Written by Greg Ellifritz Yesterday, at least two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. At least three other secondary devices were located in the area before detonation. At last check, three people have died and more than 100 were injured. In July of 2011, I wrote an article called […]
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 22, 2013
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. Seven And Thirty Matt Bracken writes a great article about the […]
Terrorists in Uniform
Written by Greg Ellifritz After the Oslo, Norway bombing in 2011, I wrote an article called All About Bombs. In it, I cautioned that a likely trend in bombing incidents would be that the bomber would be wearing a uniform. In a crisis, people wearing uniforms aren’t generally questioned. If […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 1, 2013
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. FBI focuses firearms training on close-quarters combat A step in the right […]
Bombs Used by the “Batman” Active Shooter
Written by Greg Ellifritz In yesterday’s article I wrote about terrorist plans to combine bombing with active shooter teams in order to more effectively target Western tourists in Indonesia. More specifically, I wrote about terrorist plans to detonate a bomb at the local police station to serve as a distraction before they shot up […]
School Bomb Attack Thwarted
Written by Greg Ellifritz Last week, a 17-year old high school student in Alabama was arrested after teachers and police discovered that he was planning to kill several students in his school by using homemade grenades. The plot was discovered when a teacher read about it in a journal the student […]
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- July 27, 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. Edible Weeds Some good information on some commonly seen […]