I lost my son to criminal gunfire inside the home. Now I have a mission

Ronen Maktiev, a fire commissioner and deputy commissioner of the Fire and Rescue Service, lost his 19-year-old son Ori to criminal gunfire at home. Instead of remaining with the pain alone, he lectures to security bodies, recruits, and 12th graders, aiming to prevent similar disasters. He calls for responsibility in using weapons and raises the question: what could be lost in a moment of carelessness?

Ronen Maktiev, a fire commissioner and deputy commissioner of the Fire and Rescue Service for Israel, lost his son Ori, 19, a vibrant fighter, to criminal gunfire inside the home. Ori was not killed in battle or operational activity, but by gunfire born of carelessness and complacency in his life. Since the tragedy, Maktiev has chosen to turn his pain into a mission: he volunteers to lecture to security bodies, recruits, commanders, and 12th graders, trying to make them stop and think about the consequences of irresponsible weapon use. He emphasizes that the weapon itself is not the problem, but the person who forgets the power in their hands. Maktiev calls for changing the question from "Am I allowed?" to "What might happen?", and stresses that behind every mistake is an entire family. He hopes that Ori's story will prevent the next disaster.