Massad Ayoob's Blog, page 74

CHRISTMAS SUGGESTION FOR HANDGUNNERS ON YOUR LIST

When the Christmas presents are unwrapped, guys silently moan, “Great, another necktie.” Gals sigh inaudibly “Terrific, another scarf.”  And each gender tries not to visibly roll their eyes as they think “Aarrgghh, more socks.” For the pistol packers in your … Read more

A HERO’S STORY, AND A CHRISTMAS GIFT SUGGESTION

Thanks to host Tom Givens, I recently spent several rapt hours listening to Ed Mireles, the hero of the notorious FBI shootout in Miami, tell us his perspectives and learning points from that terrible day in April of 1986. It … Read more

NATIONAL CONCEALED CARRY RECIPROCITY: LAST CHANCE!

The handgun carried concealed by the law-abiding person is to self-defense against potentially homicidal criminals as a fire extinguisher is to flames:  a life-saving emergency rescue tool that allows the ordinary person to hold the line against death or horrible … Read more

WHY GUN-FREE ZONES ARE HUNTING PRESERVES FOR PSYCHOPATHIC MURDERERS

If you are familiar with my writing, you know that I consider so-called “Gun-Free Zones” to be hunting preserve s for psychopathic murderers.  And you’ve heard me explain why. Hear it now from Professor John Lott.  I subscribe electronically to … Read more

ADAPTING

The week before Thanksgiving, the Evil Princess and I were in Northern California, during the horrendous wildfires there. Death count was approaching fifty and a few hundred people were missing when we arrived; both tolls would tragically go much higher … Read more

HALLOWEEN HYPOCRISY

Not the holiday. The movie. I’m late to the party: the movie “Halloween” was released weeks ago, an update of the original from 1978, featuring a silent, hard-to-kill mass murderer. It was one of the flicks that established the so-called … Read more

MORE ON ARMED GOOD PEOPLE IN BARS

In my last entry here (found below this one for those who don’t come here regularly) I made a point: if we’re going to have mad dog killers shoot up bars because they’re sure they won’t draw return fire there, … Read more

IT’S TIME FOR DESIGNATED DEFENDERS

Another heart-breaking atrocity, blamed falsely on law-abiding gun owners: the massacre at the country-themed bar in Thousand Oaks, California, which had recently been named one of the three safest cities in America. The perpetrator: an honorably discharged Marine combat veteran … Read more

AFTER THE MID-TERMS The party with the anti-gun platform ...

AFTER THE MID-TERMS The party with the anti-gun platform won the House, but at least the ostensibly pro-gun owner party solidified their control of the Senate.  On the state levels, the prohibitionists barely lost their chance to put an extreme … Read more

DOWN TO THE WIRE

Heavy early turnouts.  Heavy election day turnouts predicted.  Each side predicting a “wave” in their favor. Will there be some of this? Will folks who shouldn’t have a right to vote be voting? And will all too many who SHOULD … Read more