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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Yesterday, police officials in Oak Creek Wisconsin released dash cam footage of the Sikh Temple shooting. The video is quite instructive for both police officers and any armed citizens who might respond to an active shooter event. Watch the three minute video at the link below: Sikh Temple incident dash-cam video released […]
Most of the Active Shooters who are physically stopped during the commission of their crimes are stopped by courageous citizens, not the police. Often those events are not well publicized in the media. The trend continued with a shooting in Louisville, Kentucky last Thursday evening. A man who was angry at his homeowner’s […]
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. Sick on the Road? Try the Grocery Store Effective remedies for […]
In the past couple weeks there have been numerous media reports about “active shooter” events all around the country. Almost any time multiple victims are shot, it seems that the media is quick to report that it was an “active shooter”. We’ve certainly had a couple of legitimate active shooters in the last month, […]
I’ve been reading all the information available about the mass shooting at the Sikh Temple in Wisconsin last week. It’s another tragedy that shares some of the same characteristics as other active killer events that seem to be happening on a more regular basis of late. Most of the advice I have already written […]
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. Gun Laws By State A handy and comprehensive state-by-state reference for travelers. […]
Brannon LeBouef offers some of the best tactical commentary that I have yet seen on the Batman movie shooting in Aurora Colorado. “Shotgun blasts, the smell of fast burning propellant, eyes burning from CS gas, the yells of children and gurgles of blood filled lungs crying out for help, eardrums pounding from the over […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Because I was out of the country when this event occurred, I am a little late in providing my advice and analysis. I’ve written quite a number of articles describing how active shooters think and what potential victims should be doing. I won’t rehash all of that information here. I’ll […]
Last week several news outlets reported that officers from the Border Patrol were complaining about the content of some training they received. According to one Border Patrol union website, all officers had to take the FEMA online course IS-907 – Active Shooter: What You Can Do. These online courses are very popular among law […]
John Holbrook, who has been a student in two of my classes at TDI, just wrote a very good summary and review of the most recent TDI Active Shooter/Killer class that I taught. A Review Of The Active Killer-Shooter Course at TDI John is a very observant individual, takes excellent photos and […]
A Proactive Approach to School Murders A great summary article about preventing and responding to school shootings from Ohio police instructor Ron Borsch. Ron has done more research than anyone I know in the field of preventing school shootings. This article should be mandatory reading for all cops, parents, and school employees. I’m honored […]
Active shooter events are not strictly an American phenomenon. They happen worldwide. The most recent was last night in a Toronto Canada shopping mall. An unknown man in the food court shot approximately 15 bullets from a handgun, killing one person and injuring seven others. There isn’t a whole lot of information available […]
Anders Breivik was the guy who killed 77 people (mostly children) in Norway last July. He is currently on trial for his murderous rampage. Although the US media coverage of the trial has been virtually non- existent, other nations are reporting new details about the shooting. Take a look at these two articles: From “Russia […]
On April 2nd, 2012, a 43 year old man named One L. Goh opened fire in a classroom at Oikos University. Mr. Goh was a former student of the college in California. His rampage resulted in seven people killed and three more wounded. Six of the seven victims killed were women. Most had been shot […]
http://rt.com/news/france-shooting-school-881/ Not a whole lot of information on this one yet. Check out the link above for the best report. School shootings are not solely an American problem. Every country needs to plan for an event like this. One thing to note…like many other active killer incidents, the suspect here carried TWO guns. If […]
