Massad Ayoob's Blog, page 71

SAFETY GLASSES: NOT JUST FOR THE RANGE

I insist that everyone with me on the firing range –friends, students, and staff alike – wear safety glasses.  Without them, I would have been blind two or three times over in a life of shooting with the occasional mishap.  … Read more

THE DANGERS OF UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECK LEGISLATION

Very soon now, the House of Representatives will be considering a Universal Background Check bill that will have profoundly negative consequences on law-abiding citizens. If private transfers are banned, you will not be able to loan your rifle or shotgun … Read more

WHY WE WAIT FOR THE FACTS

Regular readers know that when this blog looks at criminal justice issues, our mantra is “Don’t judge until you’ve heard both sides.” While it’s not gun related, that principle is starkly underscored by the recent Jussie Smollett affair. In the … Read more

HUNT OF A LIFETIME

When I was a boy, I practically lived to hunt.  I dreamed of one day going on African safari.  It was a dream I was finally able to fulfill in my late thirties. Ken Nelson recently brought to my attention … Read more

2A WARS: ANOTHER DISPATCH FROM THE FRONT

Yesterday, I was one of several speakers at a rally hosted by Florida Carry. These grassroots organizations are doing tremendously important work at the state and local level for gun owners’ civil rights, and for the basic human right of … Read more

COW FLATULENCE AND CEREBRAL FLATULENCE

            ‘Tis the season of St. Valentine, and nothing says romance quite like impossible dreams.  In turn, nothing says impossible dream like the resolution offered in the House of Representatives by the newly-elected Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.  She and her fellow supporters … Read more

REMINDER

I was working on an upcoming presentation titled “Understanding Controversial Acquittals,” and coincidentally ran across an internet blurb commemorating what would have been the 24th birthday of the “murdered” Trayvon Martin.  Sad that old tropes, however, false, never die.  Writer … Read more

ANOTHER ATTACK

The lawmaker cited here,  has introduced a bill to put a 50% tax on ammunition.  She’s not the first, just the latst.  In the link, our friends at gunfreezone.net fisk her idea effectively. Mass murderers know they’re going to be … Read more

THE EYES HAVE IT

New lenses, that is.  My eyes. About fifty weeks ago, my ophthalmologist told me it was time for cataract surgery.  The best surgeon around had a heavy schedule, so did I, and it took a long time to coordinate the … Read more

1000!

This is the one-thousandth entry I’ve posted for this blog. The first was in April 2008. A lot of water over the dam, and lotsa spent brass on the ground, since then. And lots of people to thank.  Backwoods Home … Read more