Written by Greg Ellifritz Most gunwriters are idiots. There. I’ve said it. The majority are writers who have an interest in shooting. They aren’t shooters who have an interest in writing. There is a big difference between those two types of people. Some gunwriters (like Dave Spaulding and Massad Ayoob) are […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz A reader of this site recently sent me a link to a very interesting new product. It is a handcuff key that is disguised as a bracelet. When worn, the key is completely undetectable. The bracelet makes a handy place to hide the key and it’s very easy to […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Force Science Research Institute regularly sends out excellent research-based newsletters. They post the newsletters on their site, but usually are several issues behind. I highly recommend that you subscribe to their newsletter so that you can get the latest updates. Last week’s newsletter included an […]
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. 8 Reasons You’re Hardwired for Sheepness I really hate the sheep/sheepdog dichotomy…in my mind it’s just […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz A few months ago, Mark Keller from B5 Systems sent me a couple of AR-15 stocks to test and evaluate. I put them on two of my carbines and I have been shooting as much as possible since I got them. I’ve given them a good workout and […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz My Facebook and email accounts blew up last week with folks sending me the link to this story and asking for comments. If you haven’t seen the story, a naked man accosted several people in a San Francisco BART station before police arrived and he was arrested. The entire […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I find it very instructive to pay attention to the tactics that suicide/homicide bombers use in other countries. Those tactics eventually get exported to places like the USA after they’ve been perfected by the terrorist bombers. The most recent large attack occurred in Pakistan. Bombers placed a large […]
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. No Guarantee More Gun Laws Will Prevent Next Newtown Tragedy “How do you solve a problem like mass […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz In the wake of the Santa Monica College shooting last week, multiple news outlets are running stories purporting to provide tips about “surviving a mass shooting”. Depending on the author and the source, some of these are pretty decent. Some, on the other hand are horrible. Take this […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
