Massad Ayoob on Guns

VERA KOO ON PUBLIC SPEAKING

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In NRA Action Pistol competition, Vera Koo was one of the greats.  Before she retired from I lost count of how many times she won High Woman there, and frankly she beat most of...

HOPE FOR AMERICA’S YOUTH

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Lest you think all of America’s youth have been corrupted and vitiated by ultra-liberal BS, behold Lydia Gunter, age 17. Taught gun safety along with other important life values by wise parents and grandparents,...

GOAL!

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GOAL, the Gun Owners Action League of Massachusetts, has been one of the most tireless and determined grassroots firearms owners civil rights organizations in the country for a very long time. Earlier this month,...

THE ANATOMY OF EVIL

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I’m writing this in Texas where I’m finishing up a four-week teaching tour. En route, the Evil Princess and I listened to the audio version of Dr. Michael Stone’s book “The Anatomy of Evil.”...

CARRY LEGALLY!

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In a nation where a majority of the states, nearly thirty now, don’t require a permit for a law-abiding citizen to carry a gun, it’s pretty much a malum prohibitum situation in the states which still...

APPENDIX CARRY

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A few years ago at the pistol match held in conjunction with Tom and Lynn Givens’ Rangemaster Tactical Conference, I was midway through the final shoot-off and had beaten all my opponents…until I came...

IN THE MATTER OF MUTUAL COMBAT

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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

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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

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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

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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...