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...preliminary army probe determined that 15-year-old Tirza Porat died from a bullet fired by Aldubi's M-16 rifle. Settlers claim she was shot either by an Arab who took the rifle or by an Arab with another weapon. Israeli officers have said they believe Aldubi accidentally fired the fatal shot in panic...
...campaign of intimidation. On Jan. 27, members of a CBS television crew were attacked by troops in the Gaza Strip after they filmed soldiers beating a Palestinian youth. On Feb. 5, two foreign photographers driving in the West Bank were startled by a senior I.D.F. officer pointing an automatic weapon at them and shouting, "Stop! Stop! I am going to kill you!" Cameras have been smashed and film confiscated. Israel's Foreign Press Association estimates that nearly 100 journalists have been attacked by Israeli soldiers...
...police. Between 1983 and 1986, as gun sales to men held steady, gun ownership among women jumped 53%, to more than 12 million, according to a Gallup poll commissioned by gunmaker Smith & Wesson. Even more striking, the poll found that the number of women who were considering buying a weapon quadrupled, to nearly 2 million...
...psychologist who has taken shooting lessons. "It gives me the feeling that I could take care of myself." Most female gun owners, say police officials, are careful to abide by the laws regulating possession of handguns. But women are less likely than men to advertise their ownership of a weapon. "I don't go around bragging about it," says Karen Elise, 31, from Beverly Hills, whose parents were robbed late one night last year. "I don't think it's good for people to know...
...market has prompted manufacturers to design lightweight weapons with smaller grips, purses with built-in holsters and other accessories aimed at female buyers. Last month Shotgun News even sponsored a "gun and fashion show" in which scantily clad models demonstrated how a woman in a bikini can carry a concealed weapon (in her hairbow). A how-to video, A Woman's Guide to Firearms, released a year ago, has sold more than 8,000 copies...