Massad Ayoob - Body Armor for private citizens

We are answering questions from You, the viewer. One of them was "Should private citizens own body armor?" Massad Ayoob lists the pros and cons of concealed vests. He also relays a personal story where body armor saved his own life.

Critical Mas(s) with Massad Ayoob is a show that provides expert analysis over a wide range of contemporaneous topics related to civilian and law enforcement self-defense, the use of force, and second amendment issues, provided by a renowned and established author with a career spanning decades in training law enforcement officers and the public at large, who is frequently called upon to provide expert witness testimony.

ABOUT MASSAD AYOOB:
Massad Ayoob has been handgun editor of GUNS magazine and law enforcement columnist for AMERICAN HANDGUNNER since the 1970s and has published thousands of articles in gun magazines, martial arts publications, and law enforcement journals. He is the author of some twenty books on firearms, self-defense, and related topics, including “In the Gravest Extreme” and “Deadly Force,” widely considered to be authoritative texts on the topic of the use of lethal force.

The winner of the Outstanding American Handgunner of the Year Award in 1998, Mas has won several state and regional handgun shooting championships. Ayoob was the first person to earn the title of Five Gun Master in the International Defensive Pistol Association. He is the current President of the Second Amendment Foundation. He served 19 years as chair of the Firearms Committee of the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, and several years as a member of the Advisory Board of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association. In addition to teaching for those groups, he has also taught
for the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors and the International Homicide Investigators seminars.

Mas has received judicial recognition as an expert witness for the courts in weapons and shooting cases since 1979, and served as a fully sworn and empowered, part-time police officer for 43 years, mostly at supervisor rank. Ayoob founded the Lethal Force Institute in 1981 and served as its director until 2009, and now trains through Massad Ayoob Group. He has
appeared on CLE-TV delivering continuing legal education for attorneys, through the American Law Institute and American Bar Association, and has been retained to train attorneys to handle deadly force cases through the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network. Ayoob served for two
years as co-vice chair of the Forensic Evidence Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He also appeared in each episode of Personal Defense TV (Sportsman’s Channel).

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[arnauddumil]

Pleaaaase remind people that you need not to wear the body armor at the time

[leg]

Instructions unclear. Multiple broken ribs

[maxwelllaperle]

Never thought about it like that before, very smart

[peterruiz]

When training in my acadamy, in 1989, I used my vest, w plate, for dry fire. I was s very cautious. That fear turned into something else over the years. Now, I do alot with a loaded weapon (NOT dry fire)...But the backstop and direction will never be compromised.

[rotorheadv]

All the walls in my home are concrete block. Even the interior walls. Built in the 1920s, the lady wanted a tornado proof home. Don’t know about tornados, but it should stop bullets just fine.

[J]

That's a great tip. I know I always try to be safe!

[my_goodman]

I don't love the idea that there are entirely too many ND's from any class of firearm user, but this is a fantastic bit of advise. Even when you screw up you're safe, have a free test of your armor, and a moderately priced reminder to pay attention to what your doing.

[barneylinet]

Gun safety is a mindset. One part is never taking

[Valorius]

my IIIA vest is and has been my dry fire target for a long, long time.

[gjhoward]

That's a really good point. I dry fire practice with targets on my closet door. Behind the closet door is my high-end safe. Lot's of solid stopping.

[jimziogas]

This guy just schooled me again. Gun fighting genius, dude. Thank you

[deucedeuce]

Many professionals (and some of the most renowned) all say that if you work on guns for any real period of time, you WILL have a negligent discharge at-least once. Have heard this from more than a few of them and they all admit it happening to them. With that said, there's a reason that rule exists. Accidents happen... so don't let them be devastating when they do happen.

[mattradcliffe]

End on to a full bookshelf is a pretty decent alternative.

[markphilpot]

Smart move, smart talk, learn and follow Mr Assad and prevent an ugly situation. It isn’t hard. Don’t think, Do!

[randocalzonian]

That happened to my nephew. He had his first gun for a bit, but he was trying to rack it in his room and for some reason the firing pin broke. He was sitting on the floor and the barrel was next to his foot. The powder burned his foot and thankfully the bullet stopped in the wall before it went into his little sister's room. A lot of time has passed and he's learned a valuable lesson.

[JoseSuarez-blsu]

I love how he always thinks outside the box for safety. That’s sumin I’d never would have thought of. And such a great idea.

[gunsforevery]

Never even thought about that. Great point.

[Uberragen]

You know what's cheaper than a plate carrier, bulletproof vest, and plate steel?

A bucket of sand. A bucket of sand with about 12 inches of sand will stop every handgun caliber unless you're loading your pistols with solid copper penetrating bullets. Then you might need 18 inches of sand.

[chriscarnes]

I can understand loading and unloading. But If you’re dry firing, there should never be any ammo around.

[фредерикмиз]

He is completely correct 👍
I found out when my Winchester 94 model fired during unloading, went straight through the floor to the ground.
scared the Hell out of me.
Never again.