Massad Ayoob on Guns

ABOUT THE AMBULANCE RIDE

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Those of us whose age makes us more likely to break a hip or have a heart attack need to think about ambulance runs. ...

FIREARMS SAFETY THEN AND NOW

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One of the best electronic gun forums for collectors and enthusiasts is www.smith-wessonforum.com.  It was there that I found this artifact of the past:...

AN OBSERVATION ON FEAR CONTROL

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On my recent sabbatical I had time to watch a “slasher movie” titled “Heart Eyes.” The antagonist is a serial killer who wears an...

TANGLED UP IN BLUE

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A young, left-leaning law professor from a very liberal family decides to become a cop. Where’s that gonna go? Why, into the  2021 book...

CHOPPER COLUMN

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How quickly we forget. On January 26th, I would have missed the anniversary of having survived a helicopter crash with my buddy John Strayer...

SHOTGUN HANDLING REFRESHER

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As promised, a reprint of Backwoods Home’s article on working with shotguns.

RIFLE HANDLING REFRESHER

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And…here’s part 3, the rifle handling refresher. Still valid info after twenty-some years, methinks.

A GREAT POLICEMAN AND TRAINER LEAVES US

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We lost Keith Jones on January 21. Keith Jones experienced heavy combat in Vietnam, and came home to a law enforcement career in a major...
Ruger Security 9

REFRESHERS

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Twenty-plus years ago in the pages of Backwoods Home magazine I wrote a series of “refresher” articles on the safe and efficient handling of...

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

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It surprises some people that I’m not a fan of the death penalty, given my line of work. It was part of my line...