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Massad Ayoob

Massad F. Ayoob (born July 20, 1948) is an American firearms, 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.

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. 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

Videos

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. ^ a b "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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