Israel has a critical need to ... but after the passage of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, Galil imports ceased. IMI-produced Galil rifles and clones were one of several firearms prohibited ...

They’ll be armed with Israel’s TAR-21 “Tavor,” a second-generation indigenous assault rifle that replaced American-made M16 and M4 rifles and the country’s own Galil rifles in the IDF.

Israeli-made assault weapons – the Galil and the Tavor – have not been particularly impressive, because they were competing with the much bigger shipments of US-made rifles which were uniform ...

Both factors make it a highly preferred weapon, with even the Counter-Terrorist Side (CT-Side) trying to pick this gun up during a round. However, the Galil has some qualities that can rival the ...

The Israeli Embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment. The holdup over the assault rifles represents a rare instance of reluctance by the Biden administration to provide ...