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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 23, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Freaks of Nature: The Guide to Cross-Eye Dominant Shooting Some options for cross-eye dominant shooters.     Erik Prince: Blackwater’s founder Talks guns, Tactics, Logistics, and Politics Eric Prince has some interesting ideas about […]

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, appendix carry, ccw, Cecil Burch, class announcements, Claude Werner, David Yamane, diet, firearms training, ground fighting, health, Krebs on Security, Lucky Gunner, medicinal plants, police, police knife attacks, Recoil Magazine, shooting drills, shotguns, Spencer Keepers, Survival Sullivan, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 16, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   State Gun Control in America: A Historic Guide to Major State Gun Control Laws and Acts An in-depth, state-by-state look at the “red flag” laws currently on the books in this country.     […]

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, Andrew Branca, Caleb Causey, Claude Werner, Craig Douglas, Dave Spaulding, firearms training, ground fighting, Legal, medical skills, Ralph Mroz, Selco, Seth Godin, shooting drills, travel View Post

Active Killer Pre-Assault Behavior

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I found a couple articles yesterday that I would like to share and comment upon.  Both articles cover some behavioral characteristics two recent active killers displayed before their attack.   The first one is about the active killer in Dayton.   Surveillance Video Shows Shooter Preparing to Carry Out Mass […]

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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A Critical (but often overlooked) Holster Function

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   While reading my news feeds in the past few weeks, I’ve seen accounts of a couple preventable accidental shootings.  I’d really prefer to see that my readers and students learn to better secure their weapons so that people aren’t injured or killed by unintentional gunfire.  Let’s examine these negligent discharges  […]

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews, News and Tactical Advice
ccw, Claude Werner, holsters, negligent discharge, pocket carry, Sherman House View Post

Upcoming Defensive Knife Class

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Howdy folks!  I wanted to let you all know that I  have an upcoming defensive knife for CCW class that you might not have seen.  When the hosts scheduled it, they wanted it to be a private event with no open enrollment.  They decided instead to make it an open […]

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 9, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Anatomy of an Assault: The 5-Step Attack Cycle Steve Tarani identifies the ways criminals evaluate their victims and how they set the victim up for attack.  If you can short circuit the process, you […]

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AR-15, Ben Stoeger, ccw, Claude Werner, Gary Vaynerchuck, Grant Cunningham, holsters, laser sights, Mark Manson, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, medicine, optics, Practical Eschatology, psychology, Rangemaster, revolvers, shooting drills, shotguns, situational awareness, Steve Tarani, survival, The Revolver Guy View Post

Gunsmithing Modern Firearms

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I will admit right up front that I am not the most mechanically inclined guy.  I don’t really enjoy fixing things or working on “projects.”  With that said, I have accumulated some knowledge about fixing guns after attending a whole bunch of armorer certification courses.  That doesn’t make me a […]

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
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Active Shooter Response for the Armed Citizen

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   While it the frequency of active killer attacks appears to be increasing, attacks like this aren’t a new phenomenon.  The readers might remember Charles Whitman and the Texas Tower incident in the 1960s.  People have been killing other people in public places for a very long time.   Most people […]

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 2, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Safe, Not Sorry Lessons Read through some of these horrific shooting incidents described by Massad Ayoob.  Don’t expect your gun to immediately incapacitate anyone.     Clawing and Wedging Your Way to Perfect […]

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
appendix carry, Ballistic Radio, ccw, Dave Spaulding, firearms training, Grant Cunningham, Hock Hochheim, holsters, Integrated Skills Group, Massad Ayoob, scams, shooting drills, shotguns, travel View Post

Throwing Water on the Police

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Cops around the country have recently been targeted by members of the community who have thrown buckets of water on the officers as they are making arrests.  If you haven’t seen the news and videos about this new trend, check out Dangerous new viral challenge: Assault police officers with water […]

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Your Tactical Training Scenario- Fighting Multiple Attackers

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Depending on the source of the research you read, you’ll find that about 40% of violent criminal attacks will involve you fighting more than one attacker.  Fighting one person is bad enough.  Fighting a group is exponentially worse.   I’m seeing lots of recent news articles where groups of teens […]

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Tactical Training Scenarios
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 26, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The myth of the “concealed carry lifestyle” “Don’t let people assign you to their tribe without your consent. Concealed carry is a tool, not a lifestyle.”     How to Carry Concealed In a […]

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, ccw, Claude Werner, crime statistics, edible plants, exercise, flash mobs, forgotten weapons, Grant Cunningham, Gun Free Zone, Legal, Mark Rippetoe, medical skills, medicinal plants, Recoil Magazine, riots, robbery, shooting drills, situational awareness, survival blog, Survival Mom, Survival Sullivan, Tamara Keel, Tier Three Tactical, Tiger McKee, weapon malfunctions, women's carry View Post

The Breakdown Drill

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I got this drill from Recoil Magazine’s article titled Skills and Drills: Breakdown Drill.   You can download and print out the targets you will need HERE.  And notice that I said “targets” in the plural.  You’ll screw this one up the first time and will want to try it again.  […]

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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When Are Masks Criminal?

This is a guest post from my friend Ron Borsch.  He discusses a topic to which I haven’t given much thought.  We see an ever increasing number of violent “protests” from various political groups.  The real troublemakers in theses groups are often wearing masks.  Is legislation a solution?  Here’s Ron’s take on the matter. – […]

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 19, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Crime Guns Obtained Illegally Shortly Before Shootings Research that indicates guns used in crime were mostly acquired through the criminal’s friends or family less than two months before the crime. Thanks to Practical Eschatology […]

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 12, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   ATF Rescinds Prior Methods to Measure a Firearm’s Overall Length when Equipped with a Stabilizing Brace Those of you with AR-15 “pistols” with arm braces and vertical foregrips shoud look at the ATF’s new guidance […]

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, Adaptive Defense Concepts, ammunition, art of manliness, BFE Labs, Bill Jordan, Bombs, Breach Bang Clear, computers, Doom and Bloom, drugs, economic collapse, fire bombs, flashlight tactics, forgotten weapons, Forward Observer, Jeff Gonzales, Jocko Willink, Jordan Peterson, Legal, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, modern service weapons, Nick Hughes, pepper spray, police, range 365, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, Seth Godin, suppressors, survival, Tamara Keel, Tier Three Tactical, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 5, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   A Beginner’s Guide To Red Dot Pistol Sights Good information for any of you looking to start using a red dot on your pistol.     Start Shooting Better Episode 12: The Test With […]

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, Caleb Causey, compliance, crime statistics, Dave Spaulding, exercise, firearms training, kidnapping, Lucky Gunner, Mark Manson, medical skills, Michael Bane, Mike Seeklander, pocket carry, pocket pistols, police training, range 365, Rangemaster, shooting drills, snubnose View Post

Taking a Look at the Athens, Georgia Police Shooting

Written by Greg Ellifritz   My cop friends should watch this police body camera video footage. It highlights many of the problems created by poor officer selection practices and subpar training.     What can we do differently to create a better outcome?   – When responding to the call of a man threatening people […]

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Back From Jordan!

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I got back home last week after a whirlwind seven-day tour of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.   That’s not on most people’s travel bucket list.  Why go to Jordan?   When Lauren and I met, we both had independent travel goals.  My goal was to visit 50 countries before […]

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 28, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Study: Civil asset forfeiture doesn’t discourage drug use or help police solve crimes I’m not a fan of civil asset forfeiture.     What if you can’t get the ‘best’ ammunition? I suspect there […]

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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