A female Israeli Combat Soldier Proudly Models for Weapons Companies

TEL AVIV ( JTA ) — When it comes to women posing with firearms, the United States is fully loaded. Lithe models can be found showing off weapons at gun shows, in rifle magazines and on dedicated social media pages . Orin Julie may look like just another “ gun bunny ,” as such models are sometimes called, but she is the industry’s secret weapon. She is a former Israeli combat soldier who is trained to discharge the weapons she poses with. “I don’t stand around in swimwear,” she said in an interview at the office of her Tel Aviv modeling agency. “I know how to hold guns, how to shoot, how to do combat stuff — and Americans appreciate that.” Julie’s military background has helped her stand out as a weapons model and win a following of legions of American gun enthusiasts. But the reception to