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Three years after Oct. 7, some US Jews want to carry guns to synagogue
The congregation has five armed members with advanced firearms training and is seeking to extend a court order against the county ban.
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Three years after Oct 7 some US Jews want to carry guns to synagogue
Shortly after October 7, 2023, a group of men at the Silver Spring Jewish Center in Maryland devised a plan to arm the synagogue during prayer services with members ready to fire a gun. Synagogues in the US had already experienced mass shootings and other acts of vandalism, harassment, and assault. But the Hamas attack, in which 1,200 Israeli civilians and soldiers were killed, jump-started the Silver Spring congregation’s resolve to bear arms.
Three years after Oct. 7, some US Jews want to carry guns to synagogue
(RNS) — Many US synagogues hire on- or off-duty police officers to stand guard, usually outside the building. Now some synagogues say that’s not enough. They want armed congregants in the building.
·Washington, United States
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