{"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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    \nA classic case of home defense from a little more than a century ago reminds us of core Castle Doctrine principles, an American inheritance...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/your-home-is-your-castle-a-history-lesson\/\">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\/worth-repeating\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"WORTH REPEATING\u2026\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mas2024-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"WORTH REPEATING\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\/worth-repeating\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"WORTH REPEATING\u2026\">WORTH REPEATING\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=\"2026-04-17T09:00:00-04:00\" >April 17, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/worth-repeating\/#comments\">4<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nIf you have a few minutes, I\u2019d like to remind you that in the \u201cgun debate,\u201d our side uses logic and the other side...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/worth-repeating\/\">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\/paul-harrell-on-point-shooting\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"PAUL HARRELL ON POINT SHOOTING\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PaulHarrell-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"PAUL HARRELL ON POINT SHOOTING\" \/><\/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\/paul-harrell-on-point-shooting\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"PAUL HARRELL ON POINT SHOOTING\">PAUL HARRELL ON POINT SHOOTING<\/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=\"2026-04-14T09:00:00-04:00\" >April 14, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/paul-harrell-on-point-shooting\/#comments\">4<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nDoing research for an article elsewhere, I ran across this video by the late, great PaulHarrell. I never met the man, but always found...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/paul-harrell-on-point-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\/a-funny-story\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"A FUNNY STORY\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Colt-DS-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"A FUNNY STORY\" \/><\/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-funny-story\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"A FUNNY STORY\">A FUNNY STORY<\/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=\"2026-04-09T09:00:00-04:00\" >April 9, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/a-funny-story\/#comments\">33<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nI think I\u2019ve mentioned in the past the pitfalls of having a gun in New York State, and people getting arrested for illegal possession...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/a-funny-story\/\">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\/bill-wilsons-guns-shooting-and-hunting\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"BILL WILSON\u2019S \u201cGUNS, SHOOTING AND HUNTING\u201d\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Wilson-Book-324x235.jpg\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Wilson-Book-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Wilson-Book-800x580.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\"  alt=\"\" title=\"BILL WILSON\u2019S \u201cGUNS, SHOOTING AND HUNTING\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\/bill-wilsons-guns-shooting-and-hunting\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"BILL WILSON\u2019S \u201cGUNS, SHOOTING AND HUNTING\u201d\">BILL WILSON\u2019S \u201cGUNS, SHOOTING AND HUNTING\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=\"2026-04-06T09:00:30-04:00\" >April 6, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/bill-wilsons-guns-shooting-and-hunting\/#comments\">1<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nI first met Bill Wilson at my favorite shooting match, the old Second Chance Shoot now known as The Pin Shoot, in 1977. (www.pinshoot.com)...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/bill-wilsons-guns-shooting-and-hunting\/\">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\/milestone\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"MILESTONE\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Angie-and-David-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"MILESTONE\" \/><\/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\/milestone\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"MILESTONE\">MILESTONE<\/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=\"2026-04-03T09:00:00-04:00\" >April 3, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/milestone\/#comments\">14<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nOne of the country\u2019s best armed defense instructors is retiring. Here\u2019s the official announcement:\n\n\n\nDavid Maglio has been a student of the gun for the...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/milestone\/\">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-traffic-stop-when-you-are-legally-carrying\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN YOU ARE LEGALLY CARRYING\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/police-car-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN YOU ARE LEGALLY CARRYING\" \/><\/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-traffic-stop-when-you-are-legally-carrying\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN YOU ARE LEGALLY CARRYING\">A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN YOU ARE LEGALLY CARRYING<\/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=\"2026-03-31T09:00:00-04:00\" >March 31, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/a-traffic-stop-when-you-are-legally-carrying\/#comments\">20<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nYou are legally carrying your gun when the blue and red lights flicker in the rearview mirror. You pull over. How do you handle...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/a-traffic-stop-when-you-are-legally-carrying\/\">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\/chuck-norris-passes\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"CHUCK NORRIS PASSES\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Chuck-Norris-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"CHUCK NORRIS PASSES\" \/><\/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\/chuck-norris-passes\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"CHUCK NORRIS PASSES\">CHUCK NORRIS PASSES<\/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=\"2026-03-25T09:00:00-04:00\" >March 25, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/chuck-norris-passes\/#comments\">12<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nWhen the word came recently that Chuck Norris had died, almost everyone said in one way or another, \u201cThere&nbsp;was a man!\u201d\n\n\n\nAmen.\n\n\n\nNorris\u2019 fighting skills weren\u2019t...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/chuck-norris-passes\/\">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-profound-recent-lessons\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"TWO PROFOUND RECENT LESSONS\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/First-30-seconds-324x235.jpg\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/First-30-seconds-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/First-30-seconds-800x580.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\"  alt=\"\" title=\"TWO PROFOUND RECENT LESSONS\" \/><\/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-profound-recent-lessons\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"TWO PROFOUND RECENT LESSONS\">TWO PROFOUND RECENT LESSONS<\/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=\"2026-03-23T09:00:00-04:00\" >March 23, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/two-profound-recent-lessons\/#comments\">18<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nWe\u2019ve known since the Ma\u2019alot Massacre that the answer to mass murder of the helpless was good people right there at ground zero who...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/two-profound-recent-lessons\/\">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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