Massad Ayoob's Blog, page 60

PANDEMIC AND DEM PANIC

I don’t remember which pundit last week who described current times in America as “pandemic and Dem panic,” but I wish I’d thought of it first.  It accurately described where the nation’s head is at.  On a recent teaching run … Read more

ADVICE FROM BOONIE, THE BOONDOCKS MASCOT

I recently had the pleasure of teaching a 40-hour class at Boondocks Firearms Training Academy in Raymond, Mississippi.  The picturesque range has all the modern training conveniences including shoothouses, beaucoup shooting bays, an excellent classroom and, yes, indoor plumbing in … Read more

OF SANCTUARIES, AND BOUGHT POLITICIANS

The rapid establishment of “Second Amendment Sanctuaries” helped to blunt Virginia Governor Northam’s ferocious attack on gun owners’ civil rights, a/k/a “the war of Northam aggression.” And Michael Bloomberg has pretty much confessed to bragged about his outright purchase of … Read more

The goal of socialism is communism

(And will it matter whether we’re talking about the Dems’ primary or the Presidential election? It’s easy to frown and say, “Spare me your exaggeration! Socialism isn’t communism!” Well… “The goal of socialism is communism.”  This quote is attributed to … Read more

WHY I DON’T LEAVE MY PHONE LYING AROUND…

Don’t leave your gun, your money,  OR your phone lying around where anyone can reach them. From my old friend Rich Grassi, gun expert and retired street cop: Several men are in the locker room of a golf club. A … Read more

ROCK IN THE GLOCK

No, folks, the old guy here didn’t mess up his punctuation.  (Not this time, at least.) Last weekend I was shooting a Glock match (Glock Sport Shooting Foundation, www.gssfonline.com) and when I loaded my G42 .380 to shoot the Pocket … Read more

STALKING THE ELUSIVE FOO-FOO

So, I recently returned to my digs in the Deep South after an extended visit with my mother-in-law. Like her daughter, my wife, she’s a lifelong Chicago gal.  I managed to kidnap rescue the daughter, but the MIL remains stubbornly … Read more

DIY GUN (AND TOOL) SAFE…SORTA

One of my regular stops on the internet is the sarcastically-named Gun Free Zone (www.gunfreezone.net), which despite its title belongs to one of our most outspoken pro-2A people, our friend Miguel Gonzales. Earlier this month, his regular contributor J. Kb … Read more

A MUST-READ

To my mind, “must-read” is a greatly over-used term in book reviewing, so I use it as sparingly as I can.  When the first edition of “Deadly Force Encounters” came out, I considered it a must-read. The Portland (Oregon) Police … Read more

I WANT TO SEE THIS MOVIE

John Kass is my favorite writer in Chicago.  His review in the Chicago Tribune makes me want to see this movie. … Read more