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Deconstructing Some Recent Terrorist Bombings

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Last week I read a couple of insightful news articles about recent terrorist bombings and active killer plots.  They are worthy of study.  Having the terrorists’ “playbook” before they bring the game here is a valuable asset.   The first article describes a series of bombings in Thailand.  What is […]

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 12, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   What Should You Do If Protestors Surround Your Car? Great advice from Dave Young about what to do if “protestors” attack your car.  I also like larger pepper spray dispensers for this purpose if things […]

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AR-15, CrossFit, Dave Young, diet, exercise, fitness, gelatin tests, gunsmithing, health, ISIS, ITS Tactical, Kerry Davis, medical skills, optics, police, Prepared Gun Owner, Ron Avery, statistics, survival, terrorism, tourniquets, WeaponsMan, women View Post

The Turret Drill

  Over the past few years, I’ve posted a few articles from Henry, “The Old Man from Tennessee.”  Henry is 91 years old and lives by himself up on a mountain in rural Tennessee.  Henry has been a lifelong shooter and has a unique perspective on the defensive use of a firearm.  Henry sent me […]

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 5, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Pistol in British Military Service during the Great War Very cool 38 page PDF document covering WWI British pistol use and training.  The training and standards advocated here are more advanced than what […]

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, active shooter, airsoft, Breach Bang Clear, Claude Werner, Dave Spaulding, force-on-force, Growing Up Guns, knife fighting, knives, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, medicine, police, Rangemaster, shooting drills, Short Barrel Shepherd, terrorism View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 29, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Carrying a Pocket Pistol Richard Nance shares some high quality information about carrying a pocket pistol.  If you like the article, check out Richard’s book as well.     Criminals Think Differently – Understand […]

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, appendix carry, ccw, gelatin tests, Growing Up Guns, gunsmithing, holsters, ITS Tactical, Max Velocity Tactical, medicine, pocket pistols, Prepared Gun Owner, psychology, Richard Nance, Rob Leatham, Rob Pincus, shooting drills, targets, terrorism, travel View Post

Shooting Drill- RE Factor Tactical Shooter Standard

Written by Greg Ellifritz I use the target pictured above (RE Factor Essentials) in a lot of my personal training and in the lower level handgun classes I teach.  The company that makes the target also has a range drill particularly designed around it.  They call the drill the RE Factor Tactical Shooter Standard.  It […]

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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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 […]

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 22, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   EXCLUSIVE: France ‘Suppressed Reports of Gruesome Torture’ at Bataclan Massacre Read this account of the atrocities faced by the hostages at the Bataclan theater.  If it doesn’t motivate you to prepare yourself to prevail […]

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Claude Werner, gunsmithing, ITS Tactical, Jim Cirillo, medicine, Prepared Gun Owner, revolvers, shooting drills, survival, travel View Post

“Have Ellifritz, Will Travel”

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   For those of you who might have missed it, I was a guest on Ballistic Radio a week ago Sunday.  From the episode summary:   “Ballistic Radio is joined by none other than the least police officery police officer John knows, Greg Ellifritz, of Active Response Training. Greg joins us […]

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
active killer, Ballistic Radio, body armor, terrorism View Post

For the Cops Out There, How do you carry your badge?

Written by: Greg Ellifritz With the huge increase in active killer and terrorist events of late, I’m re-posting this article for my cop friends.  If you plan on taking any action off duty against one of these killers, this info may prevent you from getting shot by a fellow cop or CCW carrier. – Greg […]

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 15, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Day of Rage Protests Are Scheduled for July 15th in These American Cities Lots of violent protests scheduled today. Check out the article for places to avoid this afternoon/evening.  Snopes says this is fake.  […]

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, John Mosby, knife fighting, knives, Legal, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, open carry, optics, police, psychology, reloading, Scott Baab, travel View Post

Self Defense After Surgery

Written by: Greg Ellifritz As I write this post, I am about three weeks into my recovery for a fairly major abdominal surgery.  I was under the knife for almost three hours and now have seven healing incisions in my belly.  It also required an overnight stay in the hospital.  I’m happy to say that […]

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 8, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The ABC’s of keeping our daughters safe Good research about the true ways our children are victimized and how to protect them. Part Three of the series is a good read as well.   […]

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Claude Werner, exercise, Gabe Suarez, gelatin tests, Legal, Marcus Wynne, optics, police, revolvers, survival, taser, terrorism, travel View Post

The Law of Self Defense- 3rd Edition

    I recently finished reading the updated third edition of Andrew Branca’s book The Law of Self Defense. This is a book that belongs on the shelf of any of you who are interested in defensive firearms use and self protection. Buy it. Read it.   In 2014, I reviewed the second edition of […]

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
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Istanbul Airport Terrorist Attack

Written by: Greg Ellifritz     Last week, three ISIS terrorists conducted  simultaneous attacks on the unsecured areas of Istanbul’s international airport.  They entered the airport armed with AK rifles and suicide bomb vests.  They split up, went to separate areas of the airport and began shooting and blowing up their bombs.  A total of […]

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
active killer, active shooter, bombings, terrorism View Post

Bangladesh Terrorist Attack

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Read these two news articles: Bangladeshi police prepare to storm restaurant where Islamist terrorists are holding 20 hostages Dhaka hostage standoff   My cop friends really need to pay attention to the international news. Take a look at this attack.  Nine Islamist militants attacked an upscale restaurant/bakery with pistols, swords, […]

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
active killer, active shooter, Bombs, terrorism View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 1, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   This is Why You MUST Have Retention on an Open Carry Firearm I posted an article about this incident when it happened, but there are plenty of people who didn’t get the message.  Watch […]

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, ankle holsters, Dave Spaulding, knives, Loren Christensen, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, medicine, open carry, psychology, Rangemaster, shotguns View Post

Think Before You Act- The Traffic Stop Edition

Written By: Greg Ellifritz   This story was relayed to me by a friend and fellow police officer (who will remain anonymous).  He told me about a traffic stop he recently conducted where the driver’s actions almost led to fatal consequences.  He wanted armed citizens everywhere to know about what happened and learn from the […]

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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When the Criminal is Armed with Pepper Spray

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   It finally happened.  After nearly 21 years of police work, a couple weeks ago I was threatened by a person wielding pepper spray.  I’ve sprayed lots of criminals over the years and been sprayed by some errant shots from other cops on the street, but that was the first time […]

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 24, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Officer’s Firearm Repeatedly Malfunctions on Camera In all my shooting classes I stress the need for malfunction drills. Your “100% reliable” pistol will not be 100% reliable in a gunfight. Improper grip (caused by […]

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, art of manliness, Caleb Causey, Cecil Burch, Dave Spaulding, Graham Tradecraft, ITS Tactical, Jack Donovan, Jeff Gonzales, Kathy Jackson, Lone Star Medics, malfunctions, medical skills, optics, police, shooting drills, survival, Urban Threat Solutions View Post
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