{"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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Our friend who on the internet...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/parking-lot-shooting\/\">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\/learning-from-theodore-roosevelt\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"LEARNING FROM THEODORE ROOSEVELT\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ranch-Life-324x235.jpg\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ranch-Life-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ranch-Life-800x580.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\"  alt=\"\" title=\"LEARNING FROM THEODORE ROOSEVELT\" \/><\/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\/learning-from-theodore-roosevelt\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"LEARNING FROM THEODORE ROOSEVELT\">LEARNING FROM THEODORE ROOSEVELT<\/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=\"2026-09-09T09:00:00-04:00\" >September 9, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/learning-from-theodore-roosevelt\/#comments\">10<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nOne reason I haunt used bookstores is to find great old tomes that time seems to have buried. At McKay\u2019s in Chattanooga, TN I...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/learning-from-theodore-roosevelt\/\">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\/midnight-on-the-potomac\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"MIDNIGHT ON THE POTOMAC\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Potomac-324x235.jpg\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Potomac-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Potomac-800x580.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\"  alt=\"\" title=\"MIDNIGHT ON THE POTOMAC\" \/><\/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\/midnight-on-the-potomac\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"MIDNIGHT ON THE POTOMAC\">MIDNIGHT ON THE POTOMAC<\/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=\"2026-09-05T08:00:00-04:00\" >September 5, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/midnight-on-the-potomac\/#comments\">1<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nI just finished Scott Ellsworth\u2019s 2025 book \u201cMidnight on the Potomac: the Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/midnight-on-the-potomac\/\">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\/thoughts-on-high-powered-firearms\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"THOUGHTS ON HIGH POWERED FIREARMS\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50GI-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"THOUGHTS ON HIGH POWERED FIREARMS\" \/><\/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\/thoughts-on-high-powered-firearms\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"THOUGHTS ON HIGH POWERED FIREARMS\">THOUGHTS ON HIGH POWERED FIREARMS<\/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=\"2026-09-02T21:00:00-04:00\" >September 2, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/thoughts-on-high-powered-firearms\/#comments\">18<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nIn the handgun world, the medium-powered 9mm Luger cartridge has become the overwhelming favorite in America, and much of the rest of the world,...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/thoughts-on-high-powered-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\/sad-passages\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"SAD PASSAGES\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dolly_Parton-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"SAD PASSAGES\" \/><\/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\/sad-passages\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"SAD PASSAGES\">SAD PASSAGES<\/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=\"2026-08-28T09:00:00-04:00\" >August 28, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/sad-passages\/#comments\">13<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nWe were all saddened to learn of the unexpected death of one of the most universally loved and admired Americans in history, Dolly Parton....                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/sad-passages\/\">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\/priorities\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"PRIORITIES\u2026\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FN57-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"PRIORITIES\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\/priorities\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"PRIORITIES\u2026\">PRIORITIES\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=\"2026-08-25T09:00:00-04:00\" >August 25, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/priorities\/#comments\">24<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nNot long ago, a young man turned into a mad dog mass murderer at an Idaho fast food joint, shooting multiple people until he...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/priorities\/\">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\/i-didnt-know-that\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"I DIDN\u2019T KNOW THAT\u2026\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vengence-324x235.jpg\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vengence-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vengence-800x580.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\"  alt=\"\" title=\"I DIDN\u2019T KNOW THAT\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\/i-didnt-know-that\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"I DIDN\u2019T KNOW THAT\u2026\">I DIDN\u2019T KNOW THAT\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=\"2026-08-22T09:00:00-04:00\" >August 22, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/i-didnt-know-that\/#comments\">10<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nMost of my recreational reading is history and biography. One of my favorite writers is Tom Clavin. I just read his new book \u201cVengeance:...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/i-didnt-know-that\/\">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\/know-the-gun-laws-of-the-state-youre-in\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"KNOW THE GUN LAWS OF THE STATE YOU\u2019RE IN\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gutmacher-324x235.jpg\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gutmacher-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gutmacher-800x580.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\"  alt=\"\" title=\"KNOW THE GUN LAWS OF THE STATE YOU\u2019RE IN\" \/><\/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\/know-the-gun-laws-of-the-state-youre-in\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"KNOW THE GUN LAWS OF THE STATE YOU\u2019RE IN\">KNOW THE GUN LAWS OF THE STATE YOU\u2019RE IN<\/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=\"2026-08-18T09:00:00-04:00\" >August 18, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/know-the-gun-laws-of-the-state-youre-in\/#comments\">12<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nI make my living teaching self-defense. Self-defense laws \u2013 when can you use force? \u2013 are pretty homogeneous nationwide. Gun laws are something else...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/know-the-gun-laws-of-the-state-youre-in\/\">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-but-look-before-you-leap\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"GOOD NEWS, BUT LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/short-barrel-rifle-324x235.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"GOOD NEWS, BUT LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP\" \/><\/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-but-look-before-you-leap\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"GOOD NEWS, BUT LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP\">GOOD NEWS, BUT LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP<\/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=\"2026-08-14T09:00:00-04:00\" >August 14, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/good-news-but-look-before-you-leap\/#comments\">14<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nYou have doubtless heard by now of the court battle which appears to clear the way to easier legal ownership of short-barreled rifles, short-barrel...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/good-news-but-look-before-you-leap\/\">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 - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_15{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_15 > .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_15 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_15 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_15 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_15 > .wpb_wrapper{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t    height: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-sticky-enabled-on=\"W3RydWUsdHJ1ZSx0cnVlLHRydWVd\" data-sticky-offset=\"20\" data-sticky-is-width-auto=\"W2ZhbHNlLGZhbHNlLGZhbHNlLGZhbHNlXQ==\"><div class=\"td_block_wrap td_block_text_with_title tdi_16 tagdiv-type td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\"  data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_16\" ><div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\"><\/div><div class=\"td_mod_wrap td-fix-index\"><p><!-- Widget Shortcode --><div id=\"text-2\" class=\"td_block_template_1 widget widget_text widget-shortcode area-arbitrary \">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><!-- Begin Mailchimp Signup Form -->\n<link href=\"\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/embedcode\/horizontal-slim-10_7.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; 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