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Rabbi Yossi Eilfort, founder of Los Angeles-based security nonprofit Magen Am, poses at the firing range. (Yoni Coen)
March 10, 2026, 1:00 am
Triggered by record antisemitism, local Jews put stock in LA-based security nonprofit
Offering armed community protection, firearm training and self-defense classes, Magen Am is rapidly expanding its footprint as attacks spike in the wake of Oct. 7
By Ayala Or-El
Brandon Herrera, a firearms YouTuber and US congressional candidate, poses with a bust of Hitler in a March 2025 video. Herrera is running in the GOP primary against Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales on March 3, 2026. (Screenshot via YouTube)
March 7, 2026, 8:45 am
Texas lawmaker quits race, handing GOP nod to man he called ‘known neo-Nazi’
Republican nominee Brandon Herrera, known as ‘The AK Guy’ on his YouTube channel with over 4 million followers, has posted videos featuring Nazi salutes and music, mock goose-steps
By Andrew Lapin
Roberta Tarnove at a shooting event with Bullets & Bagels. (Courtesy Roberta Tarnove via JTA)
January 30, 2026, 3:56 pm
After Alex Pretti killing in Minneapolis, Jewish gun owners confront 2nd Amendment tensions
The shooting by ICE agents has spurred debate over whether the Trump administration’s response to armed protesters may be at odds with protections traditionally cherished by conservatives
By Grace Gilson
Police cordon off an area at Bondi Beach after a deadly terror shooting targeting a Jewish event in Sydney, December 14, 2025. (AP/Mark Baker)
December 17, 2025, 5:00 pm
In Australia, alarm over neglected gun control laws after Bondi Hanukkah terror attack
System put in place after deadly 1996 mass shooting is filled with shortcomings amid lax background checks, removal of 28-day cooling-off period for owners to buy more weapons
By Reuters
Hassan Chokr handles a Mac-10 machine gun (L), and points a 12-gauge shotgun (R), in surveillance images filed in court. (US Department of Justice)
May 29, 2025, 1:52 pm
Michigan man who harassed parents, kids near synagogue pleads guilty to gun crime
Hassan Chokr, 37, of Dearborn allegedly hurled antisemitic abuse, including ‘You are all going to die!’ and ‘F— you, Israel,’ as preschoolers walked to suburban Temple Beth El
By Grace Gilson
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at Harry Reid International Airport to board a plane after a campaign trip, September 14, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
September 15, 2024, 11:46 pm
Trump safe after apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course, FBI says
Months after bullet grazed his ear at rally, former US president says he is well after man pointed gun some 400 meters from him; suspect Ryan Routh, a former Trump voter, in custody
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Colleen Long, MICHAEL BALSAMO and Zeke Miller
A picture taken on May 23, 2024, shows Limor Gonen practicing with a gun at a shooting range in the Israeli settlement of Ariel in the West Bank (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
June 22, 2024, 6:09 pm
‘The only person I can trust is myself’: Women explain rush to buy guns after Oct. 7
Civilians carrying firearms have multiplied with encouragement from far-right minister; some feminist groups say the trend is worrying and will encourage violence
By AFP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on November 22, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 3, 2023, 4:19 pm
Facing public backlash, Netanyahu speaks to father of hero civilian killed by soldier
PM calls for investigation into death of Yuval Castleman, who was shot after taking out terrorists, calls incident a ‘terrible tragedy’ after previously saying only ‘that’s life’
By ToI Staff
New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov leads a protest against antisemitism in Brooklyn, New York, on January 2, 2022. (Luke Tress/The Times of Israel)
October 14, 2023, 9:34 am
Jewish NY lawmaker Inna Vernikov arrested after carrying gun to pro-Palestinian rally
Republican councilwoman charged with criminal possession of a firearm although she has a license to own a gun; sidearms are not permitted in ‘sensitive locations’ in New York
By Luke Tress
Israeli soldiers destroy lathes in a Palestinian gun workshop in the West Bank city of Beitunia, August 31, 2023. (Israel Police)
August 31, 2023, 2:36 pm
Security forces raid Palestinian gun workshop, seize lathes, dozens of firearm parts
Police detain 26-year-old in Beitunia over weapons manufacturing, dealing; IDF troops also locate primed explosives in northern West Bank town
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: A handgun and bullets. (Somboon Kaeoboonsong; iStock by Getty Images)
June 22, 2023, 8:51 pm
Pregnant Ohio woman shot and killed by her toddler
Laura Ilg shot while 33-weeks pregnant by 2-year-old son who was playing with gun not properly stored
By AFP
Illustrative: Israelis practice shooting handguns at the Olympic Shooting Range in Hertzliya, October 18, 2015. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90/File)
April 30, 2023, 10:05 pm
Ben Gvir moves to ease gun bureaucracy in bid to arm civilians against crime, terror
Recently discharged IDF troops, police officers, firefighters, active reservists will need only health declaration, police approval to carry arms
By ToI Staff
Police at the scene of a shooting where five people were killed by their neighbor in Cleveland, Texas, April 29, 2023. (KTRK via AP)
April 29, 2023, 5:59 pm
5 killed in Texas as family home shot up by neighbor
Two women found dead laying over two children in effort to protect them; gunman is believed to have killed group after they asked him to stop firing gun in backyard
By Paul J. Weber
File: Alec Baldwin watches the men's singles final of the US Open tennis championships in New York on September 12, 2021. (John Minchillo/AP)
April 21, 2023, 10:18 am
Alec Baldwin charge to be dropped in fatal film set shooting as probe carries on
Prosecutors say actor not vindicated yet, but they will no longer pursue involuntary manslaughter accusation over accidental killing of cinematographer
By ANDREW DALTON and MORGAN LEE
A firearms instructor looks on as Israelis train at a firing range in the Givat Ze'ev settlement outside Jerusalem, on February 12, 2023. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)
March 30, 2023, 9:35 pm
Israelis seek out gun ownership amid spike in Palestinian attacks
Minister announced plan to speed up licensing in wake of deadly shooting outside Jerusalem synagogue; gun range owner: ‘Even those who didn’t want one realized they needed one’
By Jonah Mandel
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