Massad Ayoob's Blog, page 69

WHY WE CARRY

The rationale of the armed citizen is not easy to explain to people who haven’t grown up with it or studied it.  The eminent police psychologist Dr. Alexis Artwohl was kind enough to send me this article which sums it … Read more

NRAAM DAY 3

Aaaand…the 148th Annual Meeting and Exhibits concluded today at 5PM.  The behind the scenes melodrama, of course, continues to play itself out. I don’t know enough details about the inner workings at issue to offer an authoritative opinion. Like others, … Read more

NRAAM DAY 2

As expected, internal intrigues took a new twist today, the second day of the National Rifle Association’s Annual Meeting. An old friend, Anthony Colandro, was voted onto the board.  He’s a stalwart defender of gun owners’ civil rights and I’m … Read more

NRAAM 2019 DAY ONE

When the President is in town, extraordinary measures are taken and some roads get closed, so it took us a while to get from our hotel to the massive conference center in Indianapolis where the National Rifle Association’s Annual Meeting … Read more

AT THE NRA CONFERENCE

The 2019 annual NRA Conference opens tomorrow, Friday, in Indianapolis. There is much controversy in the air. The New Yorker wrote this hit piece on the NRA a few days ago. As soon as I saw that it was informed … Read more

THOUGHTS ON THE WML

One of the most common questions I get in class is about the value and application of weapon mounted lights (WML). Here are some thoughts on the topic, from an article I did for Backwoods Home magazine in 2011. My … Read more

THE YEAR OF GOOD GUNS CHEAP

Firearms sales are down in what some call the Trump Slump, people no longer buying “endangered species” guns like AR15s or pistols with double stack magazines on the theory that the current administration will veto attempts to ban them. This … Read more

TRAVELING…

You may have noticed that the name on this blog is not exactly Anglo. We of Arabic descent may be genetically programmed to be nomadic. That would account for why, now happily ensconced at home for a little while, the … Read more

TROLLS AND FALSE FLAGS

In recent entries, we’ve discussed that sometimes, prohibitionists practicing propaganda will troll pro-gun sites like this one, pretending to be gun people, and post inflammatory BS like “Let’s kill all the cops, all the judges, all the lawmakers, etc.”   They … Read more

SUGGESTIONS FROM THE GUY WHO WRITES THIS BLOG

I am very concerned about knee-jerk “red flag laws,” a/k/a ERPOs, or Extreme Risk Protection Orders.  All the suggested ones I’ve seen so far are so poorly written they’re dangerous.  I explained why here last month.  A couple of entries … Read more