Dave Grossman (author)
American writer and law enforcement trainer
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Early life and post-military life
Grossman was born in Frankfurt, West Germany on August 23, 1956. Following his retirement from the Army, Grossman founded the Killology Research Group to give seminars about the physiological and the psychological effects of having to use lethal force for law enforcement officers and soldiers. Grossman also speaks at civilian events on ways to reduce violence in society and deal with the aftermath of violent events such as school shootings. As a civilian, Grossman has been an expert witness in numerous state and federal court cases and was part of the prosecution team of United States vs. Timothy McVeigh. In 2022, Killology Research Group was renamed and rebranded to Grossman On Truth.
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Criticism
University of Nebraska criminal justice professor Samuel Walker characterized Grossman's training as "okay for Green Berets but unacceptable for domestic policing. The best police chiefs in the country don’t want anything to do with this." In 2019, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced a ban on what he termed "fear-based training", and mentioned Grossman's seminars. Grossman's sheep, sheepdogs and wolves analogy in On Combat, to describe non-violent civilians, violent protectors and violent predators, has been criticized by The Baffler for promoting militarism and disempowering civilians. This analogy was featured in the 2014 film American Sniper.
Patents
- Firearms Safety Patent: Ergonomic Grip for a Slide of a Semiautomatic Firearm, Inventors: David Grossman, Jon Grossman, Patent No. D697,997
- Firearms Safety Patent: Off-Trigger Locator for a Firearm, Inventors: Bruce Siddle, David Grossman, Jon Grossman, Patent No. 8,671,605, Patent No. D697,996
- Firearms Safety Patent: Off-Trigger Locator Attachment, Inventors: Bruce Siddle, David Grossman, Jon Grossman, Patent No. D701280
- Firearms Safety Patent: Safety Index for a Firearm, Inventors: David Grossman, Jon Grossman, Patent No. D697,998
- Firearms Safety Patent: Micro-Front Sight for a Firearm, Inventors: David Grossman, Jon Grossman, Patent No. D701284