Editing Irv Rubin (section)

==Early life and activism==
Rubin was born in [[Montreal]], Quebec.  He and his parents and sister moved to [[Granada Hills, California]], a neighbourhood of [[Los Angeles]], which has a large [[Jewish]] population. He became a United States citizen and served as a sergeant in the [[United States Air Force]]. He was a staunch supporter of the [[right to keep and bear arms]].<ref>Tom Tugend, [http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/19243/edition_id/389/format/html/displaystory.html Did Irv Rubin attempt to commit suicide or did somebody try to murder him?], November 8, 2002.</ref>

In 1978, Rubin offered a $500 [[bounty (reward)|bounty]] to anyone who would wound or kill a member of the [[American Nazi Party]]. Indicted on [[solicitation of murder]] charges, he was acquitted in 1981.<ref>"JDL's new leader was born in Montreal" ''The Gazette''. Montreal, Que.: Aug 20, 1985. pg. D.10. "One controversial incident involved remarks Rubin made in Los Angeles on March 16, 1978: "We are offering $500, that I have in my hand, to any member of the community . . . who kills, maims or seriously injures a member of the American Nazi party." He spoke at a time when American Nazis were planning a march in Skokie, Ill., home to a large number of Jews, many of them survivors of the Holocaust. Rubin was charged with solicitation of murder. In 1981, he was acquitted."</ref>