“Massad Ayoob,” I said.
“Who?” my friend asked.
I was recently talking with a friend of mine who is getting into firearms for self defense. As things typically go when someone knows I am a cop, they will start asking me for all sorts of advice on when and how to use a gun for repelling felons. My answer is pretty standard: Massad Ayoob.
For those that don’t know, Mas has been researching, writing, and teaching on the topic of firearms in self defense for more than 30 years. One of his first mainstream publications is In the Gravest Extreme, which is a book every person who has considered carrying a firearm should read.
If you haven’t read the book, please stop everything and go get yourself a copy immediately. Heck, if I know you, I’ll loan you mine.
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