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A Jewish gun club teams up with the NRA, in pursuit of self-defense

JL;DR SUMMARY The collaboration between the National Rifle Association (NRA) and "Lox & Loaded," a Jewish gun club, emerges as American Jews show increased interest in firearms for self-defense amid rising antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Mental HealthSelf DefenseJewish SecurityGun ViolenceSynagogue SecurityCommunity SafetyNraLox & LoadedJewish Gun Ownership

Places mentioned

Miami Beach, Florida, United States
"An owner points to rifles for sale at a store in Miami Beach, Florida, Oct. 23, 2023."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"People are scared, said Gayle Pearlstein, the Chicago firearms instructor who launched Lox & Loaded, the Jewish group the NRA is teaming with."
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
"Eventually she joined forces with a similar group in Cleveland to form Lox & Loaded,whose members pay $118 a year for training, monthly shooting practice and other events."
West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States
"In the Temple Israel attack in West Bloomfield, Michigan, last month, a man armed with a rifle rammed a truck loaded with explosives into the synagogue before he was shot dead by a security guard."
New York, United States
"for example, NYPD reports show a spike in concealed carry permit applications after October 2023."
Israel
"Lox & Loaded, a for-profit company founded last March, is one of several Jewish gun groups that has emerged in the U.S. since the Hamas attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, with many targeting first-time gun owners."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"He is based in Los Angeles."

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