Jerusalem mayor calls on licensed gun owners to carry firearms to defend against terrorism

;Reported By The Blaze on 2015-10-08 

 “Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said it’s “imperative” that Israelis with gun licenses go out armed

as he does

in order to defend against Palestinian terror attacks…. The Jerusalem municipality earlier issued a statement urging residents with licensed firearms to carry their weapons in light of the major increase in Palestinian terror attacks over the past month.’Many terror attacks in Jerusalem have been prevented or neutralized due to the quick actions and response of responsible bystanders,’ the municipality said….”