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BKL 12-Way scope levels eliminate canting error long range shooters
BKL Technologies Introduces
often encounter.
12-Way Scope Levels
The levels are easy to install and attach to any 1 inch or 30mm scope
tube.
FEB 11, 2011 09:43P.M.
The levels allow shooters to position the level vial above, below, or off to
BKL Technologies Introduces 12-Way Scope Levels
the side for shooter preference.
When not in use, the levels conveniently fold for transport.
BKL has also introduced a ring mount level. This level quickly and
conveniently mounts to any BKL one or two piece scope mount.
BKL Technologies patented competition-grade scope mounting systems
include scope mounts, scope rings, dovetail to weaver adaptors and
scope risers that utilize a quick-installing and self-aligning clamping
system that fits both 11mm dovetail and 3/8 inch dovetails.
Made in the U.S.A.
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Fort Worth, Texas --(Ammoland.com)- BKL Technologies,
manufactures of the largest selection of air gun and rimfire scope
mounts, introduces BKL 12-Way scope levels.
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technologically advanced airgun shooting systems in the world. Known
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for their flexibility and legendary accuracy, AirForce Airguns offers a
solution for just about any airgun shooting situation.
Centering Tri-Rail
BKL Technologies patented competition-grade scope mounting systems
FEB 11, 2011 09:33P.M.
include scope mounts, scope rings, dovetail to weaver adaptors and
scope risers that utilize a quick-installing and self-aligning clamping
Airforce Airguns Introduces Self Centering Tri-Rail
system that fits both 11mm dovetail and 3/8 inch dovetails. BKL is a U.S.
manufacturer of the largest selection of airgun and rimfire scope mounts.
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Bill Delisting Wolves Falls Short
of Addressing the Real Issue
FEB 11, 2011 09:24P.M.
Bill Delisting Wolves Falls Short of Addressing the Real Issue
AirForce Airguns
FORT WORTH, TEXAS --(Ammoland.com)- AirForce Airguns , the
first U.S. manufacturer of Pre- charged Pneumatic airguns has
introduced a new self-centering tri-rail scope base.
Designed by BKL Technologies, the new Tri-rail offers dovetail mounting
surfaces on three sides and raises the sight line so standard scope rings
may be used. The Tri-rail is another addition to AirForce Airguns
innovative product line.
Retail Price $31.00
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MISSOULA, Mont. --(Ammoland.com)- A Congressional bill yesterday
opportunities for future court litigation, so this bill falls short of
was introduced by Montana Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester that
addressing the real issues. Sportsmen and agriculture are solidly
calls for delisting of wolves in only Montana and Idaho, which leaves a
together on this issue and we do not support a fractional solution,” stated
call for Congress to fix the growing wolf delisting debate far short of an
Jim Magagna, executive vice president of the Wyoming Stockgrowers
acceptable solution.
Association.
Some 47 of America’s leading sportsmen and agricultural groups are
The fate of the State of Wyoming has been in limbo for some time in this
calling for Congress to step-in and stop the overreaching and
entire debate. Recently a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Fish and
manipulating use of the Endangered Species Act to tie up wolf delisting
Wildlife Service acted in a capricious and arbitrary way in denying
in the courts.
Wyoming’s wolf management plan in the past. “Wyoming has been used
as a scapegoat and yet there is simply nothing wrong with their wolf
The groups — including the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, National
management plan. Wolf numbers have thrived in Wyoming despite the
Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Mule Deer Foundation, American Farm
debate and there are many areas of Wyoming where wolves do not
Bureau, Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, National Sheep Industry
belong as these are strictly farm and ranch areas; wolves will do nothing
Association, NRA and many others — recently endorsed two bills already
but get into trouble in those areas. Wyoming’s plan is very reasonable,”
in Congress, H.R. 509 and S. 249. Both bills would broadly remove
Allen added.
unnecessary federal protections on fully recovered wolf populations and
grant management authority to the states.
Alternatively, H.R. 509 and S. 249 recognize the urgent and sustained
need for—and the long and successful history of—professional state-
The bill introduced by Senators Baucus and Tester calls for delisting
based management of wildlife resources. Allen urged RMEF members
wolves in Montana and Idaho, leaving out multiple states with fully
and other concerned sportsmen and conservationists to contact their
recovered wolf populations and those states with wolves now crossing
elected representatives and confirm support of these two measures.
their borders. Senior Montana Senator Baucus stated, “This debate has
gone on long enough and Montanans don’t need D.C. bureaucrats telling
Groups endorsing nationwide wolf delisting and management
us how to manage wolves in our state.”
via H.R. 509 and S. 249:
“We agree that we don’t need bureaucrats dictating wildlife policies so
• American Farm Bureau
why are we stopping short of providing all states with the same
considerations? Further, this bill does not remove the D.C. bureaucrats
• American Sheep Industry Association
from the issue. This proposed legislation leaves out dozens of states with
wolf issues and one has to ask why would we do that to one another?
• Arizona Cattle Feeders Association
Sportsmen, ranchers and farmers alike have one another’s backside on
issues like this, we don’t leave others out of a real solution,” said David
• Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association
Allen president and CEO of RMEF.
• Arizona Wool Producers Association
“Why won’t Montana’s Senators support a bill that’s cosponsored by so
many Democrats, and so many reputable organizations? We fully
• Big Game Forever
support Congressman Rehberg’s and Congressman Matheson’s bi-
partisan efforts to delist wolves in all states, and encourage Senators
• California Cattlemen’s Association
Baucus and Tester to also cosponsor the Senate companion, S.249,
introduced by Senator Hatch,” said Miles Moretti, president and CEO of
• California Public Lands Council
the Mule Deer Foundation. “Further, we don’t understand the reluctance
to squarely address the real problem of the overreaching and
• California Wool Growers Association
manipulation to keep this issue tied up in the courts. Why do the views of
the environmentalists trump good, solid science and common sense?”
• Colorado Cattlemen’s Association
Great Lakes states, also desperate for wolf management, are omitted
• Colorado Wool Growers Association
from the Baucus-Tester bill as well as several Western states where
wolves are unchecked. Gray wolves have been listed as endangered in the
• Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation
Great Lakes since the mid-1970s and have been deemed a recovered
species for over two decades.
• Florida Cattlemen’s Association
“We cannot afford to get this legislation wrong. Merely winding the clock
• Georgia Cattlemen’s Association
back to 2009 as the Baucus-Tester bill does, does not fully address the
real issue. It leaves many, many states out in the cold and it still leaves
• Idaho Cattle Association
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• Idaho Wool Growers Association
• Virginia Cattlemen’s Association
• Independent Cattlemen’s Association of Texas
• Washington Cattlemen’s Association
• Kansas Livestock Association
• Wild Sheep Foundation
• Maryland Sheep Breeders Association
• Wyoming Stock Growers Association
• Michigan Cattlemen’s Association
About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation:
Snowy peaks, dark timber basins and grassy meadows. RMEF is leading
• Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
an elk country initiative that has conserved or enhanced habitat on over
5.7 million acres, a land area equivalent to a swath three miles wide and
• Minnesota Lamb and Wool Producers Association
stretching along the entire Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico.
RMEF also works to open, secure and improve public access for hunting,
• Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association
fishing and other recreation. Get involved at www.rmef.org or 800-CALL
ELK.
• Montana Association of State Grazing Districts
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• Montana Public Lands Council
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• Montana Stockgrowers Association
Bill Delisting Wolves Falls Short of Addressing the Real Issue
• Mule Deer Foundation
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• National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
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• National Rifle Association
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Ranger Wins MCoE Pistol Title
• National Trappers Association
FEB 11, 2011 09:18P.M.
• Nebraska Sheep & Goat Association
Ranger Wins MCoE Pistol Title
By Michael Molinaro USAMU PAO
• Nevada Cattlemen’s Association
• North Carolina Sheep Producers Association Inc.
• Oregon Cattlemen’s Association
• Oregon Sheep Growers Association
• Public Lands Council
• Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
• Safari Club International
• Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife
• U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance
Sgt. 1st Class Nelson Ashbrook, 75th Ranger Regt., took home the top
• Utah Cattlemen’s Association
prize.
• Utah Wool Growers Association
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Army Combatives School; Freeman and Hull, NGCSU; and Maj. David
Schultz, 2nd Battalion, 330th Infantry Regt.
The matches are designed as both a competition and a training event.
They serve to train and support the war fighter and prepare local
shooters for the U.S. Small Arms Championships, scheduled to be held in
late March on the same ranges.
The MCoE Combat Rifle Championship will be held Feb. 22-24. The U.S.
Army Small Arms Championship is slated to be held Mar. 18-26
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FORT BENNING, Ga. --(Ammoland.com)- Soldiers from the 75th
Ranger Regiment and Cadets from North Georgia College dominated the
field at the Maneuver Center of Excellence Combat Pistol Championships
Feb. 9-10 at Parks Range.
Hosted by the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, more than 60 Soldiers
and Cadets squared off in three individual matches and two team
matches to determine the top pistol shooters on post.
Fort Benning is the only Army installation to host its own marksmanship
Maneuver Center of Excellence Combat Pistol Championships
competition.
Sgt. 1st Class Nelson Ashbrook, 75th Ranger Regt., took home the top
prize with an aggregate score of 520-32x, displaying consistency
throughout the entire match. Shooting in the novice division, he won the
final match to secure the championship.
Coming in second was fellow Ranger Sgt. 1st Class Jeramy Smith. Smith,
the top shooter in the open division, scored a 502-22x. Smith had the
high score in the Excellence-in-Competition match.
Placing in third place was the high cadet, Cadet Erik Carlson of North
Georgia College and State University. He had a final tally of 492-17x and
won the first match of the championship.
NGCSU swept both team matches to win the overall team championship,
the second consecutive year they have done so. Team members were:
Carlson, CDT Casey Jemelka, CDT Robert Hull, and CDT Jacob
Maneuver Center of Excellence Combat Pistol Championships
Freeman. 75th Rangers came in second and a second team from NGCSU
finished in third.
About USAMU:
The USAMU enhances the Army’s recruiting effort, raises the standard of
Soldiers were afforded the opportunity to earn EIC points in an effort to
the Army’s marksmanship proficiency, and supports the Army’s small
obtain their distinguished pistol badges, which are more distinguished
arms research and development initiatives in order to raise the Army’s
than normal qualification badges and eligible for wear on their uniforms.
overall combat readiness. For more information on the U.S. Army
Six Soldiers earned enough points to earn their bronze distinguished
Marksmanship Unit, contact the Public Affairs Office at (706) 545-5436,
pistol badge: Sgt. 1st Class Dustin Rademacher, 75th Ranger Regt.; Sgt.
Michael.Molinaro@usaac.army.mil or www.USAMU.com.
1st Class Emil Praslick, USAMU; Sgt. 1st Class Grant Shanaman, U.S.
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“Just when we thought it couldn’t get better, we did it again,”
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Coin said.
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FEB 11, 2011 09:02P.M.
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was skeptical, but I agreed to give it a try for a month. After a week, I was
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hooked! The Orthodox rabbinic ordination exams are the most difficult
Armed and Jewish – An
exams I’ve ever taken in my life … and like most things in life, that which
is most challenging is also most rewarding.
Interview With Rabbi Dovid
“Rabbi” means “my teacher,” and what my rabbi saw in me that made
Bendory
him suggest I travel this path is that I’m a teacher at heart.
FEB 11, 2011 08:51P.M.
KF: As you studied for Rabbinical ordination how were you exposed to
the issue of self defense?
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Rabbinic Director of Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership.
RB: I’m not sure it came up. The issue of carrying a weapon — a sword in
the Torah and Talmud, or a gun today — came up in learning about
Sabbath observance. Of course, the Talmud addresses every aspect of
life, but there is no way to say “self defense” in Biblical or Rabbinic
Hebrew; it’s a modern concept. The Hebrew Scriptures and Rabbinic
literature simply assert that a human being will defend himself (or
herself) — to paraphrase, “no one will stand by silently when
threatened.”
KF: In my discussions with people who had never previously owned
firearms, and now do, I’ve found a common thread. The decision making
process of acquiring one’s own gun seems to be a two step evolution.
First, one begins to seriously consider getting a gun. This introspection is
usually set off by some particular event. Then, not always, but quite
often, something emphatic happens and the decision to become armed is
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solidified and a person starts shopping for the right gun.
Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- This Interview was conducted
What brought you to make the decision to go from unarmed to armed?
by Kirby Ferris of JPFO.
RB: You’re right, it is a two-step process. For me 9/11 was the turning
KF: Rabbi Bendory, tell us something about your upbringing. Where
point. I was an eye-witness to the mayhem at Ground Zero. When the
were you born and raised?
second plane hit, I knew that the first plane was no accident but rather
that terrorism had come to America. At that point, I knew that Jews
RB: I grew up in a suburban town “down the shore” in New Jersey.
needed to be armed and prepared.
KF: New Jersey has an almost mythical reputation as being a “tough guy”
KF: Was this a common response among Jews you knew?
place. Did you grow up in a tough neighborhood? Did you deal with
bullies and school yard pecking orders?
RB: No, and it still isn’t. American Jews talk about “Never Again”, but I
question how many of them are prepared to mean it. Fighting anti-
RB: We might have thought we were tough, but we didn’t know what
Semitism (or supporting organizations that fight anti-Semitism) is one
“tough” really is. We had our bullies and pecking order like any other
thing; actually learning self-defense, with or without firearms, is quite
school, but actual fights were few and far between.
another.
KF: Were you exposed to firearms in your youth?
Look, you know the defense mechanisms people use. Read “Raging
Against Self Defense”. Most of America, and American Jews are no
RB: Only in the movies! In my house, we weren’t allowed toy guns; my
different, are in denial about homeland terrorism.
mother told us that guns are violent.
KF: Did you buy your first gun after 9/11?
KF: This next question is personal, but I know that people must be
curious: Why did you become a Rabbi?
RB: 9/11 was the first game-changer for me, but there were others that
have confirmed my decision. The shootings at the Holocaust Museum in
RB: That’s a longer story than I can tell here! In brief, my rabbi
Washington; the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
suggested that I would enjoy the challenging course of study involved. I
KF: Mumbai is far away — why did that have such an impact?
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RB: Four terrorist teams fanned out across Mumbai with a goal of killing
them.
non-Muslims and wreaking havoc. One of those teams went to the
Neiman House — a small Orthodox synagogue.
KF: So you now owned a gun. What about learning to handle and shoot it
safely? What did you do next?
This was not a major landmark but rather an unmarked building on a
nondescript street in an enormous urban sprawl. You had to go looking
RB: I was careful — I didn’t actually buy a gun until I had learned to use
for it to know it was there — and indeed, they had done just that.
it safely. So by the time I owned, I knew the basics. I still remember the
excitement of picking up my first gun and heading to the “Bullet Hole”
When this attack was planned and executed, they decided that one-
indoor range to fire it.
fourth of their efforts would be spent on attacking a handful of Jews, that
this was as important to the “cause” of Islamic terror as blowing up a
KF: How did that go?
hotel and terrorizing hundreds of Westerners.
RB: The shooting went fine, but more interesting were the people. Pretty
When such an attack is attempted in Israel, it is thwarted by an armed
much wherever I go to shoot I’m a spectacle. You don’t see too many
citizen. But in Mumbai, as is often the case in America, neither the rabbi
Orthodox Jews on the range even in areas with a dense Jewish
nor anyone else in the synagogue was armed. They had no chance.
population like NJ. I was pleasantly surprised to find out how friendly
gun owners are, and I was especially pleased about the warm reception I
KF: Alright, so you went shopping. Where did you buy your first firearm?
got — and continue to get — from non-Jews who are intrigued to meet an
Orthodox rabbi. That’s how I became “The Gun Rabbi” — it’s a nickname
RB: My first purchase was from Matt Carmel of Constitution Arms —
that was given by a burly Catholic who loves the way I’m shattering all
with whom I had taken my first gun safety and shooting lessons. He also
stereotypes of both gun owners and Jews.
introduced me to JPFO.
KF: Who had you disclosed your “Gun Owner” status to at this point?
KF: How did Matt react to you, a rabbi in traditional attire, wanting to
buy a firearm?
RB: Not many — my wife knew, and my father-in-law. It took a while
before I let on to anyone else.
RB: He loved it! When I learned that he provides instruction and sells
out of his home, I insisted that he fax me his license and credentials
KF: What was your first reaction to a handgun in actual use? The noise,
before I went to meet him. I was the first customer he ever had who
the kick, the potential lethality of the weapon?
made such a request. When I apologized to him for potentially being
overly intrusive and suspicious, he said, “You’re exactly the kind of gun
RB: My first shot was seated from a benchrest with a Beretta 92FS with a
owner that I want to teach” — a law-abiding citizen concerned about
.22-conversion. I had seen far too many movies, and my hands flew
safety and security.
absurdly off the bench in anticipation of a non-existent kick. Realizing
that the gun hadn’t kicked at all, I said, “That’s it? That’s all?”
KF: What was your first gun?
KF: What about your first gun with real stopping power — a .357 or .40?
RB: A small .380, highly concealable — though of course at that caliber
its stopping power is limited.
RB: That was a bit more sobering. When it was time to shop, I found a
range that rents guns. They had a wide variety, and I must have tried out
KF: What is your favorite gun?
a dozen different guns — Glocks, S&W Revolvers, Sigs, you name it. I was
like a kid in a candy store! I shot 9mm, .22lr from both a semi-auto and
RB: That depends on what it’s for — like any other tool, you need the
revolver, .357, .45, .40. I left there with a Sig P229 in .40 S&W — still my
right tool for the job.
favorite handgun.
For carry, I like the Sig P229. It has a good compromise of size,
KF: Did you get a carry permit?
firepower, concealability, and — most important — it is an excellent gun
that never fails to go “bang!”
RB: Kirby, this is NJ — where you can only legally carry if you are part of
the Political Class. Of course, criminals carry freely — we’ve had armed
KF: Did you personally know other rabbis who have chosen to arm
robberies in town, and I have a close friend who was shot in his own
themselves?
home. (He survived.) Law-abiding citizens in NJ are disarmed sheep.
RB: Not many. In the US, the handful of shooting rabbis I know of are
Here in NJ, you’re allowed to own guns in your home and transport them
military, with two exceptions. In Israel, things are different — but even
— unloaded in the trunk — to and from the range. But no CCWs are
then they’ve learned to shoot in the military. But this is slowly changing
issued without a “justifiable need”. We “little people” don’t qualify.
as more American Jews are waking up to the changing world around
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We’ve got a “right to carry” case in the courts now that follows on the
with her experiences she had no one she trusted. She’s no longer afraid.
Supreme Court’s Heller and MacDonald decisions. This suit seeks to
overthrow the un-Constitutional and unethical anti-gun laws in NJ, but
KF: How and when did you make the decision to “come out of the closet”
it’s taking time. I’ve heard that NJ is the worst gun law State in America.
and make your advocacy of armed self defense a matter of public record?
I believe it.
I mean, you do have a website called “The Gun Rabbi”. You sure aren’t
trying to hide anything.
KF: Why did you choose to actually take this quite a few steps further
and become a personal firearms instructor?
RB: I give daily classes in Torah Law and I often choose topics based on
what I want to learn and study myself. I decided to give a series on self
RB: As I started letting people know about my “hobby”, I was surprised
defense. As I went along, someone asked me if I own a gun. I went
at how many Jews were interested. Religious or not, Jews seem to be
public.
more open to to having a rabbi teach them to shoot.
KF: How have your lifelong friends and neighbors handled this
Jews have a much-too-long history with being at the wrong end of the
somewhat dramatic transition in your life?
gun barrel, and most have shunned guns and shooting. We have
internalized a set of quite contradictory images: the negative media
RB: Many have come with me to the range, either as a one-off trip or for
stereotypes of guns and gun owners; the proud image of the Israeli
actual lessons. I’ve gotten very few openly negative rejoinders.
soldier; the victimization of the Holocaust.
KF: When did you become aware that there was an organization called
We grow up with the mantra of “Never Again”, but we have no tools of
“Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership”?
defense. Are American Jews always going to have to depend on someone
else? Buying a gun, learning gun safety, learning to shoot — all require
RB: Matt Carmel — my first instructor who I mentioned earlier — told
confronting these conflicting stereotypes.
me about JPFO. I’m hoping he’ll appear in an upcoming “Armed and
Jewish” piece.
KF: Is your teaching different because you are a rabbi?
KF: What initiated your decision to research and write “The Ten
RB: I teach something no one else can — the Torah ethics of personal
Commandments of Self Defense”?
defense and gun use. It’s the rabbi in me — I like to share knowledge and
wisdom, and the know-how of defensive shooting is one aspect of
RB: I’m not sure if it was Chris (JPFO’s Webmaster) or Aaron (JPFO’s
wisdom. The Torah requires that a father teach his children to swim
late Founder) who saw or heard about the series I did on self defense in
because swimming is a “defensive, life-saving” skill. While it’s a stretch
Torah Law, but when Aaron found out he called me and asked if I could
to say that shooting is in the same category, there is a similarity.
come up with “Ten Commandments of Self Defense.” I liked the idea and
agreed to give it a try.
KF: How does an observant Jew, in his or her heart, come to the decision
that he or she is willing to take a human life to defend one’s own life, or
KF: How did you come to play such a prominent part in JPFO’s forty
the life of an innocent?
minute documentary film “No Guns for Jews”?
RB: How does any human being come to that decision? As Jews, we turn
RB: 10C was Aaron’s idea. Somewhere along the way he sent me a copy
to the Torah for guidance. The Torah is very clear that you have not only
of No Guns for Negroes to help provide material. I proposed the content
the right, but the actual obligation to defend yourself. G-d has given you
of NGFJ, and he came up with the title. It was a very collaborative
life, a most precious gift, and it is your responsibility to honor that gift.
project.
When someone threatens your life, they give up their own right to live.
All the footage of me in NGFJ is candid — the lecture and classes are
Jewish Law discourages killing, even in self-defense — but when
“live on location”. For the interview, I had seen the questions in advance,
attacked with deadly force, you have an obligation to defend with
but the interview itself was unscripted. So I suppose I played such a
sufficient force to overcome your adversary. The Torah recognizes this as
prominent part because I live the message of NGFJ. Let’s face it, having
not only a G-d-given right and obligation but also as a human being’s
an Orthodox rabbi advocating firearms rights is “unusual”, to say the
natural reaction to an attack.
least.
KF: Do you only train Jews?
KF: You are now JPFO’s Rabbinic Director. You are a busy man. Why
would you take on this additional significant responsibility?
RB: I teach anyone who is interested — but being a rabbi means reaching
some “unserved” segments of the Jewish world. One of my favorite
RB: Hashem (G-d) handed me this role. I just said “yes.” Why take on
students was an octogenarian Holocaust survivor who, in her words, “is
the responsibility? I’m a patriot. I love this country. America has been a
no longer afraid to be alone at home.” She wanted a gun for years, but
blessed haven for Jews. I can’t think of a more pressing need than
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KF: In closing, is there anything in particular you would like to say to
Armed and Jewish – An Interview With Rabbi Dovid Bendory
your fellow Jews, and Americans in general?
Tags: Gun Rights, Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership,
RB: Just as you don’t need to be religious to learn from the wisdom of
JPFO, Pro Gun Groups
Torah, you don’t need to be Jewish to need a rabbi — remember, I’m
your teacher, a “credentialed expert” in Torah wisdom. “The Ten
Commandments of Self Defense” is based on 3000 years of Torah
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tradition, a tradition with a message for every person in every situation
Gun Owners of America
they encounter in life.
Activists Win Three Key Battles
KF: Thank you, Rabbi Bendory. May you never be forced to use what you
have learned and now teach.
in Congress
RB: Shalom, Kirby. May Hashem bless you and all the righteous
FEB 11, 2011 08:40P.M.
individuals who read our interview that you should never need to use
your guns.
Gun Owners of America Activists Win Three Key Battles in
Congress
There is good news on several fronts.
Gun Owners of America
Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- GOA recently warned you that
anti-gun Democrats might attempt to attach gun control restrictions on
the bill to reauthorize funding the FAA (Federal Aviation
Administration).
Rabbi Dovid Bendory
These proposals included a ban on high capacity magazines, restrictions
Rabbi Bendory is an NRA Certified Firearms Instructor.
that would end gun shows and, potentially, stripping millions of gun
owners of their rights by placing them on “watch lists” without any due
About:
process of law.
Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership Mission is to destroy
“gun control” and to encourage Americans to understand and defend all
At this point, it appears that your efforts to counter these disastrous
of the Bill of Rights for everyone. Those are the twin goals of Wisconsin-
proposals with GOA-backed initiatives have backed the gun grabbers
based Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO).
into a corner, and we are optimistic that their plans are stymied for now.
Founded by Jews and initially aimed at educating the Jewish community
about the historical evils that Jews have suffered when they have been
Senate rules survive attack by the Far Left
disarmed, JPFO has always welcomed persons of all religious beliefs who
In late January, GOA members and activists largely won a battle in the
share a common goal of opposing and reversing victim disarmament
U.S. Senate that will have huge implications over the next two years.
policies while advancing liberty for all.
At issue was the Senate filibuster, a well-known but little understood
JPFO is a non-profit tax-exempt educational civil rights organization,
procedural maneuver that allows a minority of Senators to block
not a lobby. JPFO’
legislation unless debate is “shut off” by a supermajority — usually sixty
votes.
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