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 […]
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Unique Perspectives on COVID-19- Part Four
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 […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 20, 2020
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Stuff You Should Know About Buckshot [Part 1] Shotguns have been on the “back burner” as compared with AR-15s in the last 15 years. When the federal “assault rifle” ban was not renewed in […]
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 […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 28, 2020
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. On Accuracy “If a defensive handgun works — and will shoot within “one inch-of-felon at ten feet” — it will probably serve you just fine. And what would that mean? I suppose it’s whatever […]
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 […]
Heads Up! Avoid MAWOL
*This is a guest post from my friend Ron Borsch. Ron is a long serving police officer, trainer, and researcher. I enjoy his perspective and I hope that you will as well. -Greg HEADS-UP! AVOID MAWOL Copyright 2019 Ron Borsch Heads up! Is a common phrase meant to alert someone. To be […]
January 2020 Classes
I have two classes in Central Ohio coming up at the end of the month. The host is providing a discount if you register for both. I hope to see some of you there. For registration details, go to Personal Defense Systems website. Class descriptions are as follows: Knife Skills for […]
My Best Writing- 2019
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Last week, I posted an article linking to my most popular posts in 2019. In that article, I discussed how my “most popular” articles were not the same as my “best” articles. I liked many of the most popular articles (ranked by page view), but I think other […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2019
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Seth Godin made a very powerful statement in a recent blog post. “My most popular blog posts this year…weren’t my best ones. As usual, the most popular music wasn’t the best recorded this year either. Same for the highest-grossing movies, restaurants and politicians doing fundraising. “Best” is rarely the same as […]
Timing School Shootings for Higher Body Counts
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Early in 2017, I published an article titled “When Do School Shootings Occur.” I studied every American active killer school shooting over a three year time period from 2013 until the end of 2016. Interestingly enough, I determined that 43% of the school shootings I studied occurred outside of official […]
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 […]
Thoughts on the Defensive Shotgun
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 […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 25, 2019
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. ONE ANSWER FOR THREE QUESTIONS Do you know how to answer the three most common distracting questions criminals use to approach you? Counter Sniping Tactics Mandatory for Preppers and Survivalists I’ve attended […]
Training Students with Physical Disabilities
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I got this interesting question through Facebook last week: “Greg, have you found any good sources of alternative techniques when overcoming physical disabilities? I have reduced neck mobility and no left scapula control, from a radical neck dissection, Extending the left arm out or up is both difficult and unstable. […]
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. […]
Trainers You Should Know- LouAnn Hamblin
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I’m starting a new series with this post. There are more competent firearms instructors teaching quality classes than ever before in human history. None of us has a corner on the market. Just like I’ve trained with dozens of top instructors over the years, my students will also train with […]
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 […]
Active Killer Ambush Tactics for Unarmed Defenders
Written by: Greg Ellifritz You can prevail against an active killer even if you are unarmed. One of the most famous cases where unarmed men stopped an active killer was on a train traveling between Amsterdam and Paris a few years ago. Four unarmed Americans and one unarmed Brit teamed up to take […]
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. […]