{"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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certainly the most controversial. I bet we all know someone who just bought...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/ar15\/\">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\/if-you-have-fourteen-minutes\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"IF YOU HAVE FOURTEEN MINUTES\u2026\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images-topaz-denoise-text-upscale-4x.tiff\"   alt=\"\" title=\"IF YOU HAVE FOURTEEN MINUTES\u2026\" \/><\/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\/if-you-have-fourteen-minutes\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"IF YOU HAVE FOURTEEN MINUTES\u2026\">IF YOU HAVE FOURTEEN MINUTES\u2026<\/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=\"2026-07-31T09:00:00-04:00\" >July 31, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/if-you-have-fourteen-minutes\/#comments\">5<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nSan Diego Gun Owners recently brought me to their stomping grounds to teach a Deadly Force Instructor class. While there, I sat down with...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/if-you-have-fourteen-minutes\/\">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\/john-lott-on-national-reciprocity\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"JOHN LOTT ON NATIONAL RECIPROCITY\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/snubby-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"JOHN LOTT ON NATIONAL RECIPROCITY\" \/><\/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\/john-lott-on-national-reciprocity\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"JOHN LOTT ON NATIONAL RECIPROCITY\">JOHN LOTT ON NATIONAL RECIPROCITY<\/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=\"2026-07-28T00:00:00-04:00\" >July 28, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/john-lott-on-national-reciprocity\/#comments\">15<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nHere\u2019s a great piece by Mark Chesnut at TTAG: Professor John Lott\u2019s realistic take on national concealed carry reciprocity.\n\n\n\n\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/john-lott-on-national-reciprocity\/\">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\/two-more-greats-have-passed\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"TWO MORE GREATS HAVE PASSED\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sympathy-flower-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"TWO MORE GREATS HAVE PASSED\" \/><\/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\/two-more-greats-have-passed\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"TWO MORE GREATS HAVE PASSED\">TWO MORE GREATS HAVE PASSED<\/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=\"2026-07-25T09:00:00-04:00\" >July 25, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/two-more-greats-have-passed\/#comments\">7<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nLord, I hate it when my blog turns into an obituary column.Two good friends are no longer with us. It was just belatedly announced...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/two-more-greats-have-passed\/\">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-a-great-economy-rifle\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"IN PRAISE OF A GREAT ECONOMY RIFLE\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Savage-110-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"IN PRAISE OF A GREAT ECONOMY RIFLE\" \/><\/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-a-great-economy-rifle\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"IN PRAISE OF A GREAT ECONOMY RIFLE\">IN PRAISE OF A GREAT ECONOMY RIFLE<\/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=\"2026-07-22T09:00:00-04:00\" >July 22, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/in-praise-of-a-great-economy-rifle\/#comments\">10<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nYou don\u2019t need a budget like the Trump family\u2019s to get a high quality, reliable, super-accurate hunting rifle. Here\u2019s an article I did in...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/in-praise-of-a-great-economy-rifle\/\">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\/magazines\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"MAGAZINES\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Magazines-324x235.jpg\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Magazines-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Magazines-800x580.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\"  alt=\"\" title=\"MAGAZINES\" \/><\/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\/magazines\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"MAGAZINES\">MAGAZINES<\/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=\"2026-07-17T09:00:00-04:00\" >July 17, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/magazines\/#comments\">18<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nIf you have firearms that work with detachable box magazines, you darn sure want more than one.\n\n\n\nThe magazine is one of the major causes...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/magazines\/\">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\/9mm-ammo-today\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"9mm AMMO TODAY\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9mm-ammo-324x235.jpg\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9mm-ammo-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9mm-ammo-800x580.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\"  alt=\"\" title=\"9mm AMMO TODAY\" \/><\/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\/9mm-ammo-today\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"9mm AMMO TODAY\">9mm AMMO TODAY<\/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=\"2026-07-14T09:00:00-04:00\" >July 14, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/9mm-ammo-today\/#comments\">3<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nA while back, I warned in this space that ammunition was going to go up in price across the board this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;Unfortunately, that prediction...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/9mm-ammo-today\/\">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\/when-your-favorite-guns-no-longer-work-for-you\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"WHEN YOUR FAVORITE GUNS NO LONGER WORK FOR YOU\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lever-324x235.jpg\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lever-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lever-800x580.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\"  alt=\"\" title=\"WHEN YOUR FAVORITE GUNS NO LONGER WORK FOR YOU\" \/><\/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\/when-your-favorite-guns-no-longer-work-for-you\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"WHEN YOUR FAVORITE GUNS NO LONGER WORK FOR YOU\">WHEN YOUR FAVORITE GUNS NO LONGER WORK FOR YOU<\/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=\"2026-07-09T09:00:00-04:00\" >July 9, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/when-your-favorite-guns-no-longer-work-for-you\/#comments\">19<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nWhen I was a kid growing up, my favorite deer rifles were lever actions. Marlins and Winchesters. Later in life I got into Cowboy...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/when-your-favorite-guns-no-longer-work-for-you\/\">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\/good-news-from-scotus\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"GOOD NEWS FROM SCOTUS\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"216\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AR-15.jpg\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AR-15.jpg 10000w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AR-15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AR-15-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AR-15-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\"  alt=\"\" title=\"GOOD NEWS FROM SCOTUS\" \/><\/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\/good-news-from-scotus\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"GOOD NEWS FROM SCOTUS\">GOOD NEWS FROM SCOTUS<\/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=\"2026-07-06T09:00:00-04:00\" >July 6, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/good-news-from-scotus\/#comments\">13<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nFrom the Second Amendment Foundation and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms:\n\n\n\nSUPREME COURT GRANTS CERT IN SAF ASSAULT WEAPONS...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/good-news-from-scotus\/\">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 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