{"id":6193,"date":"2020-03-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/?p=6193"},"modified":"2020-03-20T19:56:24","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T23:56:24","slug":"things-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/things-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"THINGS TO COME"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s\nobviously too early to predict the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, because we\ncan\u2019t even predict its course reliably.&nbsp;\nA few things, however, seem certain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>As has happened in other times of disaster, more people became gun owners.\u00a0 Virtually all reports on the rush to the gun shops indicate that a huge number of those customers are first-time buyers.\u00a0 In waiting period jurisdictions, many are shocked to find they can\u2019t get a gun to protect themselves and their families <em>right now. <\/em>They\u2019ll remember that when the next Bloomberg tells them only an idiot would want a gun in the house. Some commentary from pro-2A stalwart <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Dave Workman, here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.libertyparkpress.com\/in-panic-second-amendment-right-not-outmoded-after-all\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Workman, here<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.libertyparkpress.com\/in-panic-second-amendment-right-not-outmoded-after-all\/\">.<\/a><\/li><li>I am increasingly convinced that \u201cpanic buying\u201d is the wrong term for the emptying of current gun shop inventory.\u00a0 Panic means blind, unreasoning fear.\u00a0 When the government and most of the experts tell us things are going to get worse instead of better\u2026when the media reminds us daily that hordes of people will soon run out of money and food and become desperate\u2026when the jails are being emptied for the health of the prisoners\u2026when the emergency services including the police announce that they\u2019re <em>already <\/em>overburdened and having to quarantine some of their own personnel\u2026well, that ain\u2019t blind, unreasoning fear.\u00a0 That\u2019s what the law calls reasonable fear.<\/li><li>The Great Depression is often mentioned on the news to give us an idea what we might expect in the current fast-breaking crisis.\u00a0 My parents lived through that, and described hoboes coming to people\u2019s doors asking for handouts.\u00a0 In this day and age, it\u2019s gonna get worse than a polite knock on the door and request for a sandwich.\u00a0 To get an idea of what it\u2019s like to experience a home invasion, read my article in the current <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"American Handgunner magazine, here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/americanhandgunner.com\/our-experts\/home-invasion-the-coker-family-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>American Handgunner <\/em>magazine, here<\/a>.<\/li><li>Finally, if you\u2019re short of high performance home defense ammo, my friend Cameron Hopkins still has some in stock at <a href=\"https:\/\/supervelammunition.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Super Vel (opens in a new tab)\">Super Vel<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s obviously too early to predict the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, because we can\u2019t even predict its course reliably.&nbsp; A few things, however, seem certain. 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