Firearms

The Halakhah of Selling Arms

Jewish law prohibits individuals from selling weapons to irresponsible or violent customers.  But how does this apply to Israel's arms sales to foreign governments?

Gun Control, Halakhah, and History: Further Thoughts

While the use of weaponry is at times morally necessary, the glorification of weaponry is foreign to Jewish thought.

Gun Control and the Limits of Halakhah

Rabbinic disputes on the proper regulation of dangerous dogs illustrate that reasonable people, who share Jewish values regarding violence and self-defense, can disagree about gun control.

Jews and Guns

Two mass shootings in the past month—in Aurora, Colorado and Oak Creek, Wisconsin—have focused American attention once again on the issue of guns. Are guns a Jewish issue?