Massad Ayoob

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Massad Ayoob
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Ayoob in 2018
Born (1948-07-20) July 20, 1948 (age 77)
OccupationsPolice officer, firearms and self-defense instructor, writer
Website massadayoobgroup.com

Massad F. Ayoob (born July 20, 1948) is an American firearms expert, self-defense instructor and security advisor. He has taught police techniques and civilian self-defense to both law enforcement officers and private citizens since 1974. He was the director of the Lethal Force Institute in Concord, New Hampshire, from 1981 to 2009, and now operates his own company. [1] Ayoob has appeared as an expert witness in several trials. He served as a part-time police officer in New Hampshire since 1972 and retired in 2017 with the rank of captain from the Grantham police department in New Hampshire. [2] On September 30, 2020, Ayoob was named president [3] of the Second Amendment Foundation.

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Career

Ayoob has authored several books and more than 1,000 articles on firearms, combat techniques, self-defense, and legal issues, and has served in an editorial capacity for Guns Magazine , American Handgunner , Gun Week, Guns & Ammo and Combat Handguns. Since 1995, he has written self-defense and firearms related articles for Backwoods Home Magazine . He has a featured segment on the television show Personal Defense TV, which is broadcast on the Sportsman Channel in the US.

Ayoob has appeared in the courtroom as a testifying police officer, expert witness, and police prosecutor. He testified for the defence in the Luis Alvarez case. Ayoob is believed to be the only non-attorney to serve as Vice Chairman of the Forensic Evidence Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), a position he formerly held. [4] [5] His course for attorneys, titled "The Management of the Lethal Force/Deadly Weapons Case", was, according to Jeffrey Weiner: "the best course for everything you need to know but are never taught in law school." [5]

Ayoob has designed two tactical knives; [6] in 1998 a sheath knife for Master of Defense (currently Blackhawk), [7] [8] and in 2001 a folding knife for Spyderco. [9] [10]

Personal life

Ayoob is of Syrian descent. [11] His grandparents emigrated to North America in the latter part of the 19th century. [12]

Publications

Books

TitleISBNYear of first publication
Armed and Alive 1979
In the Gravest Extreme: The Role of the Firearm in Personal Protection ISBN   978-0-936279-00-8 1980
The Experts Speak Out: The Police View of Gun Control 1981
The Truth About Self-Protection ISBN   978-0-936279-13-8 1983
Stressfire. Volume I of Gunfighting for Police: Advanced Tactics and Techniques with Ray Chapman ISBN   978-0-936279-03-9 1986
Gunproof Your Children/Massad Ayoob's Handgun Primer ISBN   978-0-936279-05-3 1986
Hit the White Part ISBN   978-0-936279-01-5 1986
The Semi-Automatic Pistol in Police Service and Self Defense ISBN   978-0-936279-07-7 1987
Police Survival Shooting (How Close Is Too Close) 1990
Stressfire II: Advanced Combat Shotgun. Volume II of Gunfighting for Police: Advanced Tactics and Techniques ISBN   978-0-936279-11-4 1992
Effective Defense: The Woman, the Plan, the Gun with Gila May-Hayes ISBN   978-1-885036-01-8 1994
Ayoob on FirearmsCD collection of 40 articles from Backwoods Home Magazine1994-2001
Ayoob Files: The Book ISBN   978-0-936279-16-9 1995
Fundamentals of Modern Police Impact Weapons ISBN   978-0-398-03748-2 1996
The Complete Book of Handguns 1998–2001
The Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery 5th Edition ISBN   978-0-87349-485-4 2002
The Gun Digest Book of SIG-Sauer: A Complete Look at SIG Sauer Pistols ISBN   978-0-87349-755-8 2004
The Gun Digest Book of Beretta Pistols: Function, Accuracy, Performance ISBN   978-0-87349-998-9 2005
The Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery 6th Edition ISBN   978-0-89689-525-6 2007
The Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry ISBN   978-0-89689-611-6 2008
Greatest Handguns of the World ISBN   978-1-4402-0825-6 2010
Combat Shooting with Massad Ayoob ISBN   978-1-4402-1857-6 2011
Greatest Handguns of the World Volume 2 ISBN   978-1-4402-2869-8 2012
Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry 2nd Edition ISBN   978-1-4402-3267-1 2012
Gun Safety in the Home ISBN   978-1-4402-3987-8 2014
Gun Digest Book of SIG-Sauer 2nd Edition ISBN   978-1-4402-3914-4 2014
Deadly Force: Understanding Your Right to Self Defense ISBN   978-1-4402-4061-4 2014

Videos

TitleYear of first publication
LFI Handgun Safetyyear unknown
Stressfire Series Part One: Handgun1986
Stressfire Series Part Two: Shotgunyear unknown
Stressfire Series Part Three: Rifleyear unknown
Judicious Use of Deadly Force1990
Physio-Psychological Aspects of Violent Encounters1990
Post Shooting Trauma1990
Shoot to Live: Gunfight Survival1994
Cute Lawyer Tricks1995
Masters of Defense: An Inside Look at the Designs, the Designers, and Their Tactics1999
Make Ready with Massad Ayoob Home Defense2011
Make Ready with Massad Ayoob On Concealed Carry2013
Make Ready with Massad Ayoob Lethal Force FAQ2013

Podcasts

Ayoob hosts the ProArms Podcast. [13] [14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MassadAyoobGroup.com page discussing LFI and MAG". Archived from the original on December 15, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Grantham NH Police Department website". Archived from the original on May 25, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Second Amendment Foundation". September 30, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ Casey, Patrick. "About Massad Ayoob, Popular Firearms Author". recguns.com. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  5. 1 2 "Massad Ayoob joins the ENVISAGE Advisory Board". ENVISAGE. May 9, 2006. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  6. ↑ "About custom knives". Backwoods Home Magazine. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Razorback TROCAR Knife". Officer. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Seven Supreme Sequels - MOD Knives". Tactical Life Magazine. January 30, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  9. ↑ Kertzman, Joe (2001). Sporting Knives 2002. Krause Publications. p. 51. ISBN   9780873492669 . Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Spyderco Massad Ayoob - Spyderco, Inc". spyderco.com. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  11. ↑ An interview with a lethal man by Peter and Helen Evans, web posted February 14, 2005
  12. ↑ Reflections on the Immediate Past Presidency Archived September 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine . February 20, 2009. "Being the grandson of Arab-Americans who emigrated to this country more than 110 years ago..."
  13. ↑ "The ProArms Podcast". The ProArms Podcast.
  14. ↑ "gunrightsradio.com is coming soon". gunrightsradio.com.
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