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The Rayshard Brooks Shooting

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Lots of folks have contacted me asking for my perspective on the recent police shooting of Rayshard Brooks.  For those of you unfamiliar with the incident, police received a 911 call about a man unconscious behind the wheel in the drive through lane of a Wendy’s restaurant.  A cop arrived, […]

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, Reader Questions
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Defending Police Departments and Government Buildings from Active Killer Attacks

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   You are probably watching the news about the frequent protests about policing in the United States.  Police stations across the country are being attacked and looted.  Officers are being injured and killed.  Rioters took over a Minneapolis police substation.  Rioters also took over the Seattle East Precinct police station after […]

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
active killer, active shooter, ambush, police, terrorism View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 12, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   A letter to the American public: Why you must decide what you want from cops Do you want the pit bull or the golden retriever? You can’t have both.  For more information about the […]

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AR-15, Ben Stoeger, Caleb Giddings, ccw, crowd violence, firearms training, gelatin tests, Hock Hochheim, Jack Donovan, Lucky Gunner, Michael Bane, Mike Seeklander, open carry, Paul Martin, police, Primary and Secondary, psychology, range 365, Recoil Magazine, Recoil Offgrid, riots, shotguns, situational awareness, Steve Tarani, Swift Silent Deadly, terrorism, weapon mounted lights View Post

Image-Based Decisional Skills

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   My friends Brian and Shelley Hill from The Complete Combatant have recently introduced a new product that I think many of you will find incredibly valuable.  Image Based Decisional Drills comes as a kit which includes: 1 Water resistant carry bag 5 IBDD business cards to pass out 1 Instruction […]

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 5, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Overview of gun laws by nation A lot of Americans think that no one can own guns in other countries.  It’s simply not true.  There are nearly 40 countries that have some type of […]

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, ACLDN, active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, Caleb Giddings, concealed carry, CrossFit, crowd violence, exercise, firearms training, fitness, Karl Rehn, Kevin Davis, kidnapping, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Michael Bane, open carry, police, Practical Eschatology, psychology, revolvers, riots, Rob Pincus, shooting drills, shotguns, slings, sniper, Strategos, Tier Three Tactical, Tiger McKee, travel, William Aprill View Post

Playing with Fire

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   In a Weekend Knowledge Dump a couple of weeks ago I mentioned the fact that police officers have been increasingly under attack from flammable objects and incendiaries.  Police officers on riot duty are regularly getting pelted by Molotov Cocktails and other flaming devices.  Looking for a solution to such a […]

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
crowd control, crowd violence, fire View Post

Busy With Riot Stuff…

Sorry, folks.   Writing output this week will be a little slower than usual.   With all the riots, I’m on mandatory overtime at work every day this week.  That doesn’t leave me much spare time to research and write.   I’ll get back to my normal four articles per week as soon as people […]

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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Stockpiling Ammunition

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   With the recent COVID-19 pandemic and lots of civil unrest, I’m getting more and more people asking questions about stockpiling ammunition.  Online ammunition outlets have been sold out of popular products lately.  Ammo availability at local gun stores is starting to increase, but prices are high and many stores are […]

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Surviving Riots and Political Demonstrations

*This is an excerpt from the chapter “Surviving Third World Riots and Political Demonstrations” from my book Choose Adventure.  With the riots we’ve seen over the last couple days, and calls for more rioting this weekend, the information will be useful for you.  As our country descends into chaos, the advice from a third-world safety […]

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 29, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Small-Caliber Handguns for Self-Defense? I’m looking forward to picking up a Ruger LCP in .22 long rifle after they’ve been on the market for a few more months.     SKS: Variations, Upgrades, & […]

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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“Watching a Murder”

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I had a friend send me a message yesterday. He wanted to know how a bystander might intervene in a situation like what happened in Minneapolis.   My friend told me he didn’t want to stand around “watching a murder.” How does one safely intervene when cops are mistreating a prisoner? […]

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Reader Questions
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Unique Perspectives on COVID-19-Part 12

Written by: Greg Ellifritz I’ve been posting Covid-19 weekly updates for the past three months.  The very first update had 7,304 page views.  Last week’s update had 2, 217 pageviews.  People are getting sick of reading about the pandemic.  This will be my last weekly coronavirus update.   Since I don’t have TV in my […]

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Your Tactical Training Scenario- Brutal Attack on Senior Citizen

  I was searching for an old email I had sent when I found a correspondence with Marcus Wynne from several years back.  Marcus sent me the video linked below.   Watch the  video . It’s short, but very violent. Don’t watch it if you have a weak stomach for extreme brutality.  An elderly woman […]

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Tactical Training Scenarios
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 22, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Ammo Equation: How Much Ammo Do You Really Need? Those of us who have lived through ammo shortages in the past are not surprised that ammunition is getting harder to find and more […]

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Unique Perspectives on COVID-19-Part 11

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 May 19, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
Covid-19, health, Michael Bane, Michael Janich, Mike Seeklander, Rob Pincus, travel, TSA, William Aprill View Post

Rangemaster Defensive Shotgun Course- A First-Timer’s Perspective.

*This article is a guest post from my friend Jonathan Willis.  Jonathan is a retired paramedic and fire lieutenant who teaches with Dave Spaulding for Handgun Combatives.  Jonathan has extensive firearms training experience, but this was the first shotgun course he took. I took the class as well and echo the author’s comments.  The class […]

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Choosing and Equipping Your First AR-15 Rifle

Written by: Greg Ellifritz     Do you own an AR-15?  If not, you should be thinking about buying one before the next pandemic threat or new piece pf gun control legislation makes it more difficult to do so.  You will regret not spending the money now when prices triple in the wake of any […]

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 15, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Fight Your Way Home The basics of constructing a “get home bag.”     Dog Defense Since the pandemic began, we’ve seen a huge increase in numbers of dog bite cases. Everyone is out […]

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, ccw, drug cartels, history, Integrated Skills Group, Jack Donovan, Jeff Gonzales, knives, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Paul Martin, revolvers, shooting drills, shotguns, Steve Moses, Survival Doctor, Swift Silent Deadly, teaching, third world travel, travel, travel safety View Post

Fixing Police Training Failures

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I am constantly reminded of the saying that “If you want to learn something new, read an old book.”  I was recently re-reading the 1935 edition of Pistol and Revolver Shooting by A.L.A. Himmelwright and found some very useful ideas.   I often complain that the firearms shooting skill levels […]

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Unique Perspectives on COVID-19- Part 10

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 May 13, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
health, Michael Bane, Michael Janich, Mike Seeklander, Rob Pincus View Post
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