American firearms and self-defence instructor Massad Ayoob Born| Massad F. Ayoob (1948-07-20) July 20, 1948 (age 74) Occupation| Policeman, firearms and self-defense instructor, writer Website| http://massadayoobgroup.com/ Massad F. Ayoob (born July 20, 1948) is an American firearms and self-defense instructor. 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, New Hampshire, police department.[2] On September 30th 2020, Ayoob was named president[3] of the Second Amendment Foundation. His nickname is "the bad ass of self-defense." ## Contents * 1 Career * 2 Personal life * 3 Publications * 3.1 Books * 3.2 Videos * 3.3 Podcasts * 4 See also * 5 References * 6 External links ## Career[edit] 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 also 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. 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 also 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[edit] Ayoob is of Syrian descent.[11] His grandparents immigrated to North America in the latter part of the 19th century.[12] ## Publications[edit] ### Books[edit] Title | ISBN | Year 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 Firearms | CD collection of 40 articles from Backwoods Home Magazine | 1994-2001 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[edit] Title | Year of first publication | LFI Handgun Safety | year unknown Stressfire Series Part One: Handgun | 1986 Stressfire Series Part Two: Shotgun | year unknown Stressfire Series Part Three: Rifle | year unknown Judicious Use of Deadly Force | 1990 Physio-Psychological Aspects of Violent Encounters | 1990 Post Shooting Trauma | 1990 Shoot to Live: Gunfight Survival | 1994 Cute Lawyer Tricks | 1995 Masters of Defense: An Inside Look at the Designs, the Designers, and Their Tactics | 1999 Make Ready with Massad Ayoob Home Defense | 2011 Make Ready with Massad Ayoob On Concealed Carry" | 2013 Make Ready with Massad Ayoob Lethal Force FAQ" | 2013 ### Podcasts[edit] Ayoob hosts the ProArms Podcast.[13][14] ## See also[edit] * Jeff Cooper ## References[edit] 1. ^ MassadAyoobGroup.com page discussing LFI and MAG. Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine 2. ^ Grantham NH Police Department website Archived 2007-05-25 at the Wayback Machine 3. ^ "Second Amendment Foundation". Retrieved 2020-10-01. 4. ^ Casey, Patrick. "About Massad Ayoob, Popular Firearms Author". recguns.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. 5. ^ a b "Massad Ayoob joins the ENVISAGE Advisory Board". ENVISAGE. 2006-05-09. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-23. 6. ^ "About custom knives". Backwoods Home Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2017. 7. ^ "Razorback TROCAR Knife". Officer. Retrieved 3 October 2017. 8. ^ "Seven Supreme Sequels - MOD Knives". Tactical Life Magazine. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2017. 9. ^ Kertzman, Joe (2001). Sporting Knives 2002. Krause Publications. p. 51\. ISBN 9780873492669. Retrieved 3 October 2017. 10. ^ "Spyderco Massad Ayoob - Spyderco, Inc". spyderco.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017. 11. ^ An interview with a lethal man by Peter and Helen Evans, web posted 14 February 2005 12. ^ Reflections on the Immediate Past Presidency Archived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. 20 February 2009. "Being the grandson of Arab-Americans who immigrated to this country more than 110 years ago..." 13. ^ ProArms Podcast 14. ^ Gun Rights Radio Network ## External links[edit] Wikiquote has quotations related to Massad Ayoob. * Massad Ayoob Group * Backwoods Home Magazine \-- columns by Massad Ayoob * An Interview with a Lethal Man * Personal Defense TV Season V Authority control General| * ISNI * 1 * VIAF * 1 * WorldCat National libraries| * United States