Shorter Times to Process Firearm License Applications

In accordance with the instructions of the Minister of National Security, the Division for Licensing and Supervision of Firearms is shortening the processing times for applications for a license to carry a private firearm.

For the purpose of conducting interviews for license applicants and issuing permits to carry firearms, all the branch offices across the country are extending their reception hours. The new hours are:

Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday: 08:00-13:00
Monday: 13:00-17:00
Wednesday: 08:00-12:00

Appointments can be made by phone: *8657

Along with expanding the reception hours in the offices, it was decided at this time to exempt from interview officers in active or permanent service in the Israel Police, IDF, Shin Bet and other security agencies, along with officers from these agencies who finished their service within the last five years.

You can check on this site if you are eligible to get a firearms license: https://www.gov.il/apps/mops/firearm_license_calculator/

Licensed gun ownership in Israel is very tightly restricted and regulated. The number of privately owned firearms in Israel is currently 6.7 per hundered of population, compared to 5 per hundred in the UK and 120.5 in the US - the highest number worldwide.

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