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Bugging Out With Your Pet
Written by Lauren Pugliese, DVM Most of you reading this article plan ahead in case of emergency or disaster. This involves preparing for a short or somewhat longer term collapse of access to normal health care systems, resources, and access to day to day life necessities or potentially needing evacuation from your home. The […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 26, 2020
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The 3- E’s of Being Elusive (or Rude) High quality advice on managing unknown contacts (or creepers, as the article calls them). My standard line in situations like those described is “I’m sorry. I […]
2019 Rangemaster Tactical Conference Round Up
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I spent last weekend teaching at the 2st Anniversary Rangemaster Tactical Training Conference in New Orleans. I’ve now taught at the last seven Tactical conferences and my TacCon blocks are regularly the most fun classes I teach every year. The conference is three days of material taught by 40 different […]
2018 Rangemaster Tactical Conference
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I spent last weekend teaching at the 20th Anniversary Rangemaster Tactical Training Conference in Little Rock Arkansas. I’ve now taught at the last six Tactical Conferences. The TacCons are regularly the most fun classes I teach. The conference is three days of material taught by 37 separate world-class instructors. Each instructor […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 11, 2017
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Five Reasons Firearms Training Fails I think reason number four is a problem of epic proportions in both the civilian and police shooting instructor world. There are some extremely poor shooting instructors out there. […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 4, 2017
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. AK Upgrades To Trick Out Your Kalashnikov Not happy with the looks or performance of your AK-47 rifle? Here are some customization options. Swing For the Fence Paul sharp has some simple […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 31, 2015
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 11 Things I Learned From Working In Social Media Alternate title: “Why stupid people drive me insane.” Former Cop Shares Lessons on Deadly Force I like it when I see cops […]
The Cat is Out of the Bag
This is a guest article from Dr. Lauren Pugliese, a DVM and board-certified veterinary surgeon. Readers contacted Lauren after her previous articles and requested a similar article about treating injuries in cats. I cover lots of trauma medical techniques (for people) on the blog. Here is some knowledge about our furry friends. -Greg […]
Emergency Management of Severe Bleeding in Dogs
This is a guest article from Dr. Lauren Pugliese. Lauren is a DVM and board-certified small animal veterinary surgeon. After her wildly successful pet first aid classes at the Lone Star Medics Field and Tactical Medicine Training Conference, Lauren has been contacted by several students asking for followup information. Lauren wrote this article (and one […]
Lone Star Medics Field and Tactical Medicine Conference 2015
Written by Greg Ellifritz Last weekend I was honored to present at the Lone Star Medics “Field and Tactical Medicine” conference in Dallas, Texas. The conference was organized by my friend Caleb Causey, president of Lone Star Medics. This is the second year of the conference and it was again a tremendous […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 27, 2015
Links to some of the best information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Five rules for quick shots on target with a handgun If you aren’t shooting using these five rules, you probably could be getting better results. Polite Society Tactical Conference 2015 A […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 22, 2024
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. So You’ve Decided To Buy Eclipse Insurance The hysteria over this eclipse is truly baffling to me. As usual, Paul injects some sanity into a world filled with lunacy. On the morning of the […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 8, 2024
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 2-RDS or not 2-RDS… That is the Question Do you need a red dot on your defensive handgun? For more info on the topic, catch Lee Weems’ interview with Shane Gosa. They discuss red dots […]
Pointing Guns at People
In my 25-year police career, I pointed guns at lots of people. Admittedly, in hindsight, I probably shouldn’t have pointed guns at all of those folks. In my defense, training doctrines, levels of violent crime, and public scrutiny were very different back in the mid-1990s as compared to our modern age. We were […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 9, 2024
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Guest Shot: Trendy or Noteworthy? Part II “Too many instructors go off to a school and return to teach what they learned for no other reason than the course was fun and they learned […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 12, 2024
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Rob Leatham: How to Zero Your Pistol “The Great One” talks about zeroing your CCW and competition handguns. Slaying of the Sacred Cows… or things I think about late at night My favorite […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 22, 2023
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Concealed Carry And Your Family I get more questions about family safety issues than any other topic on my site. Being a single guy who has never been married and has no kids, I […]
Light Discipline
Most people don’t practice integrating flashlight tactics into their self defense training nearly enough. It’s important to be able to use a flashlight correctly if you want to win a fight during the hours of darkness. Improper flashlight use can get you shot very quickly. For both armed citizens and cops, low light […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 15, 2023
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 6 Lessons Learned About Appendix Carry If any of you are considering changing your mode of carry. For more concealment advice, watch 3 Basic Tools to Reduce Printing and learn about these important principles. […]