Written by Greg Ellifritz In case you missed the news, on Monday evening a bomb was detonated in a popular tourist area in Bangkok, Thailand. On one of my trips there, I stayed in the neighborhood where the bombing occurred. You may not care about what happens in a country thousands of miles […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz After last month’s terrorist attack against two military recruiting offices in Chattanooga, Tennessee, armed citizens nationwide have decided that the military members working in these offices need better protection. Per government regulations, most staff at recruiting offices are not allowed to be armed. Local police departments don’t have the resources […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Armed Robbery At Mesquite Chevron I often have students in my close quarters shooting class say something like “I don’t need weapon retention skills. If the bad guy grabs my gun, I’ll just shoot […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I don’t write a lot of product reviews for this site, preferring to focus on the “software” side of things instead of the “hardware” stuff. With that said, I still appreciate quality gear. When I encounter truly outstanding pieces of kit, I like to share them with my readers. […]
Movie theaters seem to be a popular target for active killers lately. I’ve written two articles in response t0the most recent Louisiana movie theater shooting (Surviving a Movie Theater Shooting and Should I Pull the Fire Alarm During a Mass Shooting?). Here is Ron Borsch’s take on the subject. – Greg MOVIE […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. “Having a gun and being armed are two different things.“ Watch this video of two police officers being assassinated. It’s from Venezuela. In that country, gun control makes it impossible for the […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz In case you missed it, a deranged suspect attempted to commit mass murder at a Tennessee movie theater yesterday. The suspect initiated his attack in the theater by using pepper spray against several people. As they became disoriented from the effects of the spray, he began hacking at them with an […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz As more details about the Louisiana movie theater mass shooting emerge, we learn that one of the shooting victims pulled the fire alarm to facilitate evacuation as the shooter was targeting victims. For more information about the incident, check out the link below: Hero Lafayette shooting survivor tearfully describes […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz If you noticed the lighter posting schedule during the past couple weeks, it’s because I’ve been traveling. I went down to Peru for two weeks. I had visited Peru about 10 years ago and have already done all of the normal tourist activities like hiking the Inca trail, visiting […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 11 Things I Learned From Working In Social Media Alternate title: “Why stupid people drive me insane.” Former Cop Shares Lessons on Deadly Force I like it when I see cops […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Open carry – really, for jackasses. Ralph says it best “No one likes a jackass.” Save the open carry for in the field while hunting or hiking or at organized political demonstrations. If you […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Closing with the enemy The Tactical Professor brings up some good points about resisting the urge to unnecessarily close distance with your adversary. I too have seen this both in scenario training […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Why you should ALWAYS carry your gun What you can learn from the gunfights that 65 of Tom Givens’ students have been involved in. The Magical Content Tree Dmiti Orlov […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Read this article. In last week’s Tunisian attack, the first cop who arrived refused to go after the killer because he (the cop) wasn’t wearing body armor (which likely wouldn’t have stopped an AK round anyway). A man who worked at the hotel beach activities stand took the cop’s gun and […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Beach massacre gunman went back to kill 17 MORE victims The most detailed account I’ve found about the Tunisian active killer who shot tourists on the beach last week. He was armed […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz I’ve been watching with interest all the news reports of the ongoing financial collapse in Greece and can’t help but wonder when it will happen here in the USA. Most of you reading this article will be thinking something along the lines of “It can’t happen here.” I’ll remind you […]
This is a guest post from my friend Ron Borsch. Ron has compiled one of the most inclusive active killer incident databases in the world. His perspective on the issue is an important one. -Greg ACTIVE KILLER ACTIVITY: GOOD AND BAD NEWS© Copyright 2015 Ron Borsch We recently took […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. NYPD Active Shooter Recommendations and Analysis A solid piece of work published by NYPD. In addition to providing trend data and best practices for dealing with an active killer, the report also provides details […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Everyone seems to love it when I write about the guns and gear I encounter in my classes. Last weekend I taught an extreme close quarters handgun shooting class at FPF Training down in Virginia. I had 18 students in the class. Three of them had some fairly significant gun […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz Last week, I read this article in the American Rifleman asking folks to “Reconsider the Mini-14.” Please don’t. The Ruger Mini-14 is a poor substitute for a good AR-15. Some back story is necessary. In 1999, my police department was fearful of Y2K and societal collapse. Our […]
