Eligibility for obtaining a firearms license
(haipo) - With the intensification of the wave of terrorism, which escalated into a war against Gaza, it was decided in the Ministry of Internal Security to significantly ease the tests for obtaining a private weapons license (gun). The process began at the beginning of 2023 and now the relaxations (the new tests for eligibility for a gun license) have been published. The new tests are detailed in full later in the article. Also, at the end of the article, you will find a button with a link to apply for a gun license.
The announcement of the Ministry of National Security:
A jump of hundreds of percent in requests to carry a private firearm: since the beginning of the hostilities, about 100,000 civilians have requested to be issued a license. The regulations of the Minister of National Security have been updated, expanding the criteria for obtaining a license to carry a private firearm.
I have a soldier's certificate Those who answer the distinction "service in the security forces", "place of work or studies", "employees and volunteers in the rescue agencies" and "firefighters", "national guides", "family members of farmers" and new immigrants from the day of their arrival can receive a license to carry a private firearm.
The Minister of National Security: "Weapons save lives and we will do everything so that the standby units and citizens can protect themselves"
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Even before the outbreak of hostilities, the Ministry of National Security allowed more citizens entitled to a private firearms license to save lives when needed in real time and strengthen personal security. In recent days, the Ministry of National Security has completed the process with the approval of the National Security Committee of the regulations expanding the threshold conditions and distinctions for granting a license to carry a private firearm.
With the outbreak of hostilities, the Ministry of National Security significantly increased the scope of activity for issuing licenses, increased the number of employees handling the issuance of licenses to citizens and even recruited employees from other government offices. Recognized Sderot, Ofakim and Nativot as "eligible place of residence". Since the outbreak of hostilities, approximately 100,000 applications have been received to carry private firearms. "This is an amount of requests that corresponds to an average year," noted David Weizman, head of the Firearms Inspection and Enforcement Division at the Ministry of National Security. At the same time, the Ministry of National Security carefully checks each request in a thorough and responsible manner.
From the beginning of 2023, the Ministry of National Security issued approximately 26,000 licenses to carry private firearms to citizens, while in 2022 12,897 licenses were issued and in 2021 only 10,064 licenses were issued. At the same time as issuing licenses to carry private firearms, the Ministry of National Security is strengthening the standby units and establishing new standby units throughout the country in the rural and urban areas, purchasing approximately 7,000 assault rifles for them, along with protective equipment, including helmets and protective vests, and establishing standby units throughout the country to be operated by the police with the goal of establishing 566 standby classes.
Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir stated: "The national challenges at this time require expanding the response in order to increase personal security. We worked for the approval of the regulations that will expand the circle of those entitled to submit applications to carry a private firearm. At the same time, in order to speed up the granting of licenses to citizens, we continue to strengthen the centers of the firearms licensing and inspection department. Weapons save lives and we will do everything so that the standby classes and citizens can protect themselves. From before the outbreak of hostilities, we led a necessary move that would allow the soldiers serving in the security forces, the Seder soldiers and volunteers in the MDA to respond in real time when necessary and save lives.'
The new regulations for obtaining a license to carry a private firearm, which entered into force this week - 20/10/23:
🔹Farmers:
Now also an active independent farmer or a first-degree relative of an active independent farmer or the spouse of a family member or a person employed by an independent farmer or by a member of his first-degree or employed family or a member of an agricultural cooperative association can submit an application (previously only a farmer An activist who recognized his need to own a firearm could issue a license).
🔹 You will notice "service in the security forces" from now on even an IDF graduate who holds a combat certificate only as determined by the IDF, as long as 20 years have not passed from the day of release from regular or active reserve service or from the day he held a license for firearms can submit an application (so far The notice referred to rifle training 07 and above).
🔹 You will notice a "place of residence" in a settlement or a "place of work" in settlements for which eligibility has been determined from now on for anyone over the age of 21 who has served a year as a soldier, or has completed two years of military service, or alternatively two years of civilian service, or a woman who has served a year of military service or civilian service and the center of her life, His work most of the week or at least two days a week studies take place in a place of residence for which the Israel Police recommended that living in this place justifies a license for a private firearm. Civil service of two years).
🔹New Immigrants: Every immigrant under the Law of Return must submit an immediate application for a "place of residence" distinction that refers to the settlements determined for them, this without waiting for three years from the day of his arrival in Israel, as was the case until now. (Until now, a new immigrant could apply under this distinction only after three years from the date of his ascension).
🔹 Change of distinction "Employees and volunteers in the rescue bodies" From now on, MDA volunteers with a year's seniority can submit an application for a license to carry a private firearm (until today, only MDA employees could apply and MDA volunteers could not, the MDA request also included Volunteer Population Zaka and Ihud Hatzla volunteers could submit even before the change.
🔹 Adding a population of police officers and firefighters
From now on, volunteers for the position of firefighter (firefighters) and employees who retired from their job as a firefighter and worked in the Israel Fire and Rescue Service for at least two years, will be able to obtain a license as long as the first application was submitted within 30 days, from the date of termination of their employment at the National Fire and Rescue Authority, as long as they held a firearms license valid This is during their work period and their application was submitted before the expiration of the license according to the notice. (So far only firefighters could apply and volunteers could not).
I don't understand the fighter's section, why did they limit release from reserves to 20, there are fighters who were wounded in the army and were released, they don't deserve a weapon, if you were released 19 years from reserve positions you gained, 21 years you lost, what's the difference?
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I have the rank of 03 rifleman major in the army I had a weapon, I worked after the army in a security company I had a weapon and only because I live in Ashkelon I don't deserve to issue a private weapon license what is this nonsense
Does a person who is entitled to receive a license to carry a weapon have to purchase a weapon?
Nonsense, I am a rifleman 2, I served in Rafah for 6 years and was required to be at the ranges and carry a weapon, I worked as a security guard in the Israel Defense Forces with a weapon, after that I served in the Israel Defense Forces for 38 years where I was a range operator going out with a weapon to settlements in the south, in the north and in Judea and Samaria... and all this was not enough and they did not approve me Carrying a weapon is a real shame for the system
Hi, I read your article. I wanted to ask if I had a license to kiss 19 years ago. Part of my military service I served as a fighter. Am I eligible for a license?
Firearm license for new immigrants from day one??????? About what and why? The citizen of the country who was born here is faced with endless problems and excess bureaucracy, you will understand.
What would one who served in the army do if he wanted a weapon
They are allowed from the first day in Israel to *submit an application* according to their residential area.
A new immigrant who landed here yesterday does not have to wait 3 months if there is no reason for it,
Now he can submit an application at any stage - if he went to Haifa he won't get it and if he went to Sderot he will.
Everything is fine
This is pure blind bureaucracy.
If he works in the criteria then he meets the criteria.
It's all bullshit, I filled out forms on the internet many times, they don't get back to you, there are no concessions. I had a gun 15 years ago, I gave it up and gave it to the police on my own initiative, and today it's getting more cumbersome and all of Ben Gabir's statements are lies.
Everyone has a weapon that can kill even family members if they are not placed in a safe place or if shooting rules are not observed. This is what happened to the family of the late Ariel Sharon.
Very important. Kudos to the Israel Police and the Ministry of National Security. Shalom and blessed Shabbat
Units of armed teachers should be established in every school.
At least 5 teachers who will carry weapons or a teacher for every 100 students
You must also have a contact list of "Mishmar Horim" - parents or residents with weapons on standby who live or work during operating hours near schools and will be able to respond.
The schools are the weak point.
And they need to be turned into spaces of protection and alertness.
The 11th-12th layers must return to significant GDA training throughout the country, which is self-defense and training to join the security forces.
The Ministry of Education must activate a unit that will work with all schools to ensure that there is a standby and protection force within them.
Like all kindergartens. We must have contact lists of armed citizens near them who will be able to respond and promote licenses and ranges for teachers and kindergartners.
This is really a serious weak point.
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The Ministry of Internal Security is not fully functioning.
What should have been:
Handing over an envelope to every IDF officer in the past.
Inside the envelope, there should have been a personal firearms license.
This way you have a distribution of personal weapons among responsible people over the entire territory of the country.
Giving personal weapon licenses to security personnel has no meaning, because they are recruited anyway and receive long weapons.
The rest of the country remained without any personal weapons of any kind.
Every word is correct, the BTP has always acted out of all kinds of different pressures and interests of all kinds of groups and pressure factors. They probably think that this is Switzerland, by the way, most of its citizens are armed as part of Switzerland's defense concept that it doesn't exactly have enemies.