A rise in American Jewish gun ownership would come as a noticeable shift for a group that is historically liberal and a majority of which are registered Democrats.
A 2018 American Jewish Committee poll showed 70% of Jewish respondents thought it was more important to control gun ownership than to protect Americans’ rights to own guns.
The US government does not keep official statistics on gun ownership, including demographic information.
Research from industry groups like the National Shooting Sports Foundation break down gun ownership by race and gender but not by religious affiliation.
The spike in violence and hateful rhetoric has evoked fears within the Jewish community of another Holocaust, according to Daniel.
Persons:
– Dani, –, ” Dani, ”, “ Allahu akbar ”, Dani, Gene Petrino, CNN he’s, Petrino, he’s, “ I’m, ” Petrino, “, Mark K, ” Mark, they’ve, I’m, Mark, David, Daniel, it’s, who’s, He’d, ’ ” Daniel, “ What’s, ’, ” Daniel, he’ll, Tzvi Waldman, Waldman, ” Waldman, you’re, ” He’s, David Culver
Organizations:
CNN, Defamation League, Palestinian, Hamas, “, Jewish, Shooting, Pew Research, Jewish Federations of, Jewish Community Center, New York State Jewish Gun Club
Locations:
Piru , California, Israel, United States, Southern California, Coral Springs , Florida, Houston, Jewish Federations of North America, ”, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, South Florida, Germany, Los Angeles, Rockland County , New York, Fort Lauderdale