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/how-to-check-out-a-double-action-revolver/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/how-to-check-out-a-double-action-revolver/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=9437 While some think the double action revolver is obsolete, there are many who still find effective use for it. Of late we’ve heard a lot of complaints about quality control on currently manufactured handguns of this type. One answer is to simply buy a good used one that was built earlier. But how do you […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/how-to-check-out-a-double-action-revolver/feed/ 0 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/they-call-him-saint-benitez/ https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/they-call-him-saint-benitez/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=9433 Now-retired Federal Judge Roger Benitez made so many pro-gun decisions that many in the gun owners’ civil rights movement came to call him Saint Benitez. At the 2026 Gun Rights Policy Conference in Dallas last month, sponsored by the Second Amendment Foundation and the Citizens’ Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms I […]]]> https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/they-call-him-saint-benitez/feed/ 4 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/ 23 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/ 18 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/ 12 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