The move is expected to lead to hundreds of thousands of Israelis applying for a license.

The law is for new license applicants and holders of existing licenses, according to the sources.

“Israel infantry-unit veterans and active police officers will also be able to apply for gun permits with an easy process.”

In a statement Erdan claimed, “Many citizens have saved lives during terror attacks, and in the era of ‘lone-wolf’ attacks, the more qualified gun-carrying citizens there are, the better the chance to stop terror attacks without casualties and reduce the number of casualties.”