Massad Ayoob

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. 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. On September 30, 2020, Ayoob was named president of the Second Amendment Foundation.

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. 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." in 1998 a sheath knife for Master of Defense (currently Blackhawk), and in 2001 a folding knife for Spyderco.

Personal life Ayoob is of Syrian descent. His grandparents emigrated to North America in the latter part of the 19th century.

Publications Books Title ISBN Year of first publication Armed and Alive 1979 In the Gravest Extreme: The Role of the Firearm in Personal Protection 1980 The Experts Speak Out: The Police View of Gun Control 1981 The Truth About Self-Protection 1983 Stressfire. Volume I of Gunfighting for Police: Advanced Tactics and Techniques with Ray Chapman 1986 Gunproof Your Children/Massad Ayoob's Handgun Primer 1986 Hit the White Part 1986 The Semi-Automatic Pistol in Police Service and Self Defense 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 1992Effective Defense: The Woman, the Plan, the Gun with Gila May-Hayes 1994 Ayoob on Firearms CD collection of 40 articles from Backwoods Home Magazine 1994–2001 Ayoob Files: The Book 1995 Fundamentals of Modern Police Impact Weapons 1996 The Complete Book of Handguns 1998–2001 The Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery 5th Edition 2002 The Gun Digest Book of SIG-Sauer: A Complete Look at SIG Sauer Pistols 2004 The Gun Digest Book of Beretta Pistols: Function, Accuracy, Performance 2005 The Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery 6th Edition 2007 The Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry 2008 Greatest Handguns of the World 2010 Combat Shooting with Massad Ayoob 2011 Greatest Handguns of the World Volume 2 2012 Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry 2nd Edition 2012 Gun Safety in the Home 2014 Gun Digest Book of SIG-Sauer 2nd Edition 2014 Deadly Force: Understanding Your Right to Self Defense 2014

Videos 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 Ayoob hosts the ProArms Podcast.