{"id":8,"date":"2017-09-28T15:57:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T19:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/newMassad\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2020-08-25T18:41:33","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T22:41:33","slug":"massad-ayoob-on-guns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/","title":{"rendered":"Massad Ayoob on Guns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-zone\"><div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\"  >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div id=\"tdi_3\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_4  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4,\r\n                .tdi_4 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n   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One data point is the California Highway...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/of-bureaucracies-and-issue-firearms\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/how-to-check-out-a-double-action-revolver\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"HOW TO CHECK OUT A DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dick-Fairburn-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"HOW TO CHECK OUT A DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/how-to-check-out-a-double-action-revolver\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"HOW TO CHECK OUT A DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER\">HOW TO CHECK OUT A DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-10-19T09:00:00-04:00\" >October 19, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/how-to-check-out-a-double-action-revolver\/#comments\">7<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nWhile some think the double action revolver is obsolete, there are many who still find effective use for it. Of late we\u2019ve heard a...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/how-to-check-out-a-double-action-revolver\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/they-call-him-saint-benitez\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"THEY CALL HIM SAINT BENITEZ\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/JudgeBenetiz-324x235.jpg\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/JudgeBenetiz-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/JudgeBenetiz-800x580.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\"  alt=\"\" title=\"THEY CALL HIM SAINT BENITEZ\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/they-call-him-saint-benitez\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"THEY CALL HIM SAINT BENITEZ\">THEY CALL HIM SAINT BENITEZ<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-10-16T09:00:00-04:00\" >October 16, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/they-call-him-saint-benitez\/#comments\">4<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nNow-retired Federal Judge Roger Benitez made so many pro-gun decisions that many in the gun owners\u2019 civil rights movement came to call him Saint...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/they-call-him-saint-benitez\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/in-praise-of-tom-selleck\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"IN PRAISE OF TOM SELLECK\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Selleck-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"IN PRAISE OF TOM SELLECK\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/in-praise-of-tom-selleck\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"IN PRAISE OF TOM SELLECK\">IN PRAISE OF TOM SELLECK<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-10-13T09:00:00-04:00\" >October 13, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/in-praise-of-tom-selleck\/#comments\">23<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nTom Selleck is one of my favorite actors and favorite celebrities. I can\u2019t think of a part he\u2019s played that isn\u2019t a role model...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/in-praise-of-tom-selleck\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/remembering-evan-marshall\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"REMEMBERING EVAN MARSHALL\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Evan-Marshall-324x235.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"REMEMBERING EVAN MARSHALL\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/remembering-evan-marshall\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"REMEMBERING EVAN MARSHALL\">REMEMBERING EVAN MARSHALL<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-10-08T09:00:00-04:00\" >October 8, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/remembering-evan-marshall\/#comments\">20<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nWe recently lost Evan Marshall, a valued friend and a famous cop. Evan Marshall was a strong and early voice in the officer survival...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/remembering-evan-marshall\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/should-you-always-get-off-the-x\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"SHOULD YOU ALWAYS \u201cGET OFF THE X\u201d?\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/off-the-X_14-Medium-324x235.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"SHOULD YOU ALWAYS \u201cGET OFF THE X\u201d?\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/should-you-always-get-off-the-x\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"SHOULD YOU ALWAYS \u201cGET OFF THE X\u201d?\">SHOULD YOU ALWAYS \u201cGET OFF THE X\u201d?<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-10-05T09:00:00-04:00\" >October 5, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/should-you-always-get-off-the-x\/#comments\">12<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nIn armed self-defense training, \u201cget off the X\u201d means don\u2019t be standing still in a gunfight. The theory is that a static target is...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/should-you-always-get-off-the-x\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/gun-rights-policy-conference-2026\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"GUN RIGHTS POLICY CONFERENCE 2026\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GRPC2026-324x235.jpg\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GRPC2026-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GRPC2026-800x580.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\"  alt=\"\" title=\"GUN RIGHTS POLICY CONFERENCE 2026\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/gun-rights-policy-conference-2026\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"GUN RIGHTS POLICY CONFERENCE 2026\">GUN RIGHTS POLICY CONFERENCE 2026<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-10-02T09:00:00-04:00\" >October 2, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/gun-rights-policy-conference-2026\/#respond\">0<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nThis year\u2019s GRPC was one of the best ever. If you couldn\u2019t make it to Dallas for the event, you can watch it on...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/gun-rights-policy-conference-2026\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/victory-45\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"VICTORY \u201845\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/victory-45-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"VICTORY \u201845\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/victory-45\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"VICTORY \u201845\">VICTORY \u201845<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-09-28T09:00:00-04:00\" >September 28, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/victory-45\/#comments\">8<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nWorld War II was the war of my parents\u2019 generation. They remembered where they were when they first learned of Pearl Harbor the way...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/victory-45\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/a-popular-novelist-who-carries-a-gun\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"A POPULAR NOVELIST WHO CARRIES A GUN\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cornwell-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"A POPULAR NOVELIST WHO CARRIES A GUN\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/a-popular-novelist-who-carries-a-gun\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"A POPULAR NOVELIST WHO CARRIES A GUN\">A POPULAR NOVELIST WHO CARRIES A GUN<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-09-25T12:25:00-04:00\" >September 25, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/a-popular-novelist-who-carries-a-gun\/#comments\">8<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nPatricia Cornwell, author of the many popular crime novels featuring Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a forensic pathologist, recently published \u201cTrue Crime: A Memoir.\u201d Her autobiography...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/a-popular-novelist-who-carries-a-gun\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span12\">\n\r\n        <div class=\"td_module_11 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/a-pardon-brings-justice\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"A PARDON BRINGS JUSTICE\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SAF_Logo-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"A PARDON BRINGS JUSTICE\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n                <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/a-pardon-brings-justice\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"A PARDON BRINGS JUSTICE\">A PARDON BRINGS JUSTICE<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-09-22T09:00:00-04:00\" >September 22, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/a-pardon-brings-justice\/#comments\">12<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nOur friend Lee Williams appears to have led a successful fight for justice, which prevailed in the form of a Presidential pardon a few...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/a-pardon-brings-justice\/\">Read more<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span12 --><\/div><div class=\"td-load-more-wrap\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"td_ajax_load_more td_ajax_load_more_js\" aria-label=\"Load more\" id=\"next-page-tdi_13\" data-td_block_id=\"tdi_13\">Load more<i class=\"td-load-more-icon td-icon-font td-icon-menu-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> <!-- .\/block --><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_column tdi_15  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - 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