Written by Greg Ellifritz Here’s a simple and fun shooting drill from the folks at the Modern Service Weapons blog. It requires three targets that are all partially obscured. Set them up like the photo below: From the article description: Try these simple strings of fire, all from the holster: 1 on […]
Tasers For Teachers?
Written by Greg Ellifritz The recent Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has provoked a national discussion about the best ways to keep our children safe. Everyone has their own ideas about what needs to be done. The approaches range from an outright firearms ban to better mental health screening in schools. Others […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 28, 2012
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. […]
Back From Honduras!
Written by Greg Ellifritz I apologize for the somewhat sparse posting schedule I’ve maintained in the last couple weeks. I traveled down to Honduras to both celebrate my 40th birthday and learn to scuba dive. It’s tough finding the motivation to write when I’m hanging out in a tropical paradise! I spent […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 21, 2012
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. 11 Ways A Condom Can Save Your Life This is […]
Step By Step Survival- Installment One
Written by Greg Ellifritz I’ve been talking to a lot of people lately who have expressed the desire to be more prepared. They all talk about being “ready” or “prepared for an emergency”. Some even use the term “survival”…although all are quick to distance themselves from those lunatic “survivalists”. The people I talk to […]
A Parent’s Guide to School Shootings
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 […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 14, 2012
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. The 10 Most Useful Medicinal Plants for your Garden Learn about which […]
New “Rapid Mass Murder” Research from Ron Borsch
Written by Greg Ellifritz Cleveland-area police trainer Ron Borsch has been a friend of mine for many years. Ron has studied the “active killer” phenomena in greater depth than anyone I know. He recently published his latest statistical analysis of such events. Ron prefers the more descriptive term of “Rapid Mass Murder” over the […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 7, 2012
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. Sleep Warm While Camping With These Ten Tips Great advice about […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 30, 2012
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. “I Can’t See My Sights!” One of the most common problems […]
Gear Review- Fire Fixins
Written by Greg Ellifritz I grew up as a kid spending as much time as I could in the woods. Besides spending every waking moment hunting, camping, and hiking, I also joined a Boy Scout troop and rose to the rank of Eagle Scout. After I graduated college, I even worked for a […]
The 2011 LEOKA Report- Studying the Cop Killers
Written by: Greg Ellifritz The FBI recently released its annual Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted report. According to the FBI webpage: “The FBI publishes Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted each year to provide information about officers who were killed, feloniously or accidentally, and those officers who were assaulted while performing […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 23, 2012
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. Dirty Tricks of Government Forces: Where Deception and Deadliness Meet Inside a Gun […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 16, 2012
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. After an encounter….see a doctor!!! The author makes some very […]
“Defensive Knife for Concealed Carry” AAR
Last week I taught a new class for the first time. It was an introductory knife skills class for Concealed Carry Permit Holders. The class went extremely well and I was pleased at the large turnout (22 students) and the level of enthusiasm the training group had. I couldn’t ask for any better students! […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 9, 2012
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. Medical Prepping in Three Months A structured list of supplies […]
Gear Review- SureFire’s 60 round AR-15 Magazine
Written by Greg Ellifritz I recently purchased one of SureFire’s 60-round AR-15 magazines. SureFire made some big waves when they announced them last year. There have been other companies that have designed higher capacity AR-15 magazines, but most aren’t very reliable. SureFire promised to change that. I waited until the inevitable bugs […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 2, 2012
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 […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 26, 2012
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. The Hi-Point Challenge: Completed! A very brave man decided to put […]