from Wikipedia:
” In 2018, Israel significantly loosened firearms restrictions, allowing all citizens who had undergone combat training as a combat soldier in the army, to apply for a license. This only applies to those who have passed infantry rifle training”
Yet, my point was not that gun laws in Israel are not as strict as in the US, my point was that the net result in Israel seems to be that there are a significant number of civilians carrying firearms which in numerous occasions limited the damage of the shooting attack.
While most are focused on preventing the shooting in the first place, I think there is a component that is not really being looked at, which is the ability to defend yourself from an attack and ability to limit the damage of the attacker.