorist alarm the TSA has enstilled in us. I wouldn't be surprised to see a teacher there with a rifle.

IDF requires their reservists to carry their weapons, wherever they go, two days a week. Given the size of their reserve force, that means that between 2-3% of their population are armed with their issued weapons and ammo at any given time. Personal ownership of long guns and hand guns outside of those issued to their reserves is actually quite curtailed.

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[sailingaway]

there are some Texas schools which have unknown administrators and teachers carry guns and I absolutely think that is a good idea.

 

[XNavyNuke]

there are some Texas schools which have unknown administrators and teachers carry guns and I absolutely think that is a good idea.

Promoting uncertainty is always a positive in an unequal encounter. When you have few options of shifting the calculus, it best to engage in as many as possible as quickly as possible. Its completely stupid for schools to put their security plans on-line.

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