CBS NEWS
Lox & Loaded gun club aims for self-defense for Jewish community amid antisemitism threat
Charlie De Mar
August 18, 2015

…The gun club is aimed at giving Jews and allies the tools to defend themselves with antisemitism at historic levels in the U.S. On a recent Saturday morning, Gayle Pearlstein was not observing the Jewish sabbath in the traditional sense. She was instead leading a weekly ritual of a different kind — in the form of target practice at Article II Range in Lombard…”I think people that were in liberal households, or weren’t accustomed to firearms, are realizing that the police cannot be at every street corner and every event,” added Pearlstein…The Lox & Loaded chapter that practices at the Article II range is just one of several chapters that meets regularly in the Chicago suburbs and a handful of other states. Since Oct. 7, 2023, Pearlstein said sales for firearm instruction have jumped some 60%. READ MORE

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