Why Comparing Israel to America on Guns Laws Is Flawed (Video)

Since the Parkland school shooting in Florida last month, lobbyists and politicians have been pointing to Israel as an example of a gun-filled country with little-to-no gun violence.

But as TheWrap’s Itay Hod told HLN’s Carol Costello Thursday, those comparisons — and many others by conservatives — can be flawed.

“You have to go through a lot of hoops to get a weapon,” Hod, a former Israeli soldier, said on Thursday. “And forget about an assault rifle, the best you can hope for in Israel is one pistol.”

Also Read: I Carried a Gun in Israel.