Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Officer involved shooting in Victorville Watch this very short video. Once again, officers like this may be the ones sent to save you when you call 911. She got her ass kicked. She got […]
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 30, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Best Body Armor [2019 Tested]: Hard Plates & Soft Armor As restrictions on body armor may soon be enacted, you might consider picking some up. Here is a decent review of they different types, […]
Your Tactical Training Scenario…Molested at the Beach

You are relaxing on a public beach. Your eyes are closed and you are lying in the sand, enjoying the sun. You feel something touch your leg and open your eyes. You see a large man (6’1” and 200lbs) squatting down beside you. He is stroking your leg with one hand and stroking his […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 23, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Freaks of Nature: The Guide to Cross-Eye Dominant Shooting Some options for cross-eye dominant shooters. Erik Prince: Blackwater’s founder Talks guns, Tactics, Logistics, and Politics Eric Prince has some interesting ideas about […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 16, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. State Gun Control in America: A Historic Guide to Major State Gun Control Laws and Acts An in-depth, state-by-state look at the “red flag” laws currently on the books in this country. […]
Active Killer Pre-Assault Behavior

Written by: Greg Ellifritz I found a couple articles yesterday that I would like to share and comment upon. Both articles cover some behavioral characteristics two recent active killers displayed before their attack. The first one is about the active killer in Dayton. Surveillance Video Shows Shooter Preparing to Carry Out Mass […]
A Critical (but often overlooked) Holster Function

Written by: Greg Ellifritz While reading my news feeds in the past few weeks, I’ve seen accounts of a couple preventable accidental shootings. I’d really prefer to see that my readers and students learn to better secure their weapons so that people aren’t injured or killed by unintentional gunfire. Let’s examine these negligent discharges […]
Upcoming Defensive Knife Class

Written by: Greg Ellifritz Howdy folks! I wanted to let you all know that I have an upcoming defensive knife for CCW class that you might not have seen. When the hosts scheduled it, they wanted it to be a private event with no open enrollment. They decided instead to make it an open […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 9, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Anatomy of an Assault: The 5-Step Attack Cycle Steve Tarani identifies the ways criminals evaluate their victims and how they set the victim up for attack. If you can short circuit the process, you […]
Gunsmithing Modern Firearms

Written by: Greg Ellifritz I will admit right up front that I am not the most mechanically inclined guy. I don’t really enjoy fixing things or working on “projects.” With that said, I have accumulated some knowledge about fixing guns after attending a whole bunch of armorer certification courses. That doesn’t make me a […]
Active Shooter Response for the Armed Citizen

Written by: Greg Ellifritz While it the frequency of active killer attacks appears to be increasing, attacks like this aren’t a new phenomenon. The readers might remember Charles Whitman and the Texas Tower incident in the 1960s. People have been killing other people in public places for a very long time. Most people […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 2, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The Safe, Not Sorry Lessons Read through some of these horrific shooting incidents described by Massad Ayoob. Don’t expect your gun to immediately incapacitate anyone. Clawing and Wedging Your Way to Perfect […]
Throwing Water on the Police

Written by: Greg Ellifritz Cops around the country have recently been targeted by members of the community who have thrown buckets of water on the officers as they are making arrests. If you haven’t seen the news and videos about this new trend, check out Dangerous new viral challenge: Assault police officers with water […]
Your Tactical Training Scenario- Fighting Multiple Attackers

Written by Greg Ellifritz Depending on the source of the research you read, you’ll find that about 40% of violent criminal attacks will involve you fighting more than one attacker. Fighting one person is bad enough. Fighting a group is exponentially worse. I’m seeing lots of recent news articles where groups of teens […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 26, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The myth of the “concealed carry lifestyle” “Don’t let people assign you to their tribe without your consent. Concealed carry is a tool, not a lifestyle.” How to Carry Concealed In a […]
The Breakdown Drill

Written by: Greg Ellifritz I got this drill from Recoil Magazine’s article titled Skills and Drills: Breakdown Drill. You can download and print out the targets you will need HERE. And notice that I said “targets” in the plural. You’ll screw this one up the first time and will want to try it again. […]
When Are Masks Criminal?

This is a guest post from my friend Ron Borsch. He discusses a topic to which I haven’t given much thought. We see an ever increasing number of violent “protests” from various political groups. The real troublemakers in theses groups are often wearing masks. Is legislation a solution? Here’s Ron’s take on the matter. – […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 19, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Crime Guns Obtained Illegally Shortly Before Shootings Research that indicates guns used in crime were mostly acquired through the criminal’s friends or family less than two months before the crime. Thanks to Practical Eschatology […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 12, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. ATF Rescinds Prior Methods to Measure a Firearm’s Overall Length when Equipped with a Stabilizing Brace Those of you with AR-15 “pistols” with arm braces and vertical foregrips shoud look at the ATF’s new guidance […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 5, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. A Beginner’s Guide To Red Dot Pistol Sights Good information for any of you looking to start using a red dot on your pistol. Start Shooting Better Episode 12: The Test With […]

