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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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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
active shooter, Beslan, Bombs, lockdown, school violence, shooting, terrorism 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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The 2011 LEOKA Report- Studying the Cop Killers

Written by: Greg Ellifritz     The FBI recently released its annual Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted report.  According to the FBI webpage:   “The FBI publishes Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted each year to provide information about officers who were killed, feloniously or accidentally, and those officers who were assaulted while performing […]

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Active Shooters and Media Bias

In the past couple weeks there have been numerous media reports about “active shooter” events all around the country.  Almost any time multiple victims are shot, it seems that the media is quick to report that it was an “active shooter”.   We’ve certainly had a couple of legitimate active shooters in the last month, […]

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, News and Tactical Advice
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Active Killer Response- The Sikh Temple Incident

  I’ve been reading all the information available about the mass shooting at the Sikh Temple in Wisconsin last week.  It’s another tragedy that shares some of the same characteristics as other active killer events that seem to be happening on a more regular basis of late.  Most of the advice I have already written […]

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
active shooter, church shootings, police, training View Post

Active Shooter in a Movie Theater

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Because I was out of the country when this event occurred, I am a little late in providing my advice and analysis.  I’ve written quite a number of articles describing how active shooters think and what potential victims should be doing.  I won’t rehash all of that information here.  I’ll […]

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, News and Tactical Advice
active shooter, ccw, ITS Tactical, NOLATAC, police, tactical training, training View Post

Paul Gomez 1971-2012

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Last night I learned that my friend and fellow firearms instructor, Paul Gomez, had passed away suddenly at the young age of 40.   I first met Paul  in June of 2003. He and Andy Stanford traveled to Ohio to take TDI’s Level 4-5 Handgun Class. I just happened to […]

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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The FNS-9 Striker Fired Pistol-Initial Impressions and Problems Discovered

Last weekend I was teaching a class at TDI and I noticed that John Benner (TDI’s Owner) was packing a new gun.  It was FN’s new S-Model Striker Fired pistol.  John has carried a gun professionally longer than I’ve been alive, so when he gives something his endorsement, I pay attention.   John purchased several […]

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, Firearm Reviews
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The New Kel Tec KSG Shotgun- STAY AWAY!

  Last month I got a chance to put some rounds through the new Kel Tec KSG pump shotgun.  It’s been all the rage on the firearms websites ever  since Kel Tec notified folks of their intention to put it on the market more than a year ago.   The buzz is well deserved.  The gun […]

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, Firearm Reviews
gun reviwes, KelTec, malfunctions, shotgun View Post

NOTES FROM THE 2012 ILEETA INTERNATIONAL TRAINING SEMINAR

    ILEETA  is the largest worldwide organization of police instructors.  The acronym stands for International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association.  Every year this organization hosts the premier conference for in-service education for police instructors.   Sometimes it’s tough for instructors to take classes because they are always teaching.  This conference provides LE instructors […]

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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9 Lessons Learned from the Oikos College Shooting

On April 2nd, 2012,  a 43 year old man named One L. Goh opened fire in a classroom at Oikos University.  Mr. Goh was a former student of the college in California.  His rampage resulted in seven people killed and three more wounded.  Six of the seven victims killed were women.  Most had been shot […]

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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An Alternate Look at Handgun Stopping Power

  Written by: Greg Ellifritz     I’ve been interested in firearm stopping power for a very long time. I remember reading Handguns magazine back in the late 1980s when Evan Marshall was writing articles about his stopping power studies. When Marshall’s first book came out in 1992, I ordered it immediately, despite the fact […]

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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