An 18 year old Israeli going into the army is forced to have a weapon while in basic training, encouraged or forced to have a weapon through most of their servi

An 18 year old Israeli going into the army is forced to have a weapon while in basic training, encouraged or forced to have a weapon through most of their service (~3 years) depending on the unit they are in. It is harder to buy a weapon in Israel than in some parts of the US (though, likely easier than NY or NJ), but _accessing_ a weapon is easier. And I say that having lived in both countries.