Written by Greg Ellifritz Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG. It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices. A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured. All are carried by someone. Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Dealing with Media for Firearms Instructors Good advice from a media savvy firearms instructor. My experiences echo his. I generally don’t trust television media. As I don’t consume TV news or read newspapers, I […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. How to use Tactical reticles More information than you would ever need about scope reticles. This article explains the difference between Mils and MOA if that topic confuses you. US Knife Laws […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Shooting Under Pressure: Lifesaving Tips for Surviving a Gunfight Massad Ayoob discusses some lessons learned from stress inoculation during training. I second his recommendation of the book Guns, Bullets, and Gunfights. Jim Cirillo was […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Good Samaritan Checklist Think deeply before you involve yourself in someone else’s activity. Things may not go according to plan. Read this cautionary tale for an example of how intervention can go badly. […]
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. How To Become A 3-Gun Competitor On 15 Minutes a Day And A Shoestring Budget Mike Seeklander’s dryfire […]
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 […]
This is a guest post from Dr. John Giduck. John is a well known author and trainer who specializes in writing about international symphonic mass terrorist attacks. John originally prepared this article for a lecture on international travel safety. I thought it was so good, I asked him to allow me to […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. With the upcoming presidential election, the current worldwide military conflicts, and the extensive damage done by recent storms, the USA is in a very turbulent place right now. Until things calm down, I’m going […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Rifle Tips for Fighting Around a Car Taking a rifle-based vehicle defense class wouldn’t be my first training priority as an armed citizen, but I think it’s useful to know and practice a few […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz A lot of folks write to me wanting to know what tactics and strategies will help them prevail should they be present during an active killer attack in a public place. I’ve been writing about the topic for almost two decades. Other folks have been studying the problem for […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The Value of Mirror Image Shooting I agree with Mas here. I think a lot of instructors would get an incredible benefit out of taking a basic handgun class “mirror image” with the non-dominant […]
*I’ve been teaching out of state for the past two weeks. In every class I’ve taught, students have expressed concerns about potential upcoming political/election riots. They are fearful that things will heat up again like they did a few years ago. In every class, I had students asking me about carrying a long gun in […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Thoughts on Open Carry Even though I’m generally not a big fan of open carry in an urban environment, I would say that this piece provides a balanced and nuanced approach to the topic. […]
Have you ever been in a public location where someone notices your “concealed” handgun and stares at it for an uncomfortably long period of time? Have you thought about how you might handle such a situation if you encountered it? I was walking around a big outdoor street festival in a neighboring city […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Adversarial Mindset: Understand Criminals and Their Motivations An absolutely stellar article from John Hearne. While you are on the site, you might also like to read What If You’re Surrounded by Aggressive Rioters? […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. What Makes A Great Truck or Vehicle Gun? I’m generally not a big fan of “truck guns.” A long gun in a vehicle is far more likely to be stolen than to be used […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Bomb Threats In the past, I’ve written about how evacuation for a non-specific bomb threat endangers more people than it protects. Here is an article from an official government entity that endorses my advice. […]
About seven years before I retired from my police job, I encountered a chaotic situation involving a criminal, a couple cops, and an armed citizen. The call could have gone very badly for the CCW carrier and I want to describe what happened so that none of my readers ever place themselves […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. A BUG From My Pocket It’s tough to beat a J-frame or LCR carried in a pocket for some low-threat self protection scenarios. Armed Lifestyle Magazine Issue 10 Some useful articles in […]
