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News and Tactical Advice

Unique Perspectives on COVID-19- Part Three

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Since I don’t have TV in my house, I spend a lot more time reading than the average American.  I have more than 400 websites programmed into my RSS reader. On the average day I scan about 1200 articles in my feed.  I deeply read more than 100. You can […]

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
Legal, Massad Ayoob, No One Coming, psychology, Recoil Offgrid, survival blog, Tim Ferriss, travel View Post

Unique Perspectives on COVID-19- Part 2

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Since I don’t have TV in my house, I spend a lot more time reading than the average American.  I have more than 400 websites programmed into my RSS reader. On the average day I scan about 1200 articles in my feed.  I deeply read more than 100. You can […]

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
David Yamane, exercise, fitness, health, James Howard Kunstler, medical, medical skills, Seth Godin, statistics, survival, Tim Ferriss View Post

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

Unique Perspectives on COVID-19

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Since I don’t have TV in my house, I spend a lot more time reading than the average American.  I have more than 400 websites programmed into my RSS reader. On the average day I scan about 1200 articles in my feed.  I deeply read more than 100. You can […]

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
Jordan Peterson, Mark Manson, medical, medical skills, Mountain Guerilla, Organic Prepper View Post

Active Shooter Incidents 2000-2018

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   The US Department of Justice recently released a useful new publication titled Active Shooter Incidents: Topical One-Pagers 2000-2018.  The publication is an 18-page summary of active shooter statistics for every attack that met the FBI definition between the years 2000 and 2018.  It is a valuable reference for anyone who […]

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
active killer, active shooter, crime statistics View Post

Born to Intervene?

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Read the story and take a look at the video below.  A convenience store customer named CJ Stout was chatting with a store clerk when a robber entered the store.  The robber pointed a gun at both the clerk and Mr. Stout before demanding money from the cash register and […]

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
ccw, psychology, robbery, William Aprill View Post

The “Date Night” Restaurant Robbery

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Last week, some friends and I had a discussion on my Facebook page about a recent incident where two off-duty police officers (husband and wife) interrupted a robbery in progress at a local restaurant.  The incident was captured on surveillance video.   The two cops spread out, flanked the bad […]

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
ccw, police, robbery View Post

“Preclusion”- The legal concept you must understand

Written by Greg Ellifritz     The news articles linked below describe the actions of a retired firefighter with a concealed carry permit who shot and killed an elementary school teacher after a confrontation about a loud party.  The entire confrontation (22 minutes long) and the shooting was videotaped by the shooter.  He was charged […]

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, News and Tactical Advice
ccw, Legal, shooting View Post

Odd Position Shooting

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   It’s been a few years since two officers were shot in a dramatic gunfight in a trailer park in Enon, Ohio.   The gunfight was even more remarkable considering that there was a photographer on scene taking photos as the shots rang out.  I still regularly think about that photograph […]

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
ccw, holsters, police gunfights View Post

Criminal Weapon Selection

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I’ve written before about criminals and the guns they carry.  My study was obviously limited by the relatively small number of guns my upscale suburban police department seizes.  Other police departments seize far more guns than we do.   Currently, the Chicago Police Department seizes the largest number of firearms […]

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
airsoft, police, statistics View Post

Head Shots and Bouncing Bullets

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   By now, you’ve likely seen the news article from a couple weeks ago.  An armed robber shot a compliant victim in the face.  The bullet ricocheted off the victim’s skull and hit the second robber, killing him.  Read about it HERE.   It may seem strange, but it happens all […]

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
contact shots, extreme close range View Post

Timing…a Missing Component in Training

Written by Greg Ellifritz   One of the hardest things I do as a firearms and self defense trainer is convincing people that their lives are worth defending.  Many students come to my classes with an attitude that displays an extreme lack of self worth.  It’s hard for me to comprehend, but many people do […]

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice, Tactical Training Scenarios
ccw, resistance strategies, robbery, TDI, training View Post

Lessons Learned from a Successful Use of Pepper Spray

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Watch the excellent surveillance video of a store owner and his wife fighting two robbers armed with knives. The store owner is able to access a large can of pepper spray and blast his attackers. He then holds one attacker down on his counter while his wife kicks the dude […]

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice, Tactical Training Scenarios
pepper spray, resistance, robbery View Post

Short Stroking the Handgun Trigger

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Read this article about a police gunfight that occurred following a traffic stop.  Some of the lessons learned have utility for the CCW carrier as well.   “I’ve been shot point blank!” “Then, the corporal thought his gun jammed. Actually, he discovered later, he had short stroked it. That is, […]

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
ccw, firearms training, police, weapon malfunctions View Post

Protecting Your Outdoor Gathering

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Have you seen the four recent attacks on large outdoor parties?   The most recent was in Fresno, California on Sunday.  Two unknown attackers crashed a family outdoor football viewing party.  The attackers fired numerous handgun rounds, killing four people and wounding six more.    There were two outdoor Halloween […]

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
active killer, active shooter, home defense, home security View Post

The Saugus High School Shooting

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Details are starting to come out about last Friday’s shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California.  If you haven’t seen any of the details, you can read a brief summary here.   This was a school shooting that would be categorized as pretty “typical.”  There was nothing exceptional […]

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
active killer, school shootings, school violence View Post

Insults and Challenges- 5 Tips for Effective Verbalization During a Violent Encounter

 Written by: Greg Ellifritz   The news story I read wasn’t all that remarkable. It described something that happens every day with unfortunate regularity. An armed robber shot one of his victims.   This particular story, however, yielded a worthwhile learning point.  The robber walked into a store and fired a couple of shots from […]

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
book reviews, complaince, criminology, John Farnam, language, resistance strategies, robbery, shootings View Post

Recent Active Killer Trends

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   A short post today containing my observations about two recent active killer attacks.   The first was an attack on a police station in Vermont.  In that case, a man (who had likely just murdered someone) drove up to the front door of a local police station at 5:30 am.  […]

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
active killer, active shooter, church security, church shootings, Claude Werner, police View Post

Knife Attacks: Dealing with the Charging Attacker

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Last week, I saw several body cam videos of police officers being attacked by charging, knife armed attackers.  That’s a difficult scenario to handle and a lot of cops give in to their natural reaction to back up and create distance.  The problem is that the defender cannot move faster […]

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
ccw, edged weapons, knife attack, police View Post

Distracting Questions

Written by Greg Ellifritz   In order for a criminal to get close enough to commit his crime, he has to appear non-threatening.  If he appears dangerous, his “prey” are likely to spot him earlier and either run away or call for help.  Hence, the criminal will close the distance, often using the pretense of […]

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
resistance strategies, self defense, verbalization View Post
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