Written by Greg Ellifritz Since my handgun stopping power study was published last month in American Handgunner Magazine, I’ve received several questions from readers about my data. I expected to be castigated by all the big bullet aficionados for reporting honest data about the “mouse gun” calibers. That wasn’t what I received. […]
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Sap versus Car Window
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Last Saturday I attended Larry Lindenman’s excellent class on the use of saps and blackjacks for personal defense (full review out later this week). During the class, a student asked if the sap would break a side car window. No one in the class knew the answer. Today […]
Inspect Your Backstop and Targets
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Shooting is a damn dangerous activity. In the last couple weeks, I’ve seen accounts of four different incidents where shooters have been hit by ricochet rounds coming off of garbage in the backstop, dangerous steel targets, or direct fire from a poorly placed target array. Let’s take a look at […]
The Distance Bias
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Think about your last firearms training session. From which distance did you spend the majority of your time shooting? Next question… When you visualize possible scenarios when you might have to defend yourself with a firearm, how far do you imagine the criminal shooting at you will be? […]
The “Summer of Snitches”
Written by Greg Ellifritz Reason Magazine recently published an article titled “Is This the Summer of Snitches?” The article discussed numerous news stories from the last couple months when petty and vindictive people called the police to report someone committing a relatively minor legal infraction. You would be absolutely amazed how often this happens. […]
You Need a Better Holster
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I’ve seen some stunning examples of irresponsible behavior by gun owners lately. All made the nationals news; which, as a gun carrier, you should try to avoid. All of them involved carrying a gun in a faulty holster or carrying without a holster at all. Let’s look at a […]
Strategies for Preventing Terrorist Vehicle Attacks
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Editor’s note: It’s the season for outdoor festivals, concerts, and Independence Day celebrations. All of those events are vulnerable to terrorist vehicle run-down attacks. These attacks have not gone away. There were several in Europe last month. They still form a critical part of the Islamist attack strategy. I wrote this […]
Active Killer Pre-Attack Behavior
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Last week, the FBI posted their study of the Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters in the United States from 2000-2013. The study is 30 pages long and well worth the time to read if you are interested in the subject matter. This study is different from others because the FBI […]
Schools: Beware!
This is a guest post by my friend Ron Borsch, a retired police officer and trainer. Ron is one of the most notable researchers in the “active killer” field and shares his thoughts on the issue. In this piece, he discusses the rapid increase in recent school shootings and what we can do to abate […]
PROFILING AN ACTIVE KILLER
This is a guest post by my friend Ron Borsch, a retired police officer and trainer. Ron is one of the most notable researchers in the “active killer” field and shares his thoughts on the issue. In this piece, he discusses the multitude of motivations an active killer might have and shares his research […]
Active Killer Salt Licks
This is a guest post by my friend Ron Borsch, a retired police officer and trainer. Ron is one of the most notable researchers in the “active killer” field and shares his thoughts on the issue. I think many of you will like this one. -Greg Copyright 2018 by Ron Borsch […]
Buckshot Patterning in a Short-Barreled Shotgun
Written by: Greg Ellifritz There are a lot of myths when it comes to using a shotgun for home defense. Most of those myths center on the idea that the buckshot pattern is a function of barrel length and that buckshot patterns all expand at the same rate as they fly away from the […]
Triggering a Lockdown
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Many of you who have been reading my work for a long time recognize that I have been vocally critical of the “lockdown” process in the past, especially in the case of school shootings. While I have been critical, I don’t have any problem with the idea of lockdown itself….I just […]
2018 Practice Session #11
Written by: Greg Ellifritz My friend Claude Werner recently wrote an article where he postulated most shooters don’t do any real structured practice with their firearms. They plink or play, but they generally don’t perform drills designed with realistic standards in order to improve performance. In the article, Claude talked about sharing details and […]
STAND, MOVE, OR SEEK COVER…WHAT WORKS IN A GUNFIGHT?
As the full-time training officer and firearms instructor for my police department, I often have the opportunity to attend firearms training sessions from some of the best trainers in the world. I have noticed that most of these trainers teach students to shoot their firearms while moving, with the premise being that a student […]
2018 Practice Session #10
Written by: Greg Ellifritz My friend Claude Werner recently wrote an article where he postulated most shooters don’t do any real structured practice with their firearms. They plink or play, but they generally don’t perform drills designed with realistic standards in order to improve performance. In the article, Claude talked about sharing details and […]
The Utah School Bombing
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Let’s talk about bombs for a minute… This week, a Utah high school student was arrested after he attempted to detonate a large backpack bomb in his school. Luckily, the bomb malfunctioned and the school was evacuated before anyone was hurt. Those of you who have taken my […]
Systemic Failure of Law Enforcement
This is a guest post about the Florida school shooting tragedy from noted police trainer and active killer researcher Ron Borsch. I think many of you will find his perspective valuable. -Greg The Broward County Parkland Florida Marjory Stoneman-Douglas School Rapid Mass Murder© February 14th 2018, is one of the biggest news stories in […]
Commentary on Contemporary Policing
Lots of folks are talking about the poor performance of the Broward County Sheriff’s deputies during the recent Florida school shooting. The problem of police inaction goes way beyond this single agency. It’s system wide and present in nearly every law enforcement organization. A friend of mine wrote the article below to help explain some […]
Protecting Against Terrorist Vehicle Attacks
Here is a guest post submitted by Don Boal, lead investigator for Ron Borsch’s PACT organization. Don has a very simple and useful idea for protecting pedestrian areas from terrorist vehicle attacks. Thanks to Don for submitting the article! -Greg HOW TO PROTECT YOUR COMMUNITY FROM TERRORIST VEHICLE ATTACKS FOR FREE By […]