From: rking164@comcast.net   
      
   One could imagine that Israel would like Gaza to be like Japan after WWII. Gun   
   ownership not allowed.   
   Certainly Israel would discourage or outlaw gun ownership  while it occupies   
   Gaza, if it does.   
   Crime certainly is less rampant when guns not allowed. Ask the mayors of   
   American cities where gang violence is problematic.   
      
   Accordingly, one should not doubt the principle that establishment and   
   continuation of the government iof Gaza s among the necessary things.   
   Moreover, this responsibility has been laid on the shoulders of the people.    
   The people should search for and    
   elect a well qualified jurist (faqih), knowledgeable in the detail of the laws   
   of Islam, fully experienced in the social and political realm, and endowed   
   with political insight to administer the Muslim public order of Gaza.   
      
   The followers seek such leaders among themselves. Such a person is capable of   
   leading the Muslim umma and of executing the Islamic social and political   
   program.   
      
   It is relevant to point out that the debate about Islamic government of Gaza   
   and its relation to the `governance of the jurist' (Palestinians) is intricate   
   and needs a detailed exposition which we cannot undertake at this point   
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