Gun stores and firearms instructors across the country are seeing an uptick in purchases and sign-ups from Jewish amid fears for their safety.
FILE - Bullets for a 9mm gun are displayed for sale at a firearms store on Thursday, June 23, 2022, in Hempstead, N.Y. Gun stores and firearms instructors across the country are seeing an uptick in purchases and sign-ups from Jewish people amid fears for their safety following the terrorist attack on Israel and resulting war against Hamas that has sparked tensions around the world.
“We can’t put down the phone without picking up the next one,” said Rabbi Yossi Eilfort, who runs the nonprofit. “The calls for self-defense training, situational awareness training — ‘How do I make my shop or my institution a harder target?’ — has just been really, really nonstop.” "The entire Justice Department remains vigilant in our efforts to identify and respond to hate crimes, threats of violence or related incidents with particular attention to threats to faith communities," Garland said.
“When conflict erupts in Israel, antisemitic incidents soon follow in the U.S. and globally,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO. “From white supremacists in California displaying antisemitic banners on highway overpasses to radical anti-Zionists harassing Jewish people because of their real or perceived support for the Jewish state, we are witnessing a disturbing rise in antisemitic activity here while the war rages overseas.
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