Massad Ayoob on Guns
WILEY CLAPP HAS LEFT THE RANGE
The Grim Reaper has been having a field day lately with my fellow gun writers and doing his damnedest to turn this blog into an obituary column. We learned this week of the death...
TALK TO POLICE AFTER SHOOTING?
Countless people advise never speaking to the police immediately after a self-defense shooting. I don’t think that’s the best advice, and I may have been the first advocate of what is now known as...
LETHAL PREY
I recently read John Sandford’s newest novel, “Lethal Prey,” while taking my turn in the passenger seat on a long drive. I’m a bit conflicted with Sandford, because on the one hand over the series...
GOOD ADVICE ON OFF-BODY CARRY
If you have studied the tactics of armed self-defense at all, you are familiar with the pioneering work of my good friend John Farnam. If you have studied it deeply, you are aware that...
GUNSMITH CONCURS ON PET PEEVE
I’ve told people for years that slamming an auto pistol’s slide closed on an empty chamber is abusive to the gun, and particularly so with the popular 1911 pistol. Over on the Wilson Combat...
LEARNING FROM EL LOBO SOLO
The Texas Rangers developed a reputation as highly competent gunfighters. One such was Manuel Gonzaullas, who soon earned the nickname Lone Wolf during his service from the early 1920s to the early ‘50s. Gonzaullas...
MEDIUM POWER CAN GET THE JOB DONE
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
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
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
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...
