Written by: Greg Ellifritz As more details about the Louisiana movie theater mass shooting emerge, we learn that one of the shooting victims pulled the fire alarm to facilitate evacuation as the shooter was targeting victims. For more information about the incident, check out the link below: Hero Lafayette shooting survivor tearfully describes […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz If you noticed the lighter posting schedule during the past couple weeks, it’s because I’ve been traveling. I went down to Peru for two weeks. I had visited Peru about 10 years ago and have already done all of the normal tourist activities like hiking the Inca trail, visiting […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 11 Things I Learned From Working In Social Media Alternate title: “Why stupid people drive me insane.” Former Cop Shares Lessons on Deadly Force I like it when I see cops […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Open carry – really, for jackasses. Ralph says it best “No one likes a jackass.” Save the open carry for in the field while hunting or hiking or at organized political demonstrations. If you […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Closing with the enemy The Tactical Professor brings up some good points about resisting the urge to unnecessarily close distance with your adversary. I too have seen this both in scenario training […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Why you should ALWAYS carry your gun What you can learn from the gunfights that 65 of Tom Givens’ students have been involved in. The Magical Content Tree Dmiti Orlov […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Read this article. In last week’s Tunisian attack, the first cop who arrived refused to go after the killer because he (the cop) wasn’t wearing body armor (which likely wouldn’t have stopped an AK round anyway). A man who worked at the hotel beach activities stand took the cop’s gun and […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Beach massacre gunman went back to kill 17 MORE victims The most detailed account I’ve found about the Tunisian active killer who shot tourists on the beach last week. He was armed […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz I’ve been watching with interest all the news reports of the ongoing financial collapse in Greece and can’t help but wonder when it will happen here in the USA. Most of you reading this article will be thinking something along the lines of “It can’t happen here.” I’ll remind you […]
This is a guest post from my friend Ron Borsch. Ron has compiled one of the most inclusive active killer incident databases in the world. His perspective on the issue is an important one. -Greg ACTIVE KILLER ACTIVITY: GOOD AND BAD NEWS© Copyright 2015 Ron Borsch We recently took […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. NYPD Active Shooter Recommendations and Analysis A solid piece of work published by NYPD. In addition to providing trend data and best practices for dealing with an active killer, the report also provides details […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Everyone seems to love it when I write about the guns and gear I encounter in my classes. Last weekend I taught an extreme close quarters handgun shooting class at FPF Training down in Virginia. I had 18 students in the class. Three of them had some fairly significant gun […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz Last week, I read this article in the American Rifleman asking folks to “Reconsider the Mini-14.” Please don’t. The Ruger Mini-14 is a poor substitute for a good AR-15. Some back story is necessary. In 1999, my police department was fearful of Y2K and societal collapse. Our […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire ballistic test Range Hot conducted ballistic gelatin testing of numerous .22 magnum rounds out of both a handgun and rifle. I really like this round. Loaded with the […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Here’s a quick cautionary tale… I recently purchased a Smith and Wesson 351C. It’s a cool little titanium airlight .22 magnum 7 shot revolver. I have a couple of other similar guns. They shoot well and are great pocket “backup” guns. I was excited to shoot my new purchase. […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. How Much Does Wind Reading Ability Matter? Quality information about reading wind for you precision rifle shooters. You’ll also want to check out the series’ overall summary as well. TacRack […]
This is a guest post written by TDI General Manager and Instructor John Motil. John is at every shotgun class taught at TDI and put together a few notes based on past experience about what works and what doesn’t. It’s good advice. -Greg – Make sure your shotgun has a stock (either polymer […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Massad Ayoob’s Concealed Carry Tips and Techniques Mas Ayoob discusses how to effectively carry a pistol in appendix or crossdraw positions. When Six Is Not Enough – Myths of […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz I wrote the article below in May of 2012, shortly after starting this blog. It has been the single most-read article on my site and continues to get approximately 5000 pageviews a month years after I published it. You folks like your .380s. Technology has changed significantly in the last […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Dann from the God, Gals, Guns, and Grub blog hosted me two weeks ago for my Tactical First Aid and System Collapse Medicine class. Dann has a great facility and he filled it up with 21 eager and insightful students. I had a great time teaching all day. […]
