I sent the following to some friends today....
Massad Ayoob is a writer, instructor, expert witness, and former police officer. He was at one time the Vice President for Forensic Evidence of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Massad is the son of a jeweler and the grandson of a Syrian Bedouin trader who once traveled in a camel caravan.
I know Massad. We have corresponded, I have taken an extensive course under him, and he has published my writing in a magazine.
The linked video covers two subjects. The first involves the carrying of a defensive firearm on one's person while at home, and the other is an excellent discussion of armed self defense by women. Both are worth watching and thinking about.
On the first: a dozen or so years ago when the subject of carrying in the house was first mentioned to me, the idea seemed way beyond ludicrous. Come on! Jeez! Everyone I knew who kept a firearm for home defense kept it in the bedroom. They probably imagined that that 'bump in the night' would happen at night, and if not, they would just mosey on into the bedroom if....
Fuhgedaboudit. That strategy is only viable in a pop-up camper. Try Massad's thought process--consider how long would it take for____ , etc. I would add a couple of things: consider all possible points of ingress and other what ifs, and understand the speed with which things would likely unfold. In screen fiction, they slow it down to increase the dramatic effect, and to ensure that the audience does not miss anything.
Try different scenarios, using flashlights. Use a stopwatch. Pay your helpers only when they beat you.
It should now be crystal clear why calling 911 cannot save the day.
The second part of the video is a pointed attack on the sexist notion that armed self defense is the man's domain. Massad hits that notion hard--and very well.
One never wants to have to point a gun at or shoot anyone. But there is a worse alternative.
Massad Ayoob is a writer, instructor, expert witness, and former police officer. He was at one time the Vice President for Forensic Evidence of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Massad is the son of a jeweler and the grandson of a Syrian Bedouin trader who once traveled in a camel caravan.
I know Massad. We have corresponded, I have taken an extensive course under him, and he has published my writing in a magazine.
The linked video covers two subjects. The first involves the carrying of a defensive firearm on one's person while at home, and the other is an excellent discussion of armed self defense by women. Both are worth watching and thinking about.
On the first: a dozen or so years ago when the subject of carrying in the house was first mentioned to me, the idea seemed way beyond ludicrous. Come on! Jeez! Everyone I knew who kept a firearm for home defense kept it in the bedroom. They probably imagined that that 'bump in the night' would happen at night, and if not, they would just mosey on into the bedroom if....
Fuhgedaboudit. That strategy is only viable in a pop-up camper. Try Massad's thought process--consider how long would it take for____ , etc. I would add a couple of things: consider all possible points of ingress and other what ifs, and understand the speed with which things would likely unfold. In screen fiction, they slow it down to increase the dramatic effect, and to ensure that the audience does not miss anything.
Try different scenarios, using flashlights. Use a stopwatch. Pay your helpers only when they beat you.
It should now be crystal clear why calling 911 cannot save the day.
The second part of the video is a pointed attack on the sexist notion that armed self defense is the man's domain. Massad hits that notion hard--and very well.
One never wants to have to point a gun at or shoot anyone. But there is a worse alternative.
