Massad Ayoob on Guns
A SMART GUY OFFERS YOU A USEFUL ITEM
Many years ago I had the privilege of meeting a fellow Backwoods Home contributor, Jeffrey Yago. I consider him a “thinking person’s survivalist instructor.”
Recognizing that most folks don’t carry guns, and those who do...
THE DEMON OF UNREST
“A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War” is the subtitle of Erik Larson’s latest book, “The Demon of Unrest.” Larson is one of my favorite non-fiction authors,...
KAMALA HARRIS ON GUNS
In case you know anyone who believed Kamala Harris’ probably temporary flip-flop on the 2A issue – the “we don’t want to take your guns” part-- read this from 2A warrior Dean Weingarten.
You might...
A SCARY READ
Imagine that it’s the year 2034. China is well ahead of the US in cyber-warfare. It manages to “blind” an American jet and bring it robotically to enemy turf, capturing the pilot. The Chinese...
SELF DEFENSE AT LONGER DISTANCES
One shibboleth you often run across in discussions of armed self-defense is “If you shoot anyone more than seven yards away from you, you’re screwed in court.”
As someone who has earned his primary income...
SO, WHEN WILL THEY BAN HATPINS…AGAIN?
Never trust people who want to make you helpless to defend yourself.
People who consider it inhumane to declaw their pet cats and render their animal companions helpless to defend themselves, are perfectly capable of...
SMALL TOWN POLICE
I recently watched this documentary on small-town policing. They got a lot of things right.
https://youtu.be/p6J8n_WeThw?si=5_ipiA3op6kVAtrq
Having been a small town cop, I can tell you that while the action is not as constant and exciting...
A BLAST FROM THE PAST (MY PAST, ANYWAY)
The Firearms Blog is one of the most interesting and instructive firearms sites on the Internet. Here’s one that brought me back…way back.
A Springfield 87-A was the first firearm I ever shot. My dad...
EMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL
In this space in the past, you’ve seen reviews of other books by T.C. Fuller, a retired FBI agent I shot matches with back in the day. His latest is “Empathy For the Devil,”...
AN ANTI-GUNNER SPEAKS
Are you a law-abiding gun owner who may have low blood pressure? I have a cure you can find in a bookstore: “What We’ve Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms” by...
