Ammunition in Israel, from friends there:
“A licensed Israeli pistol-owner is currently allowed to possess no more than fifty rounds of ammunition in his home. To the pistol license itself is appended a ‘permit,’ allowing for the purchase of a single box (fifty rounds) of ammunition.
In addition to the purchase-price of the pistol, the new gun-owner must also pay the gun-store/range a ‘service fee’ for processing/submitting his license application.
A pistol license here is valid for three years, and then it much be renewed.
Pistols are expensive here! For a ‘middle-class’ Israeli citizen, the whole process of legally obtaining one represents a significant financial sacrifice. For those of us who can afford to purchase a pistol, the above-mentioned accessorial licensing fees are a relatively modest additional expense.
Who are active members of a ‘Pistol Club,’ and regularly participate in pistol competitions, can file a request for a ‘special permit’ allowing for the purchase of a ‘Season’s Worth’ of ammunition.
When you want to schedule a ‘training session’ at a Range, you can purchase (at that Range) ammunition you will then fire, but it all must be consumed there. You may not take any unfired rounds with you when you depart, and such training sessions are not inexpensive!
Outdoor ranges are few.
All pistol ammunition available here is standard-pressure handball. That is what everyone is carrying. High-performance (+p HP) ammunition is extremely rare and seldom seen.”
My comment: The foregoing, while burdensome by our standards, still represents a significant improvement over the pre-7 Oct 23 Israeli system.
With any luck, ammunition (particularly high-performance ammunition, that we take for granted) will become more available, and the Israeli government will make outdoor ranges and realistic training more accessible, all while further loosening restrictions on amounts of ammunition that may be purchased and retained by “ordinary” citizens.
It takes a long time, and many “bitter lessons,” (that are invariably forgotten too quickly) for attitudes to evolve, even among ‘The Enlightened’
Forward motion seldom takes place without creaks and groans!
“Who profess to favor freedom, yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.
They want rain without thunder and lightning.
They want the ocean, yet without the roar of its many waters.”
Fred Douglas
/John
