{"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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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 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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\"  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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 class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/let-freedom-ring\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"LET FREEDOM RING\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fourth-of-july-324x235.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"LET FREEDOM RING\" \/><\/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\/let-freedom-ring\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"LET FREEDOM RING\">LET FREEDOM RING<\/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=\"2026-07-04T09:00:00-04:00\" >July 4, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/let-freedom-ring\/#comments\">9<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nIt\u2019s the Fourth of July Weekend, and this particular Independence Day falls in the middle of our nation\u2019s 250th anniversary.&nbsp;&nbsp;All the more reason to...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/let-freedom-ring\/\">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\/last-shots\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"LAST SHOTS\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Last-shots-324x235.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"LAST SHOTS\" \/><\/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\/last-shots\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"LAST SHOTS\">LAST SHOTS<\/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=\"2026-06-30T11:31:39-04:00\" >June 30, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/last-shots\/#comments\">7<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nIn 1975 a guy named Richard Davis invited some friends \u2013 including some cops whose lives had been saved by Davis\u2019 Second Chance brand...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/last-shots\/\">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\/young-shooters\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"YOUNG SHOOTERS\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Shootoff_08-324x235.jpg\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Shootoff_08-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Shootoff_08-800x580.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\"  alt=\"\" title=\"YOUNG SHOOTERS\" \/><\/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\/young-shooters\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"YOUNG SHOOTERS\">YOUNG SHOOTERS<\/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=\"2026-06-27T09:00:00-04:00\" >June 27, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/young-shooters\/#comments\">3<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nIt\u2019s not just a clich\u00e9 to say that the children are the future.&nbsp;&nbsp;With the rights of law-abiding firearms owners constantly under attack, it\u2019s politically...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/young-shooters\/\">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\/saying-goodbyes\/\"  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href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/saying-goodbyes\/#comments\">13<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nThis month I shot what I believe will be the last of The Pin Shoots, my all-time favorite shooting match that began in the...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/saying-goodbyes\/\">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\/great-advice-from-jeff-yago\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"GREAT ADVICE FROM JEFF YAGO\" ><img 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               <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nA few years ago I had the pleasure of meeting fellow\u00a0Backwoods Home\u00a0writer Jeff Yago and found him to be a very smart guy. Here\u2019s...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/great-advice-from-jeff-yago\/\">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\/the-last-pin-shoot\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"THE LAST PIN SHOOT\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pin-Shoot-324x235.jpg\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pin-Shoot-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pin-Shoot-800x580.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\"  alt=\"\" title=\"THE LAST PIN SHOOT\" \/><\/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\/the-last-pin-shoot\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"THE LAST PIN SHOOT\">THE LAST PIN SHOOT<\/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=\"2026-06-16T07:09:00-04:00\" >June 16, 2026<\/time><\/span>                    <span class=\"td-module-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/the-last-pin-shoot\/#comments\">13<\/a><\/span>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-excerpt\">\r\n                    \nFifty years&nbsp;ago&nbsp;my friend Richard Davis created a new gun sport, bowling pin shooting. Half a century later I am writing this midway through the...                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"td-read-more\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/the-last-pin-shoot\/\">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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