Massad Ayoob's Blog, page 22

WE NEED MORE EXPERT WITNESSES IN THE FIELD OF DYNAMICS OF VIOLENT ENCOUNTERS

In 2016, a young woman who stood five feet tall and weighed barely a hundred pounds was set upon by three people who outweighed her. One of them appeared to have a gun in their pocket. She drew her own legally carried pistol to make them leave her alone, and when another of the opponents […]

INHERITED PERSPECTIVES

Our parents shape us in so many ways. My father was born in the year 1900, my mother in 1909, and I came along as a surprise change-of-life baby in 1948. My child bride was born in 1954 and her mom, my beloved mother-in-law, in 1935. I was reminded of that recently after supper. Evil […]

DODGING WEATHER BULLETS

The Evil Princess and I have had good luck ducking bad weather. Sometimes we were out of town teaching when the hurricanes hit, and sometimes our town was in the crosshairs of one and then it diverted.  This time, it hit dead center at Category Three, and with magnum force: the strongest storm in these parts […]

WELL, ISN’T THIS INTERESTING…

I hope this decision stands. Excellent commentary from 2A specialist attorney Mark Smith, here:

ARE WE GUN OWNERS REALLY A MINORITY?

Suppose some anonymous person called you on the phone and said “Hi! Take my word for it, I’m an impartial researcher taking a poll. Do you or do you not have a lot of cash, jewelry, or negotiable bonds in your home?” How many people would answer “yes” and make themselves a target for burglary […]

Help Needed for Emergency

Todd and Tammy Smith trained many Alaskan gun owners through their company, GunStart. They have been strong advocates for 2A causes, and their work has saved some lives and improved many more.  They’re now in a situation where they could use some help. Abigail, the youngest of their ten children, was born with a heart […]

YOU KNOW YOU ARE BEING LIED TO WHEN…

…you are told that firearms are the leading cause of death among children, and then find out that nineteen-year-old thugs killing each other in drug turf wars are considered by the source to be children. Here’s a clue, Prohibitionists: If you are – Old enough to join the military without parental consent. Old enough to […]

AND THEY SAY YOU’LL NEVER NEED MORE THAN TEN ROUNDS FOR HOME- OR SELF-DEFENSE…

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GOING RETRO

Although we live in a time of high-tech striker-fired polymer pistols, I confess that since April of this year I’ve been carrying modern iterations of the 1911 pistol, designed in the eponymous year, for teaching as well as competition and personal defense. Let me tell you why. The 1911 design has some timeless features. No […]

GROSS WEIGHT OF AMMO

Weight of ammunition matters more in some scenarios than in others. One of the main advantages of the US military switching from 7.62mm NATO to 5.56mm NATO was the tremendous weight saving. A soldier could carry many more rounds of the smaller caliber ammunition with the same weight load. For personal carry, my usual load-out […]