Massad Ayoob on Guns

WHAT’S THE STORY ON THE GLOCK SWITCH?

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The so-called “Glock switch” is an attachment which fits on the rear of the slide of a Glock semi-automatic pistol and makes it capable of fully automatic fire. It essentially turns it into an...

FAILURE ANALYSIS OF A MISBEGOTTEN LAW

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When virtue-signaling politicians pass a law based on empty symbolism, it should be no surprise when it turns out to be riddled with unintended consequences. Our friend Clayton Cramer, a highly respected historian and...

ACTION BEATS REACTION

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A basic truth of human factors is that action beats reaction.  If you ever hear of a shooting in which the criminal suspect’s drawn gun was pointed at the ground when the cop or intended-victim...

IN DEFENSE OF THE BRIEF POST-INCIDENT STATEMENT

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I recently did a fifteen-minute video on the Wilson Combat YouTube channel explaining why I – and a number of very experienced criminal defense lawyers – go against the common advice of “Never talk...

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT MASS SHOOTINGS

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We are constantly inundated with fear-mongering about mass shootings. Fortunately, there are strategies which can work – they just aren’t “politically correct.”  I’ve taken training from Ed Monk, who in my opinion is today’s leading...

WHEN AN INVESTMENT PLAN FAILS

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Neither I nor my lovely bride, the Evil Princess, normally play the lottery. We understand odds. It’s a loser’s game. But every now and then, it’s fun to go against the odds. One day in a...

HEY, THIS AIN’T BAD

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Here’s something you don’t see every day: a relatively fair and even-handed look at both sides of the “gun culture” discussion. Congratulations to Spectrum News, and thanks to sociology professor David Yemane, who both appears...

WORTH AN HOUR OF YOUR TIME

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“Riding Shotgun With Charlie” is a great YouTube resource, Charlie being a friend of ours and of all 2A advocates.  In this edition, he picks the brain of Charl van Wyck, who some years...

HEAR, HEAR…

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Having been in the business for a very long time, I can tell you that most defensive firearms instructors will disagree on something. How many firearms instructors does it take to change a light bulb?...

THE PHOENIX CARTRIDGE

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Conceived by brilliant gun experts as a defensive pistol cartridge, the 10mm Auto almost fell into obscurity, but then rose to become hugely popular for outdoorsmen’s pistols, particularly those in dangerous animal country. Here’s my...