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Dear Rabbi Mermelstein:
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Where are all the pro gun Jews, indeed! Well, I know of Aaron Zelman, the chairman of JPFO, and myself. Maybe a few others. We keep trying to win over more Jewish minds, especially my personal campaign to convert Orthodox Jews to our thinking. It says in our Torah, “And you must surely guard your life.” I understand this injunction to mean stay out of inclement weather, eat wisely and be armed. Glock or Sig, 9mm Parabellum, .40 S&W or .45 ACP? Of opinions, it has been said, everyone has at least one. I opt for a .45 ACP for both uniformed and civilian clothing use. You get to choose the launching platform. Either a Glock or a Sig will do its part to get you home safely if you can do your part.
As a 32 year old jewish male I am amazed and disturbed at what seems to be a common belief that jews don’t need guns by other jews, this is the opinion of relatives, previous temple members and seems the jewish organizations ie: B’nai B’rith. Doesn’t this fly in the face of reality of the holocaust? Do you have any idea as to why this may be and have you encountered this yourself? Someone said that we believe so strongly in G-D that we have given up responsibility of caring for our own fate and that we are doomed to keep being persecuted.
Do you believe that Palestinians should have the right to bear arms?
