Massad Ayoob on Guns

MEDIUM POWER CAN GET THE JOB DONE

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When I was young, “stopping power” was much discussed, whether for the game fields or the streets. Times change, theories change, and ammunition for the smaller caliber guns has become more effective – though...

THE FUTURE OF THE GUN

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Frank Miniter, both a contributor to Forbes  and a field editor for American Hunter, wrote the book “The Future of the Gun” eleven years ago.  I came to it late but I’m glad I finally found it. I have...

WISDOM FROM MARK SEIDEN

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Mark Seiden, now retired, was one of the very best lawyers I ever worked with in 46 years as an expert witness for the courts.  A few years ago, he sat for an interview with...

SHOOTING SPORTING CLAYS

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As a young shooter, I tried trap and skeet shooting.  I went bird hunting since childhood, so I figured it would be useful. It was, though I wasn’t particularly good at it. I didn’t...

VERA KOO ON PUBLIC SPEAKING

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In NRA Action Pistol competition, Vera Koo was one of the greats.  Before she retired from I lost count of how many times she won High Woman there, and frankly she beat most of...

HOPE FOR AMERICA’S YOUTH

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Lest you think all of America’s youth have been corrupted and vitiated by ultra-liberal BS, behold Lydia Gunter, age 17. Taught gun safety along with other important life values by wise parents and grandparents,...

GOAL!

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GOAL, the Gun Owners Action League of Massachusetts, has been one of the most tireless and determined grassroots firearms owners civil rights organizations in the country for a very long time. Earlier this month,...

THE ANATOMY OF EVIL

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I’m writing this in Texas where I’m finishing up a four-week teaching tour. En route, the Evil Princess and I listened to the audio version of Dr. Michael Stone’s book “The Anatomy of Evil.”...

CARRY LEGALLY!

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In a nation where a majority of the states, nearly thirty now, don’t require a permit for a law-abiding citizen to carry a gun, it’s pretty much a malum prohibitum situation in the states which still...

APPENDIX CARRY

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A few years ago at the pistol match held in conjunction with Tom and Lynn Givens’ Rangemaster Tactical Conference, I was midway through the final shoot-off and had beaten all my opponents…until I came...