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Aiming to allow security guards to keep their personal firearms after work hours, the Knesset plenary today (Tuesday) approved in its first reading a bill introduced by MK Limor Son Har-Melech. The proposal seeks to eliminate the current requirement for guards to return their weapons at the end of each shift.<\/p>\n

The bill passed with the support of 40 Members of Knesset, with six opposed. It will now proceed to the National Security Committee for further discussion and preparation ahead of its second and third readings.<\/p>\n

Personal weapons beyond work hours
\n<\/strong>According to the proposed law, guards who have completed all mandatory background checks, training, and certification will be allowed to carry their personal weapons even when they are off duty. The legislation aims to remove the obligation to surrender weapons at the close of the workday. The bill was prompted by a series of recent terror attacks in which rapid armed responses from civilians and guards prevented greater tragedies.<\/p>\n

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MK Limor Son Har-Melech | Photo: Meir Elipur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cA life-saving bill\u201d
\n<\/strong>During the debate, MK Limor Son Har-Melech stated: \u201cThis bill saves lives. It\u2019s straightforward, practical, and avoids theoretical balancing acts. It\u2019s here to fix a simple injustice\u2014the fact that a guard is asked to give up his weapon precisely when he\u2019s most vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Addressing criticism from opponents concerned about armed guards during their personal time, she added: \u201cThere are those stoking fear in the name of \u2018protecting women\u2019\u2014as if a guard suddenly becomes a threat the moment he takes off his vest. These are baseless and outrageous claims.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following a series of terror attacks in which security guards successfully neutralized attackers, the Knesset moves forward with legislation to allow guards to retain their weapons off duty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":22013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,8,6],"tags":[3341,4292,5224,5223,5226,5225,5228,1689,5227],"class_list":["post-22011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal","category-politics","category-security","tag-firearms","tag-israeli-security-policy","tag-knesset-law","tag-limor-son-har-melech","tag-national-security-committee","tag-personal-weapons","tag-private-security-reform","tag-security","tag-terror-prevention"],"yoast_head":"\nKnesset Advances Bill Allowing Security Guards to Carry Weapons Off Duty - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Knesset Advances Bill Allowing Security Guards to Carry Weapons Off Duty\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Following a series of terror attacks in which security guards successfully neutralized attackers, the Knesset moves forward with legislation to allow guards to retain their weapons off duty.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/knesset-advances-bill-allowing-security-guards-to-carry-weapons-off-duty\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REGA news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-06T11:30:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-38.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"By Rega News Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"By Rega News Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/knesset-advances-bill-allowing-security-guards-to-carry-weapons-off-duty\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/knesset-advances-bill-allowing-security-guards-to-carry-weapons-off-duty\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"By Rega News Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3f9b86ab4cc807acf1c0839b1f1ac2ce\"},\"headline\":\"Knesset Advances Bill Allowing Security Guards to Carry Weapons Off Duty\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-06T11:30:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/knesset-advances-bill-allowing-security-guards-to-carry-weapons-off-duty\/\"},\"wordCount\":280,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/knesset-advances-bill-allowing-security-guards-to-carry-weapons-off-duty\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-38.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Firearms\",\"Israeli Security Policy\",\"Knesset law\",\"Limor Son Har-Melech\",\"National Security Committee\",\"personal weapons\",\"private security reform\",\"Security\",\"terror prevention\"],\"articleSection\":[\"LEGAL\",\"POLITICS\",\"SECURITY\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/knesset-advances-bill-allowing-security-guards-to-carry-weapons-off-duty\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/knesset-advances-bill-allowing-security-guards-to-carry-weapons-off-duty\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/knesset-advances-bill-allowing-security-guards-to-carry-weapons-off-duty\/\",\"name\":\"Knesset Advances Bill Allowing Security Guards to Carry Weapons Off Duty - 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