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After Beersheba attack, applications for firearm licenses triple — report
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Illustrative. An Israeli man fires a pistol at a shooting range in Jerusalem on March 8, 2007. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
Since Tuesday’s deadly terror attack in Beersheba, there has been a near-threefold jump in applications for a firearms license, Channel 12 news reports, citing Public Security Ministry data.
The network says on the day of the attack, 244 applications for a license were registered, compared to some 60 applications ordinarily.
A ministry source tells the network that the increase was expected, and happens often after terror attacks, with the numbers stabilizing after a day.
Other officials say the last time such an increase was observed was during last year’s 11-day war with terror groups in the Gaza Strip and related sectarian violence in Israel.
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