The Enemy Within

FBI Foils Plot To Bomb NYC Temple; 4 Men Charged

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"This latest attempt to attack our freedoms shows that the homeland security threats against New York City are sadly all too real and underscores why we must remain vigilant in our efforts to prevent terrorism," New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a statement. The mayor is expected to appear at Riverdale Jewish Center morning services with Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.

Mr Bloomberg is correct that there are homegrown threats to the security of America. Sadly, his solution as well as Charles Schumer, is to use the threat of terrorism to disarm law abiding citizens. Please read this report, as well as this one.

Here is a blurb about Charles Schumer:

While serving in the House of Representatives, Schumer authored the Assault Weapons Ban in 1994 with California Senator Dianne Feinstein, which expired in 2004. The National Rifle Association and other gun groups (see gun politics) have criticized him for allegedly not knowing much about guns, pointing to various errors regarding the subject. Supporters of gun control legislation, however, give him much of the credit for passage of both the Assault Weapons Ban and the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act despite intense lobbying from opponents. The Assault Weapons Ban, which banned semi-automatic rifles, shotguns, and handguns possessing certain cosmetic features, expired in September 2004 despite attempts by Schumer to extend it. He was one of 16 Senators to vote against the Vitter Amendment, which prohibited funding for the confiscation of legally owned firearms during a disaster.

The complete article can be found here.

It should be noted, that Israel's solution to terrorism, is to allow ALL law abiding citizens to be armed, which makes them a nation of citizen soldiers. If a terrorist wants to attack a place of worship in Israel, they had better be ready for a gun fight, as clearly evidenced by the following photos.

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The same holds true, if a terrorist decides to attack Israelis on the street, because many of the law abiding citizens are armed as this video demonstrates.

Caution:
The video has graphic violence.

There was another attack on a place of religious learning in Israel, where armed students also fought back.

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The gunman was shot twice by a student at the yeshiva who crawled out onto an adjacent roof...

It appears that the Jewish people in Israel are armed and ready to fight anyone who attacks them, while Bloomberg, Schumer, and Feinstein (all American born Jews) seek to disarm law abiding Americans. Here is another incident that happened on U.S. soil recently.

Police: Seattle shooting suspect ambushed teen - Muslim man held on $50 million bail after deadly attack on Jewish center

For an Israeli perspective on homeland security and personal self defense, I would suggest that you read fellow gun blogger Double Tapper's blog from Israel, to get the opinions of a tough Jew who knows what it takes to survive when surrounded by enemies who seek your destruction. The Jews in Israel (a nation built by holocaust survivors) clearly remember what happened to six million unarmed Jews at the hands of the nazis, and have taken steps to insure that it will never happen again.

Be sure to read these other commentaries about guns and Israeli's approach on personal defense from Double Tappers blog:

doubletapper.blogspot.com/2008/09/guns-in-synagogue.html

doubletapper.blogspot.com/2008/07/terrorist-killed-by-civilian.html

doubletapper.blogspot.com/2008/04/rabbis-fast-thinking-and-quick-shooting.html

doubletapper.blogspot.com/2008/07/arab-terrorist-shot-by-unarmed-student.html

doubletapper.blogspot.com/2008/03/armed-civilians-kill-terrorist-in.html

doubletapper.blogspot.com/2008/01/terrorists-attack-high-school-on-kibutz.html

doubletapper.blogspot.com/2008/04/israels-chief-rabbis-no-problem-with.html

doubletapper.blogspot.com/2008/02/guns-at-western-wall.html

doubletapper.blogspot.com/2008/06/guns-at-wedding.html

doubletapper.blogspot.com/2008/01/traditional-jewish-wedding-with-guns.html

doubletapper.blogspot.com/2009/05/idf-women.html