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The Perils of Open Carry

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   As of today, every state in the USA has some type of provision to allow citizens obtain a permit to carry a concealed handgun while engaged in lawful activity.  In some states, that permit is easy to get.  In others (like California or Hawaii) it is almost impossible unless you […]

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, News and Tactical Advice
ccw, holsters, open carry, robbery, weapon retention View Post

Revolvers in the Coming Pandemic

Written by:  Greg Ellifritz     Considering I’m planning several revolver courses for the coming year, I have revolvers on the brain.  It  seems that the proficient use of a revolver has become a dying art in this age of self-loading pistols.  I think that is a sad state of affairs and truly believe that […]

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
collapse, economic collaspe, revolvers, Ruger, Smith and Wesson View Post

Heads Up! Avoid MAWOL

*This is a guest post from my friend Ron Borsch.  Ron is a long serving police officer, trainer, and researcher.  I enjoy his perspective and I hope that you will as well. -Greg     HEADS-UP! AVOID MAWOL                                                                                                           Copyright 2019 Ron Borsch   Heads up! Is a common phrase meant to alert someone. To be […]

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
guest author, Ron Borsch, situational awareness View Post

The Most Recent Vehicle Run-Down Terrorist Attack

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Last week, there was yet another terrorist vehicle run-down attack.  This one was in Israel.  You can read about it in the link below.   12 soldiers wounded, 1 seriously, in suspected terror car-ramming in Jerusalem   A couple points after looking at this attack…   1) Vehicle run down […]

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
terrorism, vehicle attacks View Post

Shooting From the Ground

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Have you ever trained to draw and fire your pistol from any position other than standing?  Most recreational shooters haven’t.   Fights are messy.  Sometimes the unexpected happens.  Take a look at this story.  A man was fleeing armed robbers and slipped on the ice, causing him to fall.   […]

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, Shooting Drills
concealed carry, ground fighting, robbery View Post

Using a Fire Extinguisher as a Weapon

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   A would-be victim of last month’s London Bridge terrorist stabbing attack used a fire extinguisher to distract/disorient the terrorist as another person stabbed the man with a narwhal tusk to end the attack.   Seeing the photo below got me thinking about how best to use a fire extinguisher as a […]

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, Reader Questions
active killer, active shooter, impact weapons View Post

No One Is Coming To Save You

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   In the last few weeks my social media news feed has been deluged with videos of inept police officers who cannot fight.   Most citizens assume that the police officers who patrol their neighborhoods are competent fighters.  Those people couldn’t be more wrong.   Depending on the state, police officers […]

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Dave Spaulding, defensive tactics, police, police training View Post

African Counter-Ambush Tactics

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I recently returned from a two-week trip to South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Botswana.  The primary focus of the trip was going on safari to see all the legendary animals that inhabit the African plains.  On the trip I did 12 different safari outings, either on foot, by safari truck, or […]

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ambush, police, travel View Post

Texas Church Attack: Post-Shooting Procedures

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I’ve read many tactical debriefs of the recent shooting incident at the West Freeway Church of Christ.   I have no plans to re-hash what has already been discussed in countless articles and videos.  There were lots of good things (a near-perfect head shot from an extended distance, no mistaken […]

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
active killer, active shooter, church security, church shootings View Post

Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2019

Written by: Greg Ellifritz Seth Godin made a very powerful statement in a recent blog post. “My most popular blog posts this year…weren’t my best ones. As usual, the most popular music wasn’t the best recorded this year either. Same for the highest-grossing movies, restaurants and politicians doing fundraising. “Best” is rarely the same as […]

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Church Security Resource Compilation

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   After Sunday’s active killer attack on a church in Texas, I thought some of you might be looking for resources to determine “best practice” recommendations for your house of worship.  Here are more than a dozen highly informative articles/videos  covering the topic:   Church Safety     On Active Shooters […]

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
active killer, active shooter, Chris Hernandez, church security, church shootings, David Yamane, Gabe Suarez, Ken Hackathorn, Michael Bane, Recoil Magazine, Tom Givens View Post

Training vs. Experience

Written by: Greg Ellifritz Many of my students are serious practitioners of the art of self-protection.  They’ve graduated from numerous shooting schools and hold black belts in various martial arts systems.  Although they generally enjoy the training process in general, their ultimate goal is to become better fighters.  They are hoping that the skills they […]

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ccw, experience, FBI, force-on-force, police, TDI, training View Post

Stupid Active Killer Advice

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I just finished the book Be a Hero.  It was a very good book, full of useful information about how to successfully survive an active killer attack.  There was one section, however, with which I profoundly disagree.  The authors talk about setting off fire alarms, breaking bottles full of slippery […]

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
active killer, active shooter, school shootings View Post

Revolver Reliability- Part 2

    This is a guest post from my friend Darryl Bolke.  It is a followup to the Thoughts on Revolver Reliability post he contributed last week.  The original is published on Darryl’s Facebook page DB’s Shooting Adventures.  Darryl is the co-owner of Hardwired Tactical and a very well-established firearms instructor.  All of you revolver […]

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ccw, Darryl Bolke, guest author, revolvers View Post

Timing School Shootings for Higher Body Counts

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Early in 2017, I published an article titled “When Do School Shootings Occur.”  I studied every American active killer school shooting over a three year time period from 2013 until the end of 2016.  Interestingly enough, I determined that 43% of the school shootings I studied occurred outside of official […]

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
active killer, active shooter, school shootings, school violence View Post

Thoughts on Revolver Reliability

This is a guest post from my friend Darryl Bolke.  Darryl is the co-owner of Hardwired Tactical and a very well established firearms instructor.  I saw this posting on Darryl’s Facebook page DB’s Shooting Adventures.  In the piece, Darryl discusses his view of revolvers as defensive sidearms.  All of you revolver shooters and instructors should […]

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Darryl Bolke, guest author, revolvers View Post

Kung-Fu for the Concealed Carrier

This is a guest post from my friend Steve Moses, owner of Palisade Training Group.   He was the guest author of  a very well-received article on shotguns for home defense I posted last week.  Since you all liked Steve’s contribution, I’m going to publish this one as well. It covers a topic that many CCW […]

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Cecil Burch, Chris Fry, Close quarter shooting, Craig Douglas, Dave Spaulding, Fletch Fuller, guest author, Jerry Wetzel, Larry Lindenman, Paul Sharp, Shivworks, Steve Moses View Post

Thoughts on the Defensive Shotgun

This is a guest post from my friend Steve Moses, owner of Palisade Training Group.  I’ve taken several of Steve’s classes at the Rangemaster Conferences we’ve both taught at over the years.  Steve is a very thoughtful and competent instructor and I recommend his material highly.  If you are down in Texas, check out some […]

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
guest author, shotguns, Steve Moses View Post

Rangemaster Instructor Development Course

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   “You can’t screw up, not even once, not even a little, because someone’s life hangs in the balance.“- Tom Givens   When I looked back at the notes I took while attending a recent Rangemaster Instructor Development course, that quote seemed to sum things up best.    I’ve taken close […]

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Anette Evans, ccw, class reviews, firearms training, Rangemaster, Tom Givens View Post

Institutional Memory

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I read Chris Cerino’s recent article titled A Short History Of Pistol Shooting Techniques.  It was a great article and identified many problems with which the firearms training community continually struggles.    Tom Givens and I were just having this  discussion last week . We both lamented the fact that […]

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Ben Stoeger, Bill Jordan, Bill Rogers, Charles Askins, Chris Cerino, Clint Smith, Dave Spaulding, Ed Lovette, firearms training, John Farnam, Ken Murray, Kyle Lamb, Louis Awerbuck, Massad Ayoob, Mike Seeklander, Paul Howe, point shooting, Rex Applegate, Ron Avery, Scott Reitz, Tom Givens View Post
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