Written by: Greg Ellifritz On June 6, 2014, a man drove his vehicle up to the front of a Georgia Courthouse. As he drove, he dropped home made spike strips to deflate tires of any responding police officers and then dropped tear gas and smoke grenades to further delay police response. He was […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz On Thursday June 5, 2014, a killer entered the library at Seattle Pacific University. The mentally ill man had stopped taking all of his medications two weeks earlier because he “wanted to feel the hate.” The killer brought a shotgun with him and shot four people, killing one, […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz On May, 23, 2014 the City of Isla Vista California endured the rampage of yet another active killer. I’m a little late covering the event, as I was out of the country at the time. Timeliness isn’t all that important in this case, however. The killer here acted in the […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz In addition to the two school shootings that were aborted last week, there was another active killer incident in Georgia. Unfortunately, this shooting was not thwarted. It didn’t get much media attention once the reporters found out that the weapon the shooter used was a shotgun, instead of the “assault […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Last week we had two planned school shootings aborted in the USA after the intervention from concerned citizens and parents. This is how it is supposed to work. Let’s take a look at the two incidents and see what we can learn. The more widely publicized incident occurred in Waseca, […]
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. Sig Sauer Elite Performance Ammo Review I’m not completely thrilled about the 9mm load tested, but the new […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz While the investigation is still ongoing and the military has effectively placed a gag order on the personnel involved, some details are being released about the April 2 shooting. A soldier (who will not be named in this article) killed three people and wounded 16 at his workplace at Ft. […]
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. Resilience: 7 Tips for Bouncing Back Laurence Gonzales has made a career out of studying people who have […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Last weekend, a 19-year old man shot up a Maryland shopping mall, killing two and wounding one other before killing himself. Five more people were injured in the stampede to get away from the mall. John Lott has a good summary of the incident HERE. Additional information from this article […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Did you see the news about last week’s shooting at a Roswell, New Mexico middle school? It didn’t get wide media coverage (likely because of a small body count). A student entered the school before classes began with a shotgun in a duffel bag. He fired three rounds, injuring two […]
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 […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz On Monday morning, a 12-year old seventh grader in Sparks, Nevada shot and killed one teacher and wounded two other students on the school playground before classes began. The shooter then killed himself with the same gun. If you are unfamiliar with the event check out this article from CNN. […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz CNN has gathered CCTV surveillance video showing the tactics used by the terrorists in the recent Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya. The video is short and very instructive. Watch it below… I’ve discussed several of the lessons learned from the attack HERE. This video brings up several […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz As I write this, Kenyan officials just declared the terrorist hostage siege in a Nairobi shopping mall to be over. A current count of fatalities is at 75, with nearly 200 more reported injured in the three day event. For those of you who haven’t heard about this terrorist attack, here […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Officials are remaining tight lipped about the Washington Navy Yard active killer incident that occurred a week ago. Not much information about the attack is being released. Most sources have determined that the killer gained access to the facility where he worked by using his own pass card. He carried […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Did you hear about the school shooting in the Georgia elementary school two weeks ago? It received a little news coverage, but then quickly faded from the headlines after people learned that no children were actually injured. A mentally unstable man entered the elementary school carrying an AK-47 rifle, extra […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz Reading through some of the transcripts of the trial involving the first Fort Hood Active Shooter, I realized that the average gun owner/ CCW permit holder is wholly unprepared for anything but the most basic of gunfights. Read the article below and ask yourself if you are […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz On Monday night, a resident of Ross Twp. Pennsylvania shot up a board of supervisors meeting at the township municipal building. The shooter was allegedly angry about the enforcement of some zoning regulations. Three people were killed and three more were injured. The shooting had some elements that […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz PoliceOne.com had a recent feature article that you all should read. It is titled Lessons from a mass-murder: How to prepare for the worst and is the account of an off-duty Norwegian policeman who was the first cop to respond to Anders Breivik’s terrorist bombing in Oslo. That bombing […]
