Massad Ayoob's Blog, page 11

WHEN ARMED CITIZENS INTERVENE IN MASS MURDERS

This is absolutely worth half an hour of your time: A panel of emergency services experts, not hostile to the armed citizen concept, discuss the  issues when armed Good Guys or Gals engage homicidal criminals.

TRIGGER PULL WEIGHT ON SELF-DEFENSE PISTOLS

In the world of gun enthusiasts, a lot of people conflate “good trigger pull” with “light trigger pull.” On disciplined firing lines in matches where you may be shooting at tiny bulls-eyes a long distance away, the two may go together. However, in defensive firearms a too-light trigger pull can be a recipe for disaster. […]

WHEN BAD GUYS GRAB GOOD GUYS’ GUNS

I’ve been studying disarming and its corollary science, preventing the disarm, since I was quite young.  Master instructor Jim Lindell certified me in his method of handgun retention, known variously as the Lindell Method, the National Law Enforcement Training Center Method, and the Kansas City method, in the late 1970s. He certified me as an […]

THE MISUNDERSTOOD MATTER OF BULLET OVERPENETRATION

In Detroit recently, a perpetrator opened fire among innocents and an armed citizen with a concealed carry permit shot him in the head, killing him and stopping the threat. Unfortunately, that same rescuing bullet went through the gunman’s head and struck an innocent bystander, who was apparently trying to help, in his head. That innocent […]

THE DANGERS OF A “DOMESTIC”

Cops know one of the most dangerous calls is “a domestic,” that is, a domestic dispute. It can be just as dangerous for friends and relatives who, with the best of all possible intentions, attempt to helpfully intervene. I made that point in this article. Oh, and the lead photo here. It illustrates that, as […]

BANDIT HEAVEN

I’ve been interested in the history of America’s Old West since I was a little boy. One of my favorite modern historians in that field is Tom Clavin. I’ve just finished his latest book, “Bandit Heaven: the Hole-in-the-Wall Gangs and the Final Chapter of the Wild West.” It taught me some things I didn’t know, […]

TIME TO BUY MORE AMMO

Old guy here advises you to buy more ammo. Now. Here’s why. Massive US shipments of munitions – small arms as well as artillery—to Israel and Ukraine have greatly depleted US military stocks which urgently need to be replaced. Nitrocellulose, a critical ingredient for gunpowder, is now harder to access than ever. As much as […]

FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES

On my lovely bride The Evil Princess’s side of our blended family is our youngest great-grand-daughter Paisley, who is already well on her way as a professional model. She just enjoyed her second birthday. Recently talking with her proud grandfather Erik, we learned that when he was playing with her he said aloud, “Paisley, I […]

THE WAITING

I have followed Michael Connolly’s “Harry Bosch” series of police procedural novels since they first came out. The character arcs are in real time. The lead character is now old, retired, fighting cancer but still able to mentor those who’ve become the primary protagonists. In his latest, “The Waiting,” those are young LAPD detective Renee […]

CATCH THE NEW SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION VIDEO

The Second Amendment Foundation has released a 22-minute video celebrating its fifty years of fighting for gun owners’ civil rights. Some of those who’ve been along for most or all of the ride, including founder Alan Gottlieb, give insight into how far we’ve come.  See it here: