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The Santa Monica College Active Killer

  Written by Greg Ellifritz     Last Friday, our nation experienced yet another active killer targeting a school.  The shooter was killed by police as he shot up the library of  Santa Monica College in California.  His 13-minute long streak of violence killed five people and injured five more.   Details continue to emerge, […]

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
active killer, active shooter, college shooting, school shootings View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 7, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Reload Lookiloos   Todd Louis Green talks about where the eyes should be during a speed reload.  I […]

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Dave Spaulding, economic collapse, fitness, flashlights, Mark Rippetoe, reloading, running, sleep, Surefire, survival, Survival Podcast, Todd Green, weight lifting View Post

New OPOTC Rifle Qualification Course

  Written by: Greg Ellifritz   The Ohio Peace Officer’s Training Academy revised the statewide police rifle qualification course of fire last week.  Like several other recent revisions, it was a step in the wrong direction.  Rather than make the rifle qualification more challenging or more relevant, they dumbed it down.  Slower time constraints, no […]

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
OPOTC, police, police training, qualification, rifle View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 31, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   In Shift, Police Advise Taking an Active Role to Counter Mass Attacks A discussion about how active shooter […]

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, active shooter, ammunition, Claire Wolfe, concealed carry, diet, firearms training, Legal, school shootings, shooting drills, shootings, Todd Green, travel safety View Post

Adventures with RPGs and Hand Grenades

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   What follows is a travel experience that you won’t  find in your Lonely Planet Guidebook.  I don’t recommend anyone else try to do something this crazy.  While the outcome turned out to be positive for me and my friends, it may not turn out the same way for you.  Don’t […]

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Bombs, Cambodia, explosives, grenades, RPG, terrorism, third world travel View Post

Oregon School Bomb Attack Thwarted

Written by: Greg Ellifritz       Please take a look at the stories below. Another school attack was thwarted because an alert person had the courage to report this wannabe killer.  One of the killer’s fellow students called 911 after the suspect asked the student to videotape the explosions.   Oregon teen school bomb […]

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
bombings, Bombs, school shootings, school violence View Post

Deconstructing A British Soldier’s Death

Written by Greg Ellifritz     By now, most have you have likely seen the story out of London last week. Two Islamic terrorists attacked an off duty British soldier who was walking on a south London street.  They rammed him with their car and then jumped out and attacked him with large kitchen knives.  […]

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Tactical Training Scenarios
ambush, edged weapons, knives, police, terrorism View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 24, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Police Shoot Crazed London Terrorists Accused of Butchering British Soldier     For my […]

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ammunition, economic collapse, fitness, knives, magazines, psychology, Rory Miller, shooting, statistics, supplements, Todd Green, TSA View Post

Back from SE Asia!

Written by Greg Ellifritz   I just got home from an amazing 22-day trip through South East Asia.  Last year I visited Thailand and really liked it, so I wanted to see more of Asia.  This trip took me through Vietnam and Cambodia and ended up in Thailand.  It was one of the best trips […]

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Uncategorized
Cambodia, Thailand, third world travel, travel, Vietnam View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 17, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     How Kelly Starrett’s Mobility Seminar Ruined Me     If you aren’t regularly […]

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
criminal firearms, drugs, fitness, police shooting, school shootings, training View Post

Weekend knowledge Dump- May 10, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   ‘Both Sides of Sun Tzu’: A Navy SEAL and Teacher on School Security   […]

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
drones, holsters, obscure firearms, police, school shootings, school violence, survival, training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 3, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Ammo Tests     Some very nice ballistic gelatin tests of some common defensive […]

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, ammunition, ballistics, fitness, police training, Todd Green, training View Post

“Secrets of the Concealed Carry Snub” AAR

  Written by Greg Ellifritz   Last week I was able to attend a private training class hosted at TDI.  Michael de Bethencourt came in to teach us two days’ worth of snubnose revolver techniques.   Michael de Bethencourt has been teaching an innovative revolver shooting class for more than 30 years.  Most trainers in […]

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Michael deBethencourt, revolver, snubnose, TDI View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 26, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   How to Handle Any Stressful Travel Situation I’m outside the USA (generally in some […]

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, defensive tactics, firearm maintenance, fitness, gunsmithing, police. medicine, Rory Miller, survival, travel View Post

Exploding Targets Considered Illegal Under Ohio Law

Written by Greg Ellifritz     I recently became aware of a published legal opinion from the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office.  I’ve copied the full opinion below, but the Cliff’s Notes version is that if you shoot a commercially purchased or homemade exploding target in Ohio, you could face felony charges.   I know […]

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
Bombs, explosives, Legal View Post

Notes From TDI’s Level 1-3 Handgun Class

  This is part two of a series of articles describing students’ and instructors’ experiences in the classes we teach at TDI.   These articles are a collaboration between  Greg Ellifritz and John Motil with input from additional TDI instructors as well.   Level 1-3 Handgun is TDI’s entry level handgun course.  It is a […]

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ammunition, gunsmithing, holsters, magazines, TDI, training View Post

New Article Published In Concealed Carry Magazine!

Written by Greg Ellifritz   This month’s issue of Concealed Carry Magazine has an article I wrote about self defense tactics for bicyclists.  It starts on page 60 at the link below:   https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/wp-content/issues/2013/apr-2013.pdf   Concealed Carry is one of the more reputable gun magazines available.  Most of the writers are full time instructors with […]

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
bicycle, concealed carry View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 19, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   12 Gauge birdshot damage A good reminder about firearms safety and some graphic photos […]

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
accidental discharge, ammunition, art of manliness, ballistics, Legal, psychology, shotgun, stopping power, survival, training View Post

Boston Bombing

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Yesterday, at least two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.  At least three other secondary devices were located in the area before detonation.  At last check, three people have died and more than 100 were injured.   In July of 2011, I wrote an article called […]

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
bombings, Bombs, terrorism View Post

Notes From TDI’s Precision Rifle Class

    As most of you know, in addition to teaching classes through this company, I have been teaching classes at the Tactical Defense Institute for about 12 years.  TDI is a wonderful fixed site tactical training facility in southern Ohio and is one of the top shooting schools in the country.   TDI sees […]

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
precision rifle, sniper, TDI, training View Post
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