The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) says Monday’s deadly terror attack in Israel is another powerful example of why an armed citizenry matters.
According to the Times of Israel, two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop, killing at least six people and wounding more than a dozen. Their rampage ended only because an off-duty Israeli soldier and armed civilians shot back, killing both attackers.
CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb put it bluntly:
“The oldest human right is the right of self-defense. This right knows no national boundaries. Monday morning in Israel, people waiting peacefully at a bus stop were targeted by a pair of terrorists who made the fatal error of expecting all of their intended victims to be unarmed,” he said. “Now they’re both dead.”
Gottlieb said he wouldn’t be surprised if international media buries the armed-citizen angle, because it contradicts the civilian disarmament narrative.
“The best way to respond to an immediate and unavoidable threat of grave bodily harm or death is to fight back with whatever degree of force is necessary,” he added. “That includes using guns to stop a threat and protect innocent lives.”
Gottlieb also recalled that following Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 massacre that killed 1,200 Israelis, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir pushed to expand civilian firearm licensing.
CCRKBA supported the move then, and Monday’s attack, Gottlieb said, vindicates that strategy.
Reports say Hamas and other terror groups praised the attack. For Gottlieb, that’s exactly why disarmament policies are dangerous.
“When people are being killed or wounded before your very eyes, calling 9-1-1 is not an option. Israel evidently understands this, and it is time for gun prohibitionists here in the United States to admit their crusade of citizen disarmament only creates more defenseless victims who can’t fight back,” he stated.
The attack in Israel underscores CCRKBA’s central message: whether in Tel Aviv or Toledo, the right to armed self-defense is universal — and when exercised, it saves lives.
