*After the recent Canada active stabbers and the shooter in Memphis yesterday, I think I need to re-post this one. -Greg Anyone researching the tactics of active killers is quickly confronted with the fact that killers study police response tactics. Being informed by their research, the killers adapt their own tactics in order to […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Skills Check: The Bane Drill Most of you have probably heard about last week’s Indiana mall shooting where an armed citizen took out an active killer hitting eight of 10 shots at a distance […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz With all the recent active shooter/active killer events happening worldwide, I’m continuing to see reports of the exact same phenomenon….people don’t recognize the sounds of gunfire when they are being shot at. In almost every mass shooting, victims report that they heard a loud noise, but thought it was some […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 6 Concealed Carry Skills That Are Truly Necessary These are the skills most of you beginners should be practicing. The Rimfire Report: CCI Velocitor As A 22LR Self-Defense Cartridge? The CCI Velocitor is […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Our History – Are There Lessons? Institutional knowledge that likely isn’t being passed down to newer police officers. Interstate Travel: Understanding Article 926A of FOPA Understanding reciprocity and your legal rights […]
This is my analysis of the Texas tragedy designed to explain the pertinent issues to those who don’t have a background on the topic of active killer response. Additionally it should provide police agencies and school staff with some best practice guidelines to prevent such a disaster in the future. This article is based […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Ayoob: Cow’s Udders and the Crush Grip Massad Ayoob discusses how tightly one should grip a pistol. Active shooter incidents rose 53 percent last year, FBI says Things aren’t getting better. I’m […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. This week’s dump starts with an exploration of what we know about last weekend’s shooting in Buffalo, New York. Monsters Rise to the Bait Michael bane talks about his thoughts about what prompted […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz I regularly teach a class that covered the skills an armed citizen needs to respond to a terrorist bombing attack. In the class, I spend a lot of time talking about the concept of the “secondary device.” The secondary device is some hazard that is designed to injure or kill […]
*This is a guest article about open carry of long guns during civil disturbances from my friend Steve Moses. I think Steve shares some very valuable advice. Check out Steve’s classes at Palisade Training Group. – Greg I wrote a previously published article titled The Truck Gun Concept (also Known as the Good, the […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Primed Murphy John and Lee discuss critical soft skills and threat indicators that often get glossed over in many shooting schools. Your sub-second draw is useless if you don’t understand that you are in […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Concealed Carry: Vehicle Environment Skills I like the idea of “malignant compliance.” Securing your digital life, part one: The basics Very high quality information. Read Part Two and Part Three as well. […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 2 Concealed Carry Seat Belt Hacks Very useful information for those of you who carry your gun while driving. Philadelphia Police Consider Charges Against Bystanders During Rape Why it’s absolutely critical to […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 9 Signs You’re Tactically Stupid “Ask for evidence, sources, or a point of reference. There are lots of good subject matter experts out there, and they often have business pages chock full of free […]
I just booked some short notice classes that will be running in a little less than a month. I think there is probably enough local demand to fill them quickly. I’m teaching “Impact Weapons for Personal Protection” and “Extreme Close Quarters Gunfighting” at James and Korey Cocking’s private range and training facility in Brookville, […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Dealing with Challenges in Rainy Weather Part One Four well-known firearms instructors weigh in about the effect rain has on a training class. MA Officers Used LRAD to End Standoff with Rise of […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. What common or household objects will stop bullets? A very comprehensive look at the difference between cover and concealment. Ayoob: Don’t Make These Carry Gun Mod Mistakes Pay attention to Massad’s advice […]
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. 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 […]
This post is a guest article written by my friend Ron Borsch. Ron is a Viet Nam veteran, (1965-66 U.S. Army paratrooper 101st Airborne) and is retired from two careers, 30 years as a police officer including SWAT and 17 years as a police trainer. Supported by seven SEALE Chiefs of Police, he founded, managed […]
