Gun control

President Herzog to press for anti-gun legislation, meets with Arab victims of violent crime

Herzog declared that every local authority should make the banning of guns and violence of any kind a top priority.

Israeli president Isaac Herzog meets with bereaved families from the Arab communities, at the presidentäs residence in Jerusalem on February 15, 2026.
Federal agents stand behind police tape as people gather near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 24, 2026.

US agents involved in latest Minneapolis shooting put on leave, media reports say

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns speaks during a condolence motion following the shooting at a Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach, in the Legislative Assembly at Parliament House in Sydney, Australia, December 22, 2025.

Australia's lower house of Parliament toughens up on gun laws in wake of Bondi Beach shooting

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns speaks during a press conference to give an update on the deadly shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, at the NSW Parliament, in Sydney, Australia, December 22, 2025.

Australia’s New South Wales passes sweeping gun, anti-terror laws after Bondi Hanukkah attack


US charges man who sold gun used in synagogue hostage crisis

Henry "Michael" Williams, has been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Law enforcement vehicles are seen in the area where a man has reportedly taken people hostage at a synagogue during services that were being streamed live, in Colleyville, Texas, US, January 15, 2022.

Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty on all charges

Rittenhouse shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and fired a bullet that tore a chunk off the arm of Gaige Grosskreutz, 28.

 Kyle Rittenhouse speaks with his attorneys before the jury is relieved for the evening during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, US, November 18, 2021.

US companies lash out at Texas law changes, including abortion ban

American companies including Lyft, American Airlines, and GoDaddy took various actions in opposition to new Texas laws on guns, abortion, and voting restrictions.

FORMER PLANNED PARENTHOOD president Dr. Leana Wen speaks at a protest against anti-abortion legislation at the US Supreme Court in Washington on June 20.

Man in northern Israel killed by gunshots fired from passing vehicle

The man was evacuated to hospital from the location in which he was shot, on Route 804, where he was found unconscious. He was in critical condition.

LOWER GALILEE view from Tzipori.

Knesset approves mix of in-court, virtual prisoner hearings

The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee also approved longer sentencing minimums for illegal weapons crimes

SUPREME COURT Chief Justice Ester Hayut presides over a hearing in Jerusalem in May.

Public Security Minister Bar Lev to rethink Erdan's lax gun laws

Bar Lev is currently examining the possibility of restricting the criteria after gun permit requests rose dramatically in recent years.

A WOMAN checks out a new pistol at a gun shop in Tel Aviv in 2015

As US homicides spike, Biden to target 'merchants of death'

US President Joe Biden pledged on Wednesday to go after illegal gun dealers, saying that in 2020 homicides in large US cities rose 30% from a year earlier while gun assaults rose 8%.

GUN ENTHUSIASTS look over Smith & Wesson guns at the National Rifle Association’s annual meetings and exhibits show in Louisville, Kentucky, last year.

Requests for gun licenses spike after violence in Israel’s cities

‘People’s sense of security has gone down,’ says shooting instructor

Israeli police seen on the streets of the central city of Lod, May 12, 2021.

Gun control bill named after Jewish Parkland Victim reintroduced

A gun control bill named after a Jewish Parkland shooting victim is reintroduced after a spate of mass shootings across the US.

Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and Westglades Middle School gather near memorials at a park where they marched as part of a National School Walkout, to honor the 17 students and staff members killed at the high school in Parkland, Florida

Gun policy remains divisive in the US amid mass shooting spate - survey

Democrats define gun violence as one of the top problems for the United States, with 73% of them holding that opinion as opposed to only 18% of Republicans.

Investigators are on the scene following a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., April 16, 2021.