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As more Jews acquire guns, a Jewish security group urges stronger regulations for synagogues

JL;DR SUMMARY In response to rising antisemitism following Hamas's 2023 attack on Israel, an increasing number of Jews are acquiring firearms for personal protection, leading to the expansion of Jewish gun clubs like Lox & Loaded. 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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SynagoguesSecure Community NetworkSelf DefenseJewish SecurityGun OwnershipCommunity SafetyGun RegulationsJewish Gun ClubsLox & Loaded

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
"The Jewish mother in Cleveland was always uncomfortable with guns and never imagined owning one herself but that was before Oct. 7."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Lox & Loaded, a Jewish firearms club that first set up shop in Chicago earlier this year and already has chapters in 15 cities around the country."
Boulder, Colorado, United States
"Soon after, a firebombing attack on a demonstration for the release of the hostages in Boulder, Colorado, killed one Jewish woman and injured several others."
Washington D.C., Washington DC, United States
"Savetskys post came shortly after the deadly shooting of two Israeli embassy workers in Washington D.C."
Texas, United States
"The mother got her training through Lox & Loaded, a Jewish firearms club that first set up shop in Chicago earlier this year and already has chapters in 15 cities around the country, including in Florida, Texas, Illinois, Michigan and New York."
Florida, United States
"The mother got her training through Lox & Loaded, a Jewish firearms club that first set up shop in Chicago earlier this year and already has chapters in 15 cities around the country, including in Florida, Texas, Illinois, Michigan and New York."
Michigan, United States
"The mother got her training through Lox & Loaded, a Jewish firearms club that first set up shop in Chicago earlier this year and already has chapters in 15 cities around the country, including in Florida, Texas, Illinois, Michigan and New York."
New York, United States
"The mother got her training through Lox & Loaded, a Jewish firearms club that first set up shop in Chicago earlier this year and already has chapters in 15 cities around the country, including in Florida, Texas, Illinois, Michigan and New York."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"For the director of the Shaloh House Jewish Day School in Boston, Rabbi Dan Rodkin, arming congregants has long been a standard part of his security strategy."
California, United States
"Others are focused purely on personal use. At Bullets & Bagels, a gun club in Southern California founded by a retired mohel named Fred Kogen in 2013."
New York City, New York, United States
"Among the others: surging applications for gun permits in some areas with many Jews (fueled as well by a sweeping 2022 Supreme Court ruling striking down New Yorks gun rules), calls to synagogues about their gun policies and at least one prominent Jewish influencer, New York Citys Lizzy Savetsky, posting a call to arms from a shooting range."
Israel
"After Hamas 2023 attack on Israel spurred a surge in antisemitism, the 53-year-old mother of teenaged twins was so frightened by the prospect of danger for her family that she joined a local Jewish gun club."

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