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Lox & Loaded Gun Club Aims For Self-Defense For Jewish Community Amid Antisemitism Threat
"It's never been easy being Jewish, but it's feeling harder and harder," said Lox & Loaded Member Jeffrey Sumber.
August 19, 2025
Lox & Loaded — it's the catchy name behind a new gun club formed in Chicago.
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The gun club is aimed at giving Jews and allies the tools to defend themselves with antisemitism at historic levels in the U.S.
On a recent Saturday morning, Gayle Pearlstein was not observing the Jewish sabbath in the traditional sense. She was instead leading a weekly ritual of a different kind — in the form of target practice at Article II Range in Lombard.
