The Mayor of Sderot, Alon Davidi, appealed to the Ministers of the Interior and of Internal Security to include the residents of Sderot in the list of localities that qualify for a license to carry a firearm:
'I would like to contact you regarding the eligibility of Sderot residents for a license to carry a firearm,' Davidi wrote in his letter.
'There is no need to expand upon the security situation in the city of Sderot and its proximity to the Gaza Strip border with the threat of tunnels and other threats,' Davidi said, arguing that Sderot residents should be eligible for gun licenses like other border towns.