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Archive: December, 2012

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 […]

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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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.  […]

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, AR-15, ccw, firearm reviews, gun control, gunsmithing, medicine, rifles, shooting, Smith and Wesson, Todd Green View Post

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 […]

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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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 […]

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ballistics, Dave Spaulding, fitness, knife, knife fighting, Michael Janich, pepper spray, stopping power, survival, travel safety View Post

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 […]

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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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 […]

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, News and Tactical Advice
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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 […]

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
cover, Dan John, fitness, kettlebells, language learning, medicine, Paul Howe, travel View Post

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 […]

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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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 […]

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ballistics, drugs, economic collapse, escape, knives, stopping power, survival View Post

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