Written by: Greg Ellifritz I’m noticing an alarming trend of violent acts occurring nationwide. Both the perpetrators and victims of these violent attacks are generally teens gathered in large groups. A couple incidents in my home state of Ohio focused my awareness of the issue and caused me to do more research. I […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz A reader wrote in to ask me a question about what happens to a person who is carrying a firearm when that person needs medical assistance. “After one is involved in an auto collision (when not severely injured, but needs to be medically evaluated), what is the best practice […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Do You Need A Red Dot Sight On Your Carry Pistol? Information to help you make a better decision about a complex topic. 27 STATISTICS ON GUNSHOT WOUNDS: HOW MUCH DOES IT […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz Recently in my city, a man carrying his infant child in a car seat was accosted by an armed robber. The robber demanded the victim’s wallet. The victim set the car seat on the ground and knelt in front of it to protect his baby as he complied […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Yesterday I wrote an article about an “Educational Beatdown.” The article was extremely well received and generated more than 10,000 pageviews. If you haven’t read the article, go back and check it out before reading further. In the article, I stated: “It isn’t a black/white thing. The same type […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Rory Miller and Marc MacYoung often talk about social dynamics and what they call an “Educational Beatdown.” The best description of this phenomenon is found in Rory Miller’s article More About Violence Dynamics. Rory says: “Most of the people reading this will be comfortable products of comfortable homes with […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Concealment Tuneup Most of you who have carried guns for years have never heard or understood this information. The video is worth your time to watch. .22 vs .223 – Home Defense […]
This is a guest article written by a friend who has more than 25 years experience as a Federal law enforcement officer, supervisor, and firearms instructor. He would like to remain anonymous. -Greg A common discussion when cops talk is how it seems that those at the higher levels of the organization are […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Evidence of Glock Carbine: Patents and Proofs This is a good sign, but I won’t be holding my breath. I took my first Glock armorer school in 1997. The instructor told us that Glock […]
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Written by: Greg Ellifritz Since the worldwide pandemic began last year, we Americans have been relatively lucky in some regards. Both terrorist attacks and active killer events declined precipitously. That decline is coming to an end. Within the last few weeks, we’ve seen a huge resurgence in the number of active killer attacks nationwide. […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. AR Magazines & Case for the 20-Round Mag with Steve “Yeti” Fisher Steve Fisher discusses the utility of the 20-round AR-15 magazine. Lubing Your GLOCK in … 3, 2, 1 Easy Steps […]
Last week I posted an article titled Shotguns for Home Protection. When I posted the article on my Patreon Page, as supporter asked the following question: “Thoughts on slugs versus buckshot?” It’s a good question and it deserved a more in depth answer than I could provide in a Patreon comment. Let’s dig […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The Blue Brief: How To Survive a Carjacking Cars are becoming increasingly difficult to hot wire. We’ve become increasingly distracted by our phones. Criminals are figuring out that if they want a car, it’s […]
Amazon has a tremendous number of FREE ebooks on their website. You can find thousands of free kindle books on Amazon’s site every day. These books can be downloaded to a Kindle reader or a free App on your phone or personal computer. Even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download a free […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Jared Reston is a sheriff’s deputy and firearms trainer from Florida. I’ve never personally trained with him or his crew, but they have a very good reputation in the training community. Reston himself is famous for winning a remarkable gunfight where the criminal shot him seven times. Read a short […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Just a few short years ago, the cool kids in the gun game didn’t like shotguns. The modern disdain for the scattergun ran afoul of the most common expert advice I learned in my youth. When I was growing up, a pump shotgun was universally recommended as the best […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Top Concealed Carry Errors Explained Are you making these errors? Double Action Only Rationale Massad Ayoob schools us on the history of the double action trigger pull and how it was once […]
Last week in my hometown of Columbus, Ohio police officers had to shoot an armed patient in a local hospital. Officers recorded the entirety of the close range shooting with their body cameras. The shooting was unusual both by happening in a hospital and requiring a close quarters empty hand response to a lethal threat. […]
I received an interesting question from one of my readers. He wanted to know the best course of action to prevent his local businesses from being burned to the ground or looted during a violent protest. “Hi Greg I’m a big fan. I know you say that a person should mind their own business […]
