Massad Ayoob has authored thousands of articles and more than a dozen books on firearms and self-defense topics, including Deadly Force: Understanding Your Right to Self Defense; Combat Shooting with Massad Ayoob; Greatest Handguns of the World Volumes 1 and 2; and two editions of Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry.
During his distinguished career, Ayoob has won several state and regional handgun shooting championships, appeared as an expert witness for courts in weapons and shooting cases, and currently appears in numerous television shows. He founded the Lethal Force Institute in 1981 and served as its director until 2009, and now trains through Massad Ayoob Group.