Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Defense at a Distance When is the last time you practiced your 75-100 yard handgun shots? […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Yesterday, Connecticut officials released a preliminary report that described the actions of the school shooter and all responders in last years Sandy Hook Elementary School. The report is far from complete, but does contain numerous pieces of information that the parent, armed citizen, or cop should know. The entire 44 […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Reload Lookiloos Todd Louis Green talks about where the eyes should be during a speed reload. I […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Ammo Tests Some very nice ballistic gelatin tests of some common defensive […]
As most of you know, in addition to teaching classes through this company, I have been teaching classes at the Tactical Defense Institute for about 12 years. TDI is a wonderful fixed site tactical training facility in southern Ohio and is one of the top shooting schools in the country. TDI sees […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Six second Reload Challenge That’s fast! $150 “Common Man” bug […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Last weekend I attended my first Rangemaster Tactical Conference. I was very impressed. It was a three-day conference and pistol match located at the excellent Rangemaster training facility in Memphis, Tennessee. Host Tom Givens sent out his summary of the event: Annual Tactical Conference Report The […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. FBI focuses firearms training on close-quarters combat A step in the right […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Paul Howe’s Take on Gun Confiscation For anyone who advocates […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Should We Ice Injuries? Good article about icing injuries. […]
I walked into the high school wearing two guns and a bullet resistant vest. I had a rifle, six spare magazines, and a ballistic helmet stashed close by in my car. It was Wednesday, April 21st 1999, the day after what had been the worst school shooting in United States history. Two high school […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Hammer Or… “-Less?” Massad Ayoob (and Grant Cunningham) write about the […]
Last week I was honored to instruct at the inaugural Paul-E-Palooza Memorial Training Event. Paul Gomez was a well known firearms instructor and friend of mine who died an untimely death several months ago. Approximately 30 of the best trainers in the world (organized by William Aprill and Sherman House) donated their time to create […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Edible Weeds Some good information on some commonly seen […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. If You Want to Succeed in Business, Read More Novels As an avid […]
Last month I got a chance to put some rounds through the new Kel Tec KSG pump shotgun. It’s been all the rage on the firearms websites ever since Kel Tec notified folks of their intention to put it on the market more than a year ago. The buzz is well deserved. The gun […]
ILEETA is the largest worldwide organization of police instructors. The acronym stands for International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association. Every year this organization hosts the premier conference for in-service education for police instructors. Sometimes it’s tough for instructors to take classes because they are always teaching. This conference provides LE instructors […]
Books and Book Features Choose Adventure: Safe Travel in Dangerous Places by Greg Ellifritz. 2020. Wrote Amazon #1 Best Selling travel safety book There I Was…When Nothing Happened: True Tales of Real Self Defense From Professionals in the Field– by Jason Brick. 2023. Contributed the chapter “An Encounter in […]
