Written by: Greg Ellifritz This shooting happened yesterday, but we are just now seeing the news reports about it. The reports (like most early news reports) are both conflicting and short on details. It seems that an expelled former student targeted his high school’s graduation practice session. He shot at a school resource officer. […]
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Lock Your Damn Doors- 2018 Edition
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Four years ago, I wrote an article titled Lock Your Damn Doors. In that article I looked at a month’s worth of burglary and theft reports from the city where I worked and tracked how many theft victims had left their houses or cars unlocked before the thefts occurred. […]
South American Crime Prevention Advice
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Everything you need to know about keeping safe comes down to recognizing toads and papaya. I was reminded of this fact when I read the article linked below. Check it out. The woman’s partner won a lawsuit settlement. He posted some pictures of the cash settlement on social media. […]
Should you be the Hero?
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Read the short article linked below: When Getting Involved Goes Wrong: Armed Samaritan Sued for Saving Officer In today’s world, being a hero often comes with a very costly price. This woman saw a criminal attempting to kill a police officer. She righteously shot and killed the criminal attacker […]
National School “Walk Out”
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I’m seeing some posts from my friends talking about their kids participating in large protests and “walk outs” tomorrow. These walk outs are designed to raise awareness about school violence issues. Please discourage your child from participating in any of these events. After well-publicized school massacres, we regularly see […]
Cops Get Suspended for Responding to a School Shooting
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Read this short article. Two Miramar SWAT officers suspended for heading to Parkland massacre. Want to know why some cops fail to act during a school shooting? It’s because they have inept commanders. Stuff like this happens with alarming frequency in the law enforcement world. Two cops from […]
Bad Survival Math: Fail to Recognize Assaultive Behavior + Denial =Throat Cut
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I found the article linked below. It covers a random stabbing where an unknown man cut a woman’s throat on a busy street in New York City. The article is quite instructive as both the attacker and victim acted predictably. Read the short article below: Slashing Victim Detail Terrifying Moment a […]
Some Quick Thoughts on the Las Vegas Shooting Police Radio Traffic
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I spent some time today listening to the audio feed of the police radio traffic for about 90 minutes following the start of the active killer event on Sunday night. If you are interested in active killer response, either from the police or armed citizen perspective, this audio is pure […]
Do You Carry a Backup Gun?
Written by Greg Ellifritz I’ve had a busier than normal month in my cop job resulting in numerous trips to take prisoners to the county jail. If you don’t know, not even cops can carry their guns inside a secure holding facility. It is the ultimate “gun free zone.” Since cops are outnumbered by […]
Motorcycle Helmets are a Danger Cue
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I was reading this article about an assassination that occurred in Peru last week. The assassin walked into a barbershop and shot his victim in the head three times, killing him. There was surveillance footage of the incident. Take a look at the screen capture below. What do you notice? […]
The Philando Castile Shooting and Some Advice for My Cop Readers
Written by Greg Ellifritz This week, a Minnesota jury acquitted officer Jeronimo Yanez in the shooting death of motorist Philando Castile. This was a controversial police shooting that probably didn’t have to happen. I would encourage all of you to watch the recently released dash cam footage of the shooting if you have not done […]
Terrorist Vehicle Attack Information Compendium
Written by: Greg Ellifritz After last Saturday’s terrorist attack in London, numerous authors have created useful articles about the event, avoiding such an attack, and the nature of terrorism itself. I was going to add all these articles to my Weekend Knowledge Dump, but they grew so numerous that I decided to make them […]
The Portland Train Stabbings
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Undoubtedly, by now you’ve seen or heard about the stabbing incident in Portland last week. If you aren’t familiar with the case, click this link for a description. In essence, a man who appears to be mentally ill begins screaming at and insulting two teenage Muslim (one was wearing […]
Cop Pistolwhips a Burglary Suspect
Written by: Greg Ellifritz The internet has been abuzz with comments on the surveillance video of a cop who knocked out a burglary suspect by pistol whipping him across the face. The burglary suspect initially complied and but then began to struggle with the officer, eventually taking the officer’s back and gouging his eyes. […]
Arresting the Cops?
Written by Greg Ellifritz Read the article linked below. Taxpayer funds earmarked for Punta Gorda police chief’s defense Insane. The Florida Police Chiefs Association made the comment below after a police chief was criminally charged following an incident where a community member was negligently killed by one of the chief’s officers. […]
Police Training Tragedy
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Did you read about last year’s negligent shooting in Florida where a police officer shot and killed a member of his community during a training demonstration? According to THIS ARTICLE here’s how it happened: “There is no evidence that Officer Coel intended to use lethal ammunition while participating in […]
Five Lessons Learned from the California Chicken Plant Shooting
Written by Greg Ellifritz: On the morning of November 6, 2012, an employee at a California chicken processing plant drew a gun and shot four of his co-workers (killing two) before shooting himself. Initial reports classified this as an active shooter event, but upon further investigation it seems that the people who were […]
#Don’tDigTheRig- Part 4
Written by Greg Ellifritz Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG. It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices. A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured. All are carried by someone. Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than […]
Hilliard Active Killer Plot Aborted
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Officers from a neighboring jurisdiction acted quickly and made the arrest of a sophomore high school student who was planning on a mass shooting at Hilliard Davidson High School. The student drew detailed maps of the school, visited gun stores, and was attempting to recruit additional students in order […]
More Thoughts on S&W Airlite .22 Revolvers
This article is a guest contribution from Henry “The Old Man from Tennessee.” Henry has written several articles for my site in the past. He is 91 years old and lives by himself up on a mountain in rural Tennessee. Like many of you, Henry has been shooting all his life. Also like many […]