Massad Ayoob on Guns
IN THE MATTER OF MUTUAL COMBAT
Mutual combat – “Let’s you and me fight!” – is generally against the law. For a very long time in American law and longer than that in the English Common Law from which our...
GOOD GUN CHEAP
Ruger has earned a reputation for reasonably priced, rugged, high value for the dollar firearms since the company was founded in 1949. The tradition continues with their new RXM, something of a clone of...
HEAR, HEAR
Our old friend and 2A champion Dave Workman calls for reciprocity of concealed carry nationwide. I join him emphatically in that call. Our marriage licenses and drivers’ licenses are recognized across all state lines –...
THE BEST SYSTEM IS STILL NOT PERFECT
Having spent most of my adult life working in the criminal justice system – variously as arresting officer, police prosecutor, expert witness often working for the defense – I find truth in the common...
REVOLVER CLASS
Does that photo above, which mimics the common police pose from the past of officers holding up their open service revolvers for inspection, bring anyone back to the old days? I hope so, because...
MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE IN CONNECTICUT SELF-DEFENSE CASE
A clear-cut case of self-defense in Connecticut has resulted in a conviction for manslaughter. Having been extremely familiar with this case and reviewing the evidence, I am absolutely certain the verdict was a profound miscarriage of...
THE DANGER FROM BULLETS FALLING FROM THE SKY
I’ve been through half a dozen major homicide investigation and officer-involved shooting investigation courses and several shorter ones. In many of those, forensic pathologists showed us pictures of corpses made dead by bullets that...
RECONSIDERING POWERING DOWN
Remembering my recently deceased friend John Taffin I was reminded how over the years, he shot the hell out of super-powerful handguns like the .500 Linebaugh and hot-loaded .44 Magnum, and wound up with...
