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The Heroin Epidemic, Narcan, and First Aid for Opioid Overdoses

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I saw a statistic last month that stunned me.  In 2020, drug overdose deaths were up almost 30%.  More than 93,000 people died in the USA last year from drug overdoses.  To put that number in perspective, 36K people died last year in car crashes.  Another 39K died from gunshot […]

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
drugs, First Aid, medical skills, police View Post

Stop Worrying About Overpenetration

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I’ve written in the past about some ballistic testing I observed at one of the past Rangemaster Tactical Conferences I attended.  The bottom line of the article was that one shouldn’t depend on expansion from short barreled pocket pistols.   That article generated all kinds of emails and questions on […]

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ammunition, gelatin tests, Paul Gomez View Post

“The Snubby Lifestyle”

*This is a guest post from my friend Darryl Bolke.  Darryl is a retired big city cop from California who was involved in multiple shootings on the job.  He continues to work armed security gigs and teach classes in Texas.  He has a very unique perspective on the shooting/training industry. When I saw his post, […]

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ccw, Darryl Bolke, guest author, revolvers, snubnose View Post

Teaching Tip: Avoid “Pseudoteaching”

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Daniel Coyle wrote a great book called The Talent Code.  In it he describes the best practice, motivation, and coaching techniques to achieve greatness.  I highly recommend the book for students of any endeavor.     When the book came out a few years ago, Mr. Coyle was writing some […]

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
firearms training, teaching View Post

Should Police Officers Carry Fixed Blade Knives?

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   The next time you see a police officer, take a look at the pockets in his or her pants.   It’s likely you’ll notice the majority of them have a folding knife clipped there. But what about fixed blade knives? There’s a good chance you won’t see anyone carrying a […]

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
knives, police View Post

Surviving a Movie Theater Shooting

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   It hasn’t been long since movie theaters re-opened after being closed for nearly a year during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.  Predictably, shortly after re-opening we’ve seen our first movie theater shooting.   On Monday night, a suspect shot two people in the head during a screening of, wait […]

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
active killer, active shooter View Post

“Requiem for an Unsung Hero”

*Last week I was talking to my old friend Andy Stanford on the phone.  For those of you new to the shooting game, Andy was a pioneering instructor in the 1990s and 2000s.  He focused a lot of his classes on handgun skills and operating in a low light environment.    Back in the days […]

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Andy Stanford, guest author, Gunsite, Larry Mudgett, police training, shooting drills View Post

Guns vs. The Environment

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Here’s the short version of the article: the environment wins.   A few years ago, I had serious stomach surgery and couldn’t carry my normal carry guns during my recovery.  I had seven incisions in my belly and the biggest one was directly behind my normally appendix carry G-19.  There […]

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
firearm maintenance View Post

Police Unions and a Crisis in Police Leadership

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   If you want a small taste of how many police executives (the ones running the show) are astonishingly corrupt and inept, read this short article by my friend Kevin Davis (linked below).  It highlights some of the egregious acts of misconduct he personally experienced in his career.  Remember, this is […]

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Kevin Davis, police View Post

Are Your Instincts Putting Your Child in Danger?

    Written by Greg Ellifritz   Recently in my city, a man carrying his infant child in a car seat was accosted by an armed robber.  The robber demanded the victim’s wallet.  The victim set the car seat on the ground and knelt in front of it to protect his baby as he complied […]

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, News and Tactical Advice
ccw, children, family safety, robbery View Post

More on the “Educational Beatdown”

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Yesterday I wrote an article about an “Educational Beatdown.”  The article was extremely well received and generated more than 10,000 pageviews.  If you haven’t read the article, go back and check it out before reading further.   In the article, I stated: “It isn’t a black/white thing.  The same type […]

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
police, psychology View Post

The Need for Truth

This is a guest article written by a friend who has more than 25 years experience as a Federal law enforcement officer, supervisor, and firearms instructor.  He would like to remain anonymous. -Greg     A common discussion when cops talk is how it seems that those at the higher levels of the organization are […]

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
guest author, police View Post

Islamic Terrorist Hostage Sieges

Written by: Greg Ellifritz Since the worldwide pandemic began last year, we Americans have been relatively lucky in some regards.  Both terrorist attacks and active killer events declined precipitously.    That decline is coming to an end.  Within the last few weeks, we’ve seen a huge resurgence in the number of active killer attacks nationwide.  […]

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
active killer, active shooter, ISIS, John Giduck, terrorism View Post

Shotguns for Home Protection

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Just a few short years ago, the cool kids in the gun game didn’t like shotguns.  The modern disdain for the scattergun ran afoul of the most common expert advice I learned in my youth.   When I was growing up, a pump shotgun was universally recommended as the best […]

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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The St. Ann’s Hospital Shooting

Last week in my hometown of Columbus, Ohio police officers had to shoot an armed patient in a local hospital.  Officers recorded the entirety of the close range shooting with their body cameras.  The shooting was unusual both by happening in a hospital and requiring a close quarters empty hand response to a lethal threat.  […]

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, Reader Questions
Close quarter shooting, extreme close range, police, police shootings View Post

Old Ammo- Will it Still Work?

Written by Greg Ellifritz   In my former job as the police department’s armorer, it was my responsibility to dispose of all the old ammunition that people brought in to the department.  You would be shocked at the amount and type of old ammunition I saw.  Rarely did a week go by that I didn’t […]

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ammunition, bullets View Post

Why the Hammer Pair?

This is a guest post from my friend Darryl Bolke.  Darryl is currently writing a book about the history of formal firearms training throughout the 20th century.  I’m very excited to read his book when he gets it on the market.  Until then, follow Darryl’s writing at DB’s Shooting Adventures on Facebook.   -Greg   […]

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ccw, Darryl Bolke, firearms training, guest author, Gunsite, Jeff Cooper View Post

The Psychology of Previous Investment

  Written by Greg Ellifritz   I was recently listening to a podcast where the host was interviewing noted author and speaker James Howard Kunstler.  Mr. Kunstler is well known in the fields of permaculture, architecture, and sustainable living.  He has written several excellent books, with The Long Emergency and World Made By Hand likely […]

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
James Howard Kunstler, psychology, training View Post

The Role of the Semi-Automatic .22 Long Rifle Carbine for Home Defense

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 of […]

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
.22, family safety, guest author, home defense, Steve Moses View Post

“Tragically Misguided” School Shooter Drills

Written by: Greg Ellifritz As the nation continues to cry out for police reform and the creation of a kinder/gentler law enforcement presence, school safety drills are being increasingly criticized and abandoned.  After Columbine and several other high visibility school shootings, the public clamored for more cops in schools.  They demanded emergency preparation drills.  Now […]

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
active killer, active shooter, lockdown, school shootings, school violence View Post
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