Massad Ayoob's Blog, page 24

ANOTHER REASON NOT TO GO BACK TO LAS VEGAS

I’ve been to Las Vegas more times than I can count. It has never been my favorite place. I don’t care for all the neon and artificiality. Like most gun writers, I used to go every year to attend the firearms industry’s largest expo, the SHOT (Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade) Show. It eventually became a […]

SOME INTERESTING RESEARCH BY CHRIS BAKER

Today is 7-11-23. Some think “7-11” is a lucky number. Stream of consciousness takes us to Lucky Gunner, a deservedly successful company, which hosts Chris Baker as a resident expert. Chris is not only a nice guy, but a rising star in the firearms world – an excellent shot, an articulate writer, and an innovative […]

PREVENTING DISARMS

If you follow this blog regularly, you know that among other activities at our MAG-180 class last month in Wisconsin, we trained and certified about three dozen Handgun Retention and Disarming Instructors.  Thus, I found this article in the Tactical Wire by veteran cop, ace instructor, and old friend Rich Grassi to be particularly timely.

FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY

As we take today to celebrate the freedoms our nation’s Founders gave us, I can’t think of any more relevant reading than this article. Follow my friend David Yamane’s blog: he is an absolute oracle of logic on gun owners’ civil rights and their history in our country.

DON’T GET RUINED BY A BRUIN

Bear attacks are the stuff of nightmares, which is why people in bear country are wise to carry powerful handguns for defense of themselves and their companions.  Dean Weingarten over at The Truth About Guns blog has for some time now kept track of people who have used that holstered hardware to protect themselves and others. […]

PLANNING TO DEFEAT ATTACKS ON HOUSES OF WORSHIP

We all mourn the victims of hatred, malice and madness who have been shot in attacks on churches, temples and synagogues.  The wise do more than mourn. My lovely bride called my attention to this important article. And the always impressive Dr. John Lott points out how many Protestant churchds rely on armed members of their […]

THE DAUGHTERS OF ANNIE OAKLEY

I recently finished a MAG-40 class (http://massadayoobgroup.com) with Wolverine Defense Academy in Portage, Michigan just outside Kalamazoo. The two top shooters in the final qualification were both women. I’m a father of daughters, and I just love it when that happens. It seems to be an almost universal observation among firearms instructors that women pick […]

30!

I recently shot my favorite match, The Pin Shoot in Central Lake, Michigan. Some 150 gunners attended.  It was the 30th anniversary of the event. It began in 1975 when Richard Davis invited some 26 friends to shoot bowling pins off simple tables.  It was written up in gun magazines, and the following year it was opened to […]

180

We just finished a MAG-180 course, so called because its six ten-hour days plus the three prerequisite courses add up to 180 hours of training with Massad Ayoob Group (http://massadayoobgroup.com). Known as LFI-IV when I created it at Lethal Force Institute, it’s something we offer only every few years. My friend and colleague David Maglio […]

ON THE NYC SUBWAY KILLING

[image error] A grand jury in New York City recently indicted a young ex-Marine for Second Degree Manslaughter. An EDP (Emotionally Disturbed Person) was threatening people in a crowded subway car, and the young man restrained him with what some described as a rear naked choke, and held him in position for an uncertain number of minutes. […]