https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:47:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/in-praise-of-tom-selleck/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/in-praise-of-tom-selleck/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=9427 Tom Selleck is one of my favorite actors and favorite celebrities. I can’t think of a part he’s played that isn’t a role model for decency. I’ve never met the man, unfortunately, but I’m happy to say he is One Of Us.In addition to his many years as a director of the National Rifle Association, […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/in-praise-of-tom-selleck/feed/ 9 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/remembering-evan-marshall/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/remembering-evan-marshall/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=9423 We recently lost Evan Marshall, a valued friend and a famous cop. Evan Marshall was a strong and early voice in the officer survival training movement, and is believed to have originated the term “street survival.” He passed a few days before his 84th birthday.Evan’s solid advice in gun magazines and law enforcement professional journals […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/remembering-evan-marshall/feed/ 16 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/should-you-always-get-off-the-x/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/should-you-always-get-off-the-x/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=9418 In armed self-defense training, “get off the X” means don’t be standing still in a gunfight. The theory is that a static target is easier for your opponent to hit. True enough, but the totality of the circumstances is sometimes such that “standing your ground” and shooting from a solid stance is the defender’s best […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/should-you-always-get-off-the-x/feed/ 12 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/gun-rights-policy-conference-2026/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/gun-rights-policy-conference-2026/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=9415 This year’s GRPC was one of the best ever. If you couldn’t make it to Dallas for the event, you can watch it on YouTube here and here.Highlights include Judge Benitez (known as “Saint Benitez” by gun rights advocates) and the current Trump administration-appointed head of ATF, who promises a new respect for Second Amendment […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/gun-rights-policy-conference-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/victory-45/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/victory-45/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=9409 World War II was the war of my parents’ generation. They remembered where they were when they first learned of Pearl Harbor the way I remember where I was when I got the first report of the Twin Towers attack on 9/11. That massive conflict involved so many moving parts, and so many people, that […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/victory-45/feed/ 8 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/a-popular-novelist-who-carries-a-gun/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/a-popular-novelist-who-carries-a-gun/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:25:00 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=9405 Patricia Cornwell, author of the many popular crime novels featuring Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a forensic pathologist, recently published “True Crime: A Memoir.” Her autobiography is a solid read.Ms. Cornwell’s lead character often carries a gun, and occasionally uses it to resolve dangerous situations with homicidal criminals. If I recall correctly, the first novel or one […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/a-popular-novelist-who-carries-a-gun/feed/ 8 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/a-pardon-brings-justice/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/a-pardon-brings-justice/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=9402 Our friend Lee Williams appears to have led a successful fight for justice, which prevailed in the form of a Presidential pardon a few days ago. Here’s the story word for word, from the Second Amendment Foundation: BELLEVUE, Wash. — Sept. 4, 2026 — In a closely watched and reported-on case by the Second Amendment […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/a-pardon-brings-justice/feed/ 11 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/problems-with-light-trigger-pulls/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/problems-with-light-trigger-pulls/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=9397 If you’re familiar with my work in the field, you know I’m not an advocate of very light trigger pulls on defensive firearms. Here’s a thoughtful fellow from TFB TV who agrees, and who demonstrates part of the problem. Less than nine minutes, and it will be time well spent. or watch video here]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/problems-with-light-trigger-pulls/feed/ 17 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/what-the-flock/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/what-the-flock/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=9394 Ubiquitous Flock cameras have provoked outrage on both sides of the American political spectrum, as witness the following: The Intercept News from the States AP News DeFlock Enough from me: what’s you readers’ take on the Flock camera issue?]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/what-the-flock/feed/ 42 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/parking-lot-shooting/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/parking-lot-shooting/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=9389 A shooting in a Florida parking lot several weeks ago sparked considerable debate in the armed citizen community. Our friend who on the internet goes by Colion Noir explains, here: Dr. Todd Grande weighs in here: The prosecutor’s office has announced that since they cannot prove she acted wrongly, she will not be charged.What’s y’all’s […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/parking-lot-shooting/feed/ 36