I’ve been lost in my own world and failed to notice until today that Massad Ayoob, my friend and one of BHM’s most important writers, was in a helicopter crash. He’s ok, thank goodness. Here’s the local story:

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2013/jan/28/internationally-known-firearms-expert-was-helicopt/

and here’s Mas’s blog account:

http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/

I’ve been absorbed in a lot of technical details affecting the magazine, but the most important things affecting it are writers like Mas. I’m really thankful he didn’t get killed or injured.

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