Batman IV: The Truth About RONI

I have no idea where you live or who your mayor is. But I am sure Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat kicks his butt.

From the Jewish Press:

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat caused a minor storm yesterday when he was spotted in the Beit Hanina neighborhood, next to Shuafat, armed with what appeared to Israel’s Channel 1 as a mini-assault rifle, which the reporter misidentified as a variation of the Galil. The Arabs have been violently rioting in Beit Hanina and Shuafat.

Channel 1 was very concerned that the mayor was walking around Jerusalem without a proper license for the weapon. It’s still difficult for the average Jerusalem resident (and Israeli) to get a gun license.

In fact, Barkat, who earlier this year caught a terrorist mid-attack in Jerusalem has a proper license for a .40 caliber Glock pistol (personally, I recommend the CZ P-07, but to each their own). He was using it with a RONI carbine conversion kit, which allows quick conversion of a handgun into a carbine rifle (it’s very cool). The conversion kit increases shooter accuracy.

The mayor’s office released a photo of the gun in the RONI, and the mayor’s gun license.

Nir-Barkats-RONI

Which begs the question: should this be Nir Barkat’s theme song?

Naaa:

4 thoughts on “Batman IV: The Truth About RONI”

  1. Mayor Barkat looks the part packing heat and it must come in handy these days, no doubt. Not sure McDonaldland’s inept Mayor McCheese would have been as successful dealing with the Hamburgler.

  2. ahad_ha_amoratsim

    What Channel 1 should be more concerned that it’s still difficult for the
    average Jerusalem resident (and Israeli) to get a gun license.

  3. Kathy Prendergast

    That’s my kinda mayor.

    I don’t understand why Israel is not like Switzerland, which has compulsory military service for all males, after which they are allowed to own guns. As all Israelis both male and female are required to serve in the military and continue in the reserves I don’t understand why more of them aren’t allowed to own guns in their civilian lives. Nearly every household in Switzerland has at least one firearm; and it’s also one of the safest countries in the world, funny that…

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