Massad Ayoob on Guns

DWIGHT EISENHOWER’S CARRY GUN

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I tell my students that if anyone tells them only bad people carry guns, they might wish to respond with the fact that a...

CONCEALING LARGE HANDGUNS

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A self-defense handgun should be reasonably powerful and shootable, features which favor the larger and heavier pistols and revolvers. Unfortunately, they’re tougher to conceal. Careful...

A GOOD VERDICT

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My  sabbatical is over, and my first court case as an expert witness for 2026 came to verdict in the middle of the second...

A NEW CONCEALED CARRY OPTION

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People have carried stuff in their pockets since there have been pockets, and have been carrying small handguns in those pockets since we’ve had...

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.