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Preparing a Home Safe Room

This is a guest post from my friend and fellow trainer Ron Borsch.  Ron shares some good tips about creating a safe room in your home.  Enjoy. – Greg   For those who have not seen it, the exciting 2002 drama movie Panic Room starring Jodi Foster, was a public introduction to the growing criminal […]

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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“Run, Hide, Fight?”- Not Always the Best Active Killer Response

After today’s terrorist knife attack on the campus of The Ohio State University, I’m reposting this article.  Initially believing that the terrorist was armed with a gun, university officials sent warnings to students urging them to “Run, Hide, Fight.”  Surprisingly to me, several students responded to the warnings by asking “What does that mean?”  Here […]

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 25, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   POLICE AMBUSHES We’ve had four cops in this country shot from ambush last week. My cop friends need to take a look at how other agencies who have experienced this level of police violence […]

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AR-15, Ballistic Radio, Blue Sheepdog, Breach Bang Clear, Chris Fry, Claude Werner, health, ITS Tactical, Legal, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, Paul Gomez, police, psychology, revolvers, situational awareness, travel, women's carry View Post

Tactical Training Scenario…Taxi Safety

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I spend a lot of time traveling in taxi cabs through the various third world countries I visit.  So much time, in fact, that I’ve had a chance to really analyze some “best practices” for utilizing public transportation.  Fortunately, my analysis and practices have paid off.  I’ve had a couple […]

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, Tactical Training Scenarios
public transportation, rape, robbery, taxi, third world travel, travel safety View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 18, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   12 Things You Need To Do And 1 Thing you Need to have If You Get Caught Up In A Riot Decent riot survival information.     Living a Barbarian Life: Don’t Settle for […]

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AR-15, Bombing, Bombs, Cecil Burch, diet, health, history, John Mosby, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, police, Prepared Gun Owners, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, Rory Miller, terrorism, The Art of Manliness, vehicle tactics, women's carry, women's self defense View Post

#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 […]

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Firearm Reviews, Gear Reviews, News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 11, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Fear Illusions: How Your Brain Gets Hacked Every Day Very important information about how fear and anxiety are processed in the brain. “The world is as scary as you decide it is & as […]

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AR-15, Craig Douglas, Dave Spaulding, gelatin tests, holsters, Ken Hackathorn, Loren Christensen, Paul Gomez, psychology, robbery, Serpa, Survival Sullivan View Post

Warnings Unheeded

In 1994, Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington state was the location of two horrendous tragedies.  One was the crash of a B52 bomber during an air show practice session.  The second was when an active killer targeted the base’s hospital, killing five people and wounding 22 more.  Andy Brown, an Air Force Security Police […]

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
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1000

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   This is the 1000th article I’ve posted on my website.   When I started this blog back in 2012, I had no idea that I would be writing so much.  A thousand articles in four and a half years?  That’s really kind of crazy if you think about it!  I  […]

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 4, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Suspect Disarms Officer, Shoots Bystander There are lessons to be learned here for my cop friends and those who open carry.  Gun grabs happen faster than you might think.  This absolutely could happen to […]

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, appendix carry, Breach Bang Clear, class announcements, criminology, history, Instructor Development Journal, Jeff Gonzales, knife fighting, Kyle Lamb, medical skills, Prepared Gun Owner, Rangemaster, research, shooting drills, situational awareness, The Art of Manliness, WeaponsMan, wilderness medicine View Post

CCO “Extending the Short Sword” Shooting Drill

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Cap City Outfitters is a local high end gun shop and gear store in central Ohio.  The folks who run the store also publish weekly training and equipment articles on the store’s website.   One of the recent updates was about a shooting drill they created.  I really like the […]

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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A Couple Gun and Gear Comments

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Last Saturday John Murphy from FPF Training hosted me for a one-day Extreme Close Quarters gunfighting class down in Culpeper Virginia.  As expected, John’s students were great, the facilities were excellent, and the logistics were sorted properly.  The 20 students and I had a good day of training.   Here […]

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
1911, FPF Training, John Murphy, Kimber, women's carry View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 28, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Test Your Tactical Folding Knife You should be spine whack testing all of your defensive folders for the reason Chris talks about in this article. You folks carrying Kershaw assisted opening liner locks should […]

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, Breach Bang Clear, ccw, Chris Fry, gelatin tests, Grant Cunningham, Jeff Gonzales, knives, Legal, Massad Ayoob, MDTS, open carry, police, psychology, Seth Godin, shooting drills, terrorism, weapon retention View Post

The “Plan B”

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Do you own a Smith and Wesson M&P Shield?   I do and I really like the gun.  It’s been my go-to pistol whenever I’ve wanted to carry something a little smaller and lighter than my Glock 19.  I have no complaints about the pistol.  The only thing I don’t […]

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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#Don’tDigTheRig- Part 3

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 […]

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 21, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Why Do The Least Knowledgeable Have The Most Conviction? “Regarding the Personal Protection community (but applicable to every discipline), one of the great mysteries to me is trying to wrap my head around the […]

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Breach Bang Clear, ccw, Chris Fry, edible plants, exercise, fitness, Grant Cunningham, health, John Mosby, Kelly Starrett, Mark Sisson, medical skills, NOVA, open carry, police, psychology, survival View Post

A Crazy Woman with a Baseball Bat

Written by: Greg Ellifritz The internet is abuzz with news of Tuesday’s police shooting in New York City.  If you are unfamiliar with the incident, you can read about it here.  In short, a police sergeant responded to a call from a neighbor complaining of a disturbance caused by a mentally ill woman.  Police had […]

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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“The Will to Survive”

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   A couple weeks ago I attended an excellent lecture from retired police Lieutenant Brian Murphy.  Lt. Murphy was the first officer on the scene of the Sikh temple active killer massacre in Wisconsin back in 2012.  Lt. Murphy was shot FIFTEEN TIMES in the incident.  He survived and created a […]

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 14, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Heavy on the Handgun – Frontline Debriefs I understand.  Carbine classes are fun.  Don’t mistake “fun” for “important.”  The weapon of choice for the cop and the armed citizen is the handgun.  You need […]

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, Dave Spaulding, forgotten weapons, gelatin tests, Grant Cunningham, history, ITS Tactical, Jeff Gonzales, Karl Rehn, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, mental illness, Primary and Secondary, Recoil Magazine, Scott Reitz, Seth Godin, Short Barrel Shepherd, SWAT magazine, terrorism, training, travel safety, Weapons Man View Post

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 […]

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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